Are Cowfish Reef Safe?

Use caution if placing the Cowfish Longhorn in a reef tank as it may nibble on tubeworms. When housed correctly, the Cowfish Longhorn is long-lived. Similar to other boxfish, the Cowfish Longhorn's skin is poisonous and, when threatened, it will release a toxin lethal to other tank members, including other Longhorns.

Are cowfish hard to keep?

thes e fish are no harder to keep than other puffers with one large twist. they can and do have the ability to release their tetradotoxin into the water of the fish tank as a defense.

Will cowfish eat coral?

davocean said: The biggest issue I had w/ a cowfish is it tried to eat anything it could, corals, clams, anything. Our cowfish will also pick at anything/everything. He's very curious and needs to always be in the middle of everything which also includes investigating everything in the tank.