I started a 30 gallon tank in my basement about 5 months ago and have had terrible time with hair algae. I currently have a small box fish in the tank and would love to move it into my DT upstairs. This fish was a impulse buy, which I admit was a dumb thing to do and I'm worried about my other fish. I've read that if they are startled they can poison the whole tank, is this true? I would like to here other peoples experiences with box fish.
Do they eat corals? I have mostly softies but have been thinking of trying sps.
they are mostly reefsafe(at least the bluespotted ones are), but the thing about them is yes. when startled badly enough they excrete a poison that will 98% of the time kill your other fish but will NOT harm corals.