Puffers and Triggers

[Nicole8ca]

Hi,

I'm looking for some feedback on what "the real deal" is. Most of the sites I go to for info on these two fish say they are not reef safe.

Got it!

But then I read some more and there seem to be quite a few people who do not have trouble with them (providing they get them while they're little and put them in last).

Check!

Then I was talking to someone else who tried to give some reasoning behind it. Their theory was that you're okay with soft corals, just not hard corals because they are useing the corals to grind their teeth. Same goes for shrimp, snails, crabs and clams. The fish are trying to grind their teeth. The meaty kinder surprize is just an added bonus.

Now you've lost me.

So I bought a puffer.... He seems to try and get the feather dusters, but they retract too quick. He swims right up to the shrimp (who are always hiding anyways) and they just stare at each other. The shrimp poke around a bit but no aggression from the puffer.

Should I take him out if I plan to do soft corals? Is that "soft corals are fine, it's the hard corals you'll have trouble with" just someone talking the talk. What's the deal? Or is it hit and miss?