Anyone seen clownfish nipping zoas ?

[DESNJ]

I have just set up a new tank (NC28, LED intermediate) with a couple of captive bred ocellaris. Both fish are doing really well and water parameters are fine. Last weekend I added a big watermelon zoa frag (~50 polyps) and a small paly zoa. Both corals looked good for a few days but now the zoa is closed up. Paly looks good after I moved it (fish were banging it around). I have a nasty feeling that the clownfish are messing with the zoa and I caught one of them nipping at it today. Has anyone else seen clownfish biting soft corals ?

 

[cyclenut]

I don't remember if my old clownfish use to nip my armor of god zoa's, but the they used to host the clownfish and would close up at first before it got used to it.

 

[sparky45]

I have some yellow polyps that moved close to my nems and my clowns dont like them. They nip at them to the point they don't grow that way anymore

 

[Lauracooks]

I had mine try and host on some paly's. I had to move them to the other side of the tank.