Brain coral in parent's 65 gal injured...

Josh88

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A few days ago it was as full as could be, almost a ball shape. Yesterday, it's shriveled up about half as big as it usually is, and it has multiple eraser tip sized holes all over it. The only things I could imagine doing this would be

A. Our sargassum triggerfish, who we've never seen mess with any of the corals.

B. Our two true percula clownfish who host in it at night, though they are only a little under 2 inches long each.

C. A peppermint shrimp I caught checking it out post injury. He was ontop of it feeling around with his legs, then he swam off.

D. A gigantic emerald crab I talked my parents into buying a few weeks ago. We've already caught him pulling on the rose bubble tip anemone, upsetting the goniopora and pulling at this purple plant looking coral, some sort of leather.

Who's the most likely suspect?
 
remove the emarald crab.. while small they will eat valonia, but when they get large they will eat more meatier items..IME i have seen them nip and eat zoos, and LPS.. i would remove it and protect the brain from the peppermint shrimp..
 
I second what SVXH said. I highly doubt it was your clown b/c i have a saddleback clown that goess nuts in my trachy
 
Definately the emerald crab. I've had one take after a brain before, and like SVXH6, my zoos as well. The peppermint was probably just cleaning up little pieces the crab left behind.
 
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