Clown's eating hermits?

[agruetz]

OK, so my hermits keep going missing, is it possible my clown's are eating them? Had a few snails disappear too, shell is there no snail.

 

[elegance coral]

I can't see a clown doing this. Do you have any anemones?

 

[agruetz]

I do, would my anemone eat the hermits shell and all?

 

[elegance coral]

What species of anemone do you have? My haddoni is always eating my Mexican turbo snails.

 

[agruetz]

I am honestly not 100% sure. I know it is a bubble tip. Here is a picture of it.

 

[elegance coral]

Something else is happening to the hermits and snails. Do you ever hear any cracking or popping sounds coming from the tank? What other livestock do you have?

 

[agruetz]

The 2 clowns, the anemone, some zoo's, green star polyps and a welso brain. I have not heard any cracks or pops. Oh also have a queen conch.

 

[Jay03GT]

I've seen my welso eat a snail before, it is possible they would do a hermit in as well.

 

[elegance coral]

Your hermits may be doing in your snails, but I don't know what's happening to the hermits. That anemone isn't doing it though. What kind of clowns do you have, and how big are they?

 

[jbax]

i don't know alot of info on queen conch. but that seems like a more likely suspect

 

[aandfsoccr04]

mantis?

 

[agruetz]

i don't know alot of info on queen conch. but that seems like a more likely suspect

Queen conch is basically a big snail. Unlikely that is it.

 

[agruetz]

mantis?

Not that I have seen, because are those usually a one inch or so shrimp?

 

[agruetz]

Your hermits may be doing in your snails, but I don't know what's happening to the hermits. That anemone isn't doing it though. What kind of clowns do you have, and how big are they?

2 Australian black clowns one is about 1 in the other is maybe 1 1/2.

 

[SushiGirl]

i don't know alot of info on queen conch. but that seems like a more likely suspect

Queen conch is basically a big snail. Unlikely that is it.

Queen conch eat algae; however, many times people sell whelks as queen conch and many of those eat other snails. I've seen more than a few threads where people have caught their supposed "queen conch" eating their other snails and it was really a whelk. http://www.reefland.com/articles/rho/identify-this-conchs-and-whelks

Not that I have seen, because are those usually a one inch or so shrimp?

Nope. Some get very large, and are stomatopods, not shrimp.

 

[agruetz]

Queen conch eat algae; however, many times people sell whelks as queen conch and many of those eat other snails. I've seen more than a few threads where people have caught their supposed "queen conch" eating their other snails and it was really a whelk. http://www.reefland.com/articles/rho/identify-this-conchs-and-whelks

Nope. Some get very large, and are stomatopods, not shrimp.

It is definitely a conch based on the above descriptions, and it loves algae wafers. Now for for the mantis what would I be looking for I will go scour the tank and see if I can find any if I know what I am looking for.

 

[SushiGirl]

For a mantis, you'd more be listening for any clicking or something that sounds like a marble dropping on glass.

Do any of the snail/hermit shells have a jelly like substance on them when you find them empty?

 

[agruetz]

Not that I have noticed. Seems like the population of them has become stable, maybe I just got a few weak ones, or whatever was eating them died off (Probably more likely).