Common clown with a taste for sps

[new_world_disor]

Seems my two little common clowns have a taste for sps corals. Not seen this before in previous tanks I've had. They've stripped a montipora frag and a birds nest. And now this is doing well they're eating that too... Any ideas as to why? Or how to stop it?

The coral :

The culprits :

 

[eddiereefs]

this is very rare but it does happen. i remember my clownfish had a taste for my duncan coral base skin, the green skin right over the exoskeleton, it died without it. its just as anything in life, once they get a taste for it. you can try feeding the clownfish more, move the frags maybe get a frag hanger and hang them high up on the tank where it cant find them. in my experience the clown always finds it. you can always condition it with a big stick, lol didnt work either. the best advice i can give is take the fish out get the taste of coral out of their system, my clown never goes for corals anymore.

 

[Dkuhlmann]

Give them an anemone! They look like they are "hosting" a rock.

 

[new_world_disor]

That pic was just after lights on. They host/sleep in a cave. Not got anothet system to remove them to unfortunately. Will just habe to see what happens.

 

[new_world_disor]

Tank is a bit new for a new at only a few weeks old. And noy a huge fan of them, well i love them but if they wander they cause mayhem. Tempted to try a small BTA though

 

[new_world_disor]

Bit new for a nem *