Expensive fish with hungry corals

[RyanTurner]

I'm in the process of setting up a deepwater tank, and I plan on one or two deepwater basslets (L. klayi, L. carmabi), and a deepwater Caribbean goby or two. Naturally I want to go NPS with the corals. I guess my question is do I need to worry about Rhizotrochus typus eating my expensive fish?

 

[snorvich]

Yes.

 

[gemini aquarius(t)]

I would, but im a worry-wart

 

[RyanTurner]

Well that settles it. Now, do I give up the Rhizotrochus, or the cool fish? lol

 

[MarineSniper]

There's always that conundrum in this hobby. Fish v corals, although it's usually the opposite: fish that eat the corals. The rhizos won't actively hunt your fish but if one decides to take a break from swimming on one, game over. You can start with larger fish and look for a smaller rhizo but,as hard as they are to find, being selective on size is rarely an option. My lfs had several last year, for several months, which was amazing. They're usually gone before I find out someone has them!