I have had my tank going for about 8 months. I bought my first coral frag, gsp, yesterday. The frag was on a small plug, which I just stuck on the bottom in the sand temporarily. The gsp opened up and looked good, but possibly had a little too much water flow where it was but I'm not sure. I woke up this morning and gsp is gone. The plug is still sitting there in the sand with no frag on it, and there is not part of it left. Is it possible it detached from the frag? Maybe something ate it? I tried to look around the tank to see if the frag was somewhere else but I didn't see it anywhere. I have a firefish, a small clownfish, 2 peppermint shrimp, 1 cleaner shrimp, and various snails. I have live rock so possibly have hitch hikers but have never seen any crabs. Any thoughts?
GSP frag disappeared
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Dkuhlmann
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Hey, that's wonderful news :lmao: just kidding because they will take over your tank in case you didn't know it.
Yes frags can come off of the frag plugs as they are only on there with superglue and it is really easy to take them off. Your cleaner shrimp could have been the culprit but are you sure you don't have any crabs?
I would look around your rocks you could still find the GSP blown against a rock someplace. Could even be in your overflow or made it to the sump all worth checking.
Yes frags can come off of the frag plugs as they are only on there with superglue and it is really easy to take them off. Your cleaner shrimp could have been the culprit but are you sure you don't have any crabs?
I would look around your rocks you could still find the GSP blown against a rock someplace. Could even be in your overflow or made it to the sump all worth checking.
Ha. Well that plan was to isolate it to one rock. I checked the overflow and looked all over the tank and couldn't find it, but had to go to work. I'll check more in depth later. Its possible I have a crab, have never seen one but those buggers can hide pretty well. I've never heard of a cleaner shrimp eating corals, does that happen? If something ate it would there at least be part of it left on the plug? Or could it be completely gone in one night from being eaten? Not a great experience with my first coral.
Dkuhlmann
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Well as far as shrimp go I've seen Camel shrimp sold for Peppermint shrimp, so that can happen with other kinds as well. I've heard people say that an Emerald Crab is only an algae eater... BS! They are opportunistic and will eat anything. Mine is now living in the sump because it ate two Royal Gramma's. The first one I wrote off as died and was consumed by the CUC. The second one was very active eating well and out most of the time as long as the lights were on. Well I woke up one morning and the Emerald Crab was in the RG's sleeping spot eating it. :hammer: Also all of my blue legged hermits are in the sump they kill for sport other hermits and snails. The only hermit or crab for that matter I trust is a scarlet legged hermit.
I'm pretty sure mine are peppermint and not camel. Ive never added any crabs of any kind, including hermits. I'm really thinking it detached and is in the tank somewhere. I just don't know. Maybe I'll buy a couple more frags and see if the same thing happens, then I'll know I have a problem. Any other suggestions?
Dkuhlmann
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I was just saying about he Camel shrimp thing to make sure you have the right one, it happens.
No I don't have much else to add. I am thinking you will find it somewhere in your tank since you don't really have anything that would eat it, that you're aware of.
Hopefully you don't have one of these hiding out. A guy in the octopus forum has this.
No I don't have much else to add. I am thinking you will find it somewhere in your tank since you don't really have anything that would eat it, that you're aware of.
Hopefully you don't have one of these hiding out. A guy in the octopus forum has this.
shifty51008
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Deff look all over, if it is just behind the rocks or such it could be already to late and could be all over the tank by the time you see it again. I just tore my left side of my tank because it got so far out of control.
Well I finally found the little sucker. Still in one piece. Stuck it on a rock and hopefully have it contained. I'm just glad I don't have anything in my tank that ate it.
I will do that. Thanks
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