Pocillopora and the 3-stripe dascyllus. NOT a good combo. The 3-stripes are a quirky lot in the first place, tending to grab coral frags and toss them if placed in an area it claims (gluing them down stops this). But apparently this fellow has decided poci is edible. Wondered what the culprit was, and caught him at it. The other dascyllus, a domino, is not interested, just the 3-stripe. And the 3-stripe is not bothering the sunset monti---unless he gets the notion from the poci snacks---and seems perfectly fine with lps. Just sayin'.
Damsel species that ever bother coral are rare, as in one. Lucky me. I found it. I'm going to try an inexpensive frag of a not-poci type and see if he bothers that. Many things will go after poci---pep shrimp will almost always sample it, then leave it alone. But the b&w is pretty well going to do this one in, I fear, and he wouldn't be easy to catch, not that I really want to. He's part of the tank and fine with most corals: if he lets monti alone, I can just avoid the poci types.
Damsel species that ever bother coral are rare, as in one. Lucky me. I found it. I'm going to try an inexpensive frag of a not-poci type and see if he bothers that. Many things will go after poci---pep shrimp will almost always sample it, then leave it alone. But the b&w is pretty well going to do this one in, I fear, and he wouldn't be easy to catch, not that I really want to. He's part of the tank and fine with most corals: if he lets monti alone, I can just avoid the poci types.
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