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[Reefpilot11]

A new frag that I just got all of the sudden is not doing so well. It fell into the sand overnight but I do not believe it could have caused this so quickly. It almost looks as if something has taken bites out of it. I have never witnessed any of my fish nipping at corals. Any suggestions/help is appreciated.

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[Specfishin]

I've barely witnessed my fish nipping but it's as if they waited for me to walk around the corner. LOL. Maybe a rambunctious invert? Good luck without seeing it happen or recording stuff.

 

[CuzzA]

I'd go with the obvious. Sand kills quick, along with the things that live in the sand.

 

[Reefpilot11]

I'd go with the obvious. Sand kills quick, along with the things that live in the sand.

The first thing I though was the movie tremors haha. Anyways it is glued down better now. Hopefully it heals up

 

[robthorn]

It looks like the tips were broken by the fall. I say your best bet is to put it back in the water.

 

[Reefpilot11]

It looks like the tips were broken by the fall. I say your best bet is to put it back in the water.

just needed some better lighting to show the detail

 

[robthorn]

Once you know me you know I am a smart a.. . Today is no different.

 

[Reefpilot11]

Once you know me you know I am a smart a.. . Today is no different.

Hey, I know you've gotta have some room in that big tank for the purple pagoda I have! A LFS contacted me but they wanna cut it up :thumb down . Im not at that desperate yet!

 

[robthorn]

If you saw my tank now you would think if I add 1 more thing I will need a bigger tank. Its not all grown in but I space things to give room for growth and I really only have room for a few more frags.

 

[Reefpilot11]

So I have known that I have two species of acro crabs in my tank, one I now know is bad...
These guys are eating the new growth tips on some of my sps and causing some tissue return on the colony that it primarily lives in<a href="http://s1294.photobucket.com/user/mlongnecker11/media/EC7FAA26-C3AA-494E-9ABE-D32BFFEA8004_zpspy2syzvk.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1294.photobucket.com/albums/b610/mlongnecker11/EC7FAA26-C3AA-494E-9ABE-D32BFFEA8004_zpspy2syzvk.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo EC7FAA26-C3AA-494E-9ABE-D32BFFEA8004_zpspy2syzvk.jpg"/></a>

This one looks similar to the one seems to just hang out and not eat any of the coral
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[MrHarvard]

Bottom one is a winner top one like u said gotta go. The bottom one is great to have hosting one of your acros it's like having a housekeeper and a guard dog in one for that colony.

 

[Ah64av8tor]

Gorilla crab, Teddy bear crab, Hairy crab .... all bad!!!!!!!!!!! get it out if you want to keep anything other than the crab. The porcelain crabs are very cool but can reduce polyp extension and the corals ability to feed so they may become problematic also.