Was this cruel?

[Mr31415]

I discovered a tiny (1cm) crab in my newly bought sun coral whilst in QT. So since I was not sure whether it might grow into a huge fish eating monster, I removed him and added him to my small refugium under the QT, where I have a Pearl Goby.

Well, before the poor crab hit the substrate it was swallowed whole by the goby. I really did not think that small goby would eat him...

 

[rodd1rj]

no, its life

 

[theatrus]

Well, its not really your fault, the goby was probably a little hungry

 

[stereomandan]

Creatures die all the time making food for our fish/inverts. Consider this a shortcut.

Dan

 

[Sk8r]

It was kind, from the goby's POV. He thought you'd brought lunch---but you couldn't predict that.

It's what goes on in the reef. All those little frozen copepods in cyclopeeze were once live little copepods, alas. It's kind of why I favor buying live pods: at least when I dump 'em in, it's into heavy, complex rock, and they have a fair chance to breed and live one step ahead of my fishes.

 

[thor32766]

thats fine, atleast he died as a meal. atleast you didnt slaughter him for no reason.

 

[MCary]

A crab is the ocean equivalent of a bug.