Who is eating my corals?

[AcroDesCoraux]

Hi guys,
I have noticed that 2 corals in my tank look like they have been picked at, my setosa montipora and my mystic sunset Monti.
Here is a list of my fish:
- 2 hippo tangs
- metallic Foxface
- yellow tang
- occelaris clown and black and white clown
- purple tang
- clown wrasse
- green chromic
- 2 blennies
- And the one I believe is responsible for it: a coral beauty.
Has anyone had experiences with or heard of coral beauty angel eating corals?
Thanks a lot!

 

[fishy boy]

Its got to be those blennys what kind are they

 

[fishy boy]

Blennys

 

[AcroDesCoraux]

African Midas blenny and tailspot blenny but I know blennies don't eat corals

 

[fishy boy]

Some fish just try some thing new and like it but I had a blenny picked at my candy canes

 

[Sugar Magnolia]

It's the coral beauty. They are known coral nippers.

 

[fishy boy]

Yeah sugar is right but it could be both

 

[AcroDesCoraux]

�� that sucks he's beautiful and got really big in the last few months maybe I need to feed more, I'm gonna watch carefully will see if he keeps nipping I guess I'll have to get rid of him

 

[snorvich]

It's the coral beauty. They are known coral nippers.

What she said.

 

[AcroDesCoraux]

Thank you guys

 

[falconut]

Could be the foxface too. I've heard people complain about them eating their corals. I didn't think Midas were a risk to corals, I believe they're planktivores.

 

[Deinonych]

Could be the foxface too. I've heard people complain about them eating their corals. I didn't think Midas were a risk to corals, I believe they're planktivores.

Agreed. Best way to keep foxfaces from nipping corals is to keep them well fed. Mine hasn't touched any corals so far (knock on wood). My bet is on the Coral Beauty, though.

 

[Browndawg80]

I drained my tank last weekend to catch a coral beauty that was nipping my clam. Since then I've seen better polyp extension on some of my SPS too.

 

[AcroDesCoraux]

All right thanks a lot, I didn't know foxfaces can nip at corals.
I've been feeding a little more so will see what happens :-/ my corals look the same not worse.
I've been watching them but still didn't see who's doing it...
But my coral beauty is huge! Like super fat lol so I think it's him. I'll let you know what happens..

 

[hogfanreefer]

Agree Coral Beauty most likely the culprit. If the blenny's had been combtooth blenny's I would bet on them. My single venture in to dwarf angels ended with LPS attacks. My SPS eater was a tribal blenny that killed two monti's, a pavaona, a war coral, two acros and damaged a third monti. I've never heard of a midas or a tail spot doing that. YMMV

 

[JoeVandal49]

It's the coral beauty. They are known coral nippers.

No doubt about it.