whos the culprit?

[kkil4life]

someone is eating my zoas and star polyps, but not my palys.
which one of my fish could be doing it?

valentini puffer
bi-color angel
hippo tang
maroon clown
yellow watchman goby
bi-color bleeny
firefish
they are all in a 75g with total 105g system volume
the zoas and gsp is not nipped on, one day there are like 20 polyps then next day there are 5, then they r gone.
its not the nipping where you just see a small bite mark.

or could it be some sort of crab?
I have a few hermits, blue legged and a orange legged one.
also have a few crab hitchhikers

 

[Ding2daDong]

Bi-color angel or hippo tang fo so.

A few crab hitchhikers as in spiky skin or smooth skin? That could also be an issue.

-Matthew

 

[kkil4life]

tang??
its only 2-3 inches

 

[jmaneyapanda]

bicolor, valentini, and maybe the hippo.

 

[michealprater]

I would put my money on the puffer.

 

[skibum9884]

I would also say the angel or puffer. Possibly the hippo, but I doubt it.

 

[mjoener]

I would also say the angel or puffer.

+1, but I think more likely the Angel.

 

[snorvich]

bicolor, valentini, and maybe the hippo.

Yes, and probably in that order.

 

[kkil4life]

puffer is in my fuge right now, caught him last nite off-guard and decided he needed to go into the sump before any further damage
do you think I should leave the hippo and the angel in for the time being and see what happens?
or just go ahead and take out the angel as well?

 

[jdthomas24]

angel or puffer. maybe both, puffers like harder coral (SPS) to sharpen their teeth while angels tend to like zoas. i have a hippo and he doesn't bother my zoas, i have 4 kinds and doesn't mess with them as of yet.

angel would be my first suspect then the puffer. i wouldn't think about the hippo

 

[Sheol]

Well, you caught at least one vandal. I own a Bi-color angel myself, keep an eye on them. They do have a proven record of misbehavior, esp. toward LPS & Clams.

Matthew

 

[andy99]

angel i would say