Acan Emergency!

[ThePurple12]

I got two acans a few weeks ago. They were looking great until recently. Now they are completely retracted and I can't even see any tissue on some of the polyps.

I was feeding them some Reef Frenzy every three or so days when they were healthy.

The only thing that changed was taking out the Purigen. My other corals are thriving. I placed them on the sandbed when I got them and moved them to a rock just now. Could one of my fish be eating them? I haven't seen anything eating them, but I guess it's possible.

My fish are:
yellow tang
bluestripe pipefish
coral beauty angelfish
2 ocellaris clowns
bicolor blenny
engineer goby
2 yellow watchman gobies
Any ideas?

 

[Bayareareefer18]

I got two acans a few weeks ago. They were looking great until recently. Now they are completely retracted and I can't even see any tissue on some of the polyps.

I was feeding them some Reef Frenzy every three or so days when they were healthy.

The only thing that changed was taking out the Purigen. My other corals are thriving. I placed them on the sandbed when I got them and moved them to a rock just now. Could one of my fish be eating them? I haven't seen anything eating them, but I guess it's possible.

My fish are:
yellow tang
bluestripe pipefish
coral beauty angelfish
2 ocellaris clowns
bicolor blenny
engineer goby
2 yellow watchman gobies
Any ideas?

Potentially the angel

 

[Dsnakes]

It could be the angel as stated. Do you have any peppermint shrimp? They are known for eating LPS as well.

 

[NinnJinn]

Coral beauty

 

[ThePurple12]

It could be the angel as stated. Do you have any peppermint shrimp? They are known for eating LPS as well.

I do have a peppermint shrimp, that's gotta be it. It must've eaten them at night, because they were shriveled up when the light turned on in the morning. I'll see if I can find it.

 

[Dsnakes]

I do have a peppermint shrimp, that's gotta be it. It must've eaten them at night, because they were shriveled up when the light turned on in the morning. I'll see if I can find it.

That would be my guess to the culprit. See if you can catch a glimpse while the lights are out.

 

[BestMomEver]

Coral beauty and shrimp. For sure.

 

[ThePurple12]

Any ideas on how to catch a shrimp?

 

[Bayareareefer18]

Any ideas on how to catch a shrimp?

Hawk fish ;)