Has anyone seen this before?

[Brandon McHenry]

Bump

 

[Reefltx]

Do you have any emerald crabs or large Mexican turbo snails? I wondered if what I saw was from the emeralds parking next to a colony for a day or two or snails bumping them.

I was going to ask the same question, turbos will do this.

 

[Brandon McHenry]

I was going to ask the same question, turbos will do this.

What about Atlantics?

 

[Graffiti Spot]

I keep catching the male emeralds that I need to get out of the tank sitting at the base of my acros which could be part of what I was seeing. The large turbos could be part of it too but who knows really. I just kept an eye on it and made sure none of it kept getting worst and now everything’s fine and growing.

 

[Reefltx]

What about Atlantics?

Are you talking about Atlantic tangs?
It’s possible, I’ve never kept one but I’ve seen my kole tang that I keep in my frag tank doing it but not that often.

 

[Brandon McHenry]

I keep catching the male emeralds that I need to get out of the tank sitting at the base of my acros which could be part of what I was seeing. The large turbos could be part of it too but who knows really. I just kept an eye on it and made sure none of it kept getting worst and now everything’s fine and growing.

It’s the same here, the damage is never super critical but it does seem to keep returning. I’m also wondering if it is enough stress to have any appreciable impact on growth (which has been very slow for me lately).

Are you talking about Atlantic tangs?
It’s possible, I’ve never kept one but I’ve seen my kole tang that I keep in my frag tank doing it but not that often.

Sorry I meant Atlantic turbo snails.

I also took a few more pictures of the spots, one of which is a new spot.

I know these aren’t great but I don’t know how to get a better macro picture.