Holy CRAP!! My coral ate my snail?!?!

[Passedyouby]

What in the world?!?! I've been gone for three days. Came home late sunday and my coral was a little lopsided and wierd looking, but I figured that was because he held fallen off his shelf. Today (tuesday) I realise there is a MASSIVE shell in his mouth!!!! Easily 8-12x larger than I've ever seen his moth open. What the heck do I do?!?! Im worried to leave it, but at the same time don't know how to remove!!!!! Is this normal in nature?! I knew he was hungry, but WOW!!!!!

 

[Magellan]

What in the world?!?! I've been gone for three days. Came home late sunday and my coral was a little lopsided and wierd looking, but I figured that was because he held fallen off his shelf. Today (tuesday) I realise there is a MASSIVE shell in his mouth!!!! Easily 8-12x larger than I've ever seen his moth open. What the heck do I do?!?! Im worried to leave it, but at the same time don't know how to remove!!!!! Is this normal in nature?! I knew he was hungry, but WOW!!!!!

Feed me Seymour!

it will eat hermit crabs too, watch out

(totally fine)

 

[AllSignsPointToFish]

I hate to say it, but that is pretty awesome! Escargot for lunch!

 

[Passedyouby]

Haha so this is normal?!? He will spit out the shell safely???

The only white shell I think I have is a turbo, but theres NO WAY that can be right.... also missing a hermit RN...

 

[Passedyouby]

What an absolute SAVAGE.

Thanks for the quick replies!

 

[Hemmdog]

Feed that coral often. They need a ton of food.

 

[Passedyouby]

Feed that coral often. They need a ton of food.

Thanks for the tip, I've always worried about overfeeding. Good thing he has a fun feeding response and I love to give him treats

 

[Passedyouby]

@Hemmdog

Since you're familiar with these guys, how do they reproduce? I assume it's not possible for him to naturally split and will never replicate in my tank?

 

[Hemmdog]

@Hemmdog

Since you're familiar with these guys, how do they reproduce? I assume it's not possible for him to naturally split and will never replicate in my tank?

I’m not totally sure. They are similar to scolys. I think they spawn in nature, not in tanks. Acanthophyllia are cool. I wish I had space for one. They get huge too, lol.

 

[Zan's Aquatica]

she has good taste for the expensive foods, Galette De Crabe and Escargot on this weeks menu

 

[Glott3133]

That was awesome. My rock anemone at a clam on the half shell, and I freaked and grabbed a pair of tweezers to pull the shell out. It didn't want to let it go.

 

[Zan's Aquatica]

That was awesome. My rock anemone at a clam on the half shell, and I freaked and grabbed a pair of tweezers to pull the shell out. It didn't want to let it go.

that’s like someone comes on your birthday and pulls the pizza from your mouth haha

 

[Oberst Oswald]

What kind of coral is that? Want to know so I don't get one.

 

[Ruben's Reef]

That was the dessert...yummm

 

[Passedyouby]

What kind of coral is that? Want to know so I don't get one.

Acanthophyllia. I've had him 4 months, first time I've seen agression. For the most part hes my favorite coral in the tank. Tons of dimension, fun feeding response, and I like the shape.

 

[Reefer40b]

Elegance when they get bigger like to do this too... you will start to see the shells pile up around them!

 

[User1]

I remember a similar post a few years back with an Elegance owner. Couldn't figure out where all of the snails went then one day it saw the shells near the Elegance and did some math. Sure enough, it was eating them and hermit crabs.

Have to love how Mother Nature works.

 

[W1ngz]

Feed that coral often. They need a ton of food.

Just don't put your fingers too close. lol

 

[EmilyXLC]

Looks like it just sucked that snail right out of the shell! I've never seen such a thing LOL

 

[Patx]

Hilarious!!
Made my day !!