I think I know the culprit!

[reeftanker17]

I woke up this morning to find this

Which use to look like this

now I posted about this before but with a different coral....

that ended up looking like this

come to find out after I took it out to dip was this guy burrowed in it and I'm guessing the marks on it were from him too

now I thought it was my emerald crab that molted but now I'm not sure...... I also put him back in the tank because this never happened before and I found what I thought was just a shell but I am not sure now

anyone that can id the white crab and know if it the same culprit that attacked both leathers?!

 

[Lionfish Lair]

I got a feeling it's not the crab. It doesn't look to be the location a crab would be to cause those kind of marks around the top.

 

[reeftanker17]

I got a feeling it's not the crab. It doesn't look to be the location a crab would be to cause those kind of marks around the top.

...... any ideas... I have 2 clown fish, 1 yellow tang.... a mandarin goby, 3 pajama cardinals, some hermit crabs snails and I did have a yellow goby I can't find and a pistol shrimp that is Def still in there.....

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

I think crabs rip and tear. That looks like fine grinding. Snails starfish some nudi flatworms slugs I think. So weird. Got a red flashlight?

 

[reeftanker17]

I think crabs rip and tear. That looks like fine grinding. Snails starfish some nudi flatworms slugs I think. So weird. Got a red flashlight?

Well I did dip my other leather the lfs guy said he thought maybe Flatworms on the umbrella the crab burrowed in.... funny thing is the crab was on top of the umbrella one morning... maybe just a coincidence and it was the crab burrowing and Flatworms on top that made the marks...... this other leather I didn't see the crab anywhere..... what does the red flashlight do? Should I did the mushroom leather?..... the problem is I think it has attached to this big butt live rock

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Well I did dip my other leather the lfs guy said he thought maybe Flatworms on the umbrella the crab burrowed in.... funny thing is the crab was on top of the umbrella one morning... maybe just a coincidence and it was the crab burrowing and Flatworms on top that made the marks...... this other leather I didn't see the crab anywhere..... what does the red flashlight do? Should I did the mushroom leather?..... the problem is I think it has attached to this big *** live rock

Some Sea creature don't see well at under red light. So you can snoop around the tank and look for movement and bugs n slugs at night.

 

[reeftanker17]

Some Sea creature don't see well at under red light. So you can snoop around the tank and look for movement and bugs n slugs at night.

Oh alright thanks I think I will have to get one then... Lil ******* must go whoever it is.....ugh

 

[reeftanker17]

Oh that wasn't a bad word hah.... filters

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Any light will do too. I stalk my tanks at night quite a bit.

 

[asd890]

I just posted a thread called Please Help Identify Tiny Crab on here and my crab (pic there) is the same as this little crab of yours!

 

[reeftanker17]

I just posted a thread called Please Help Identify Tiny Crab on here and my crab (pic there) is the same as this little crab of yours!

Yeah I'm not sure if it is my green emerald grab or a totally different one..... if I catch him again I think I will get him outta the tank but like you said they are hard to see!

 

[reeftanker17]

Any light will do too. I stalk my tanks at night quite a bit.

Nice I have a little led flashlight I will use tonight when I go home

 

[reeftanker17]

Son of a coral!!!! Not sure ... haven't seen anything.....

 

[Lionfish Lair]

My word.... is that the one in the first picture!!

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

 

[Lionfish Lair]

What has these type of chew patterns.

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

right? scrap & grinding teeth? is that what it looks like to you?

 

[reeftanker17]

My word.... is that the one in the first picture!!

It was two mushroom leathers attached to a snail shell..... the pic I posted was the one that is still standing with a chunk outta it still and this morning when lights on the second on is eating or cut all the way to the snail she'll and the head is laying next to it in the picture

 

[reeftanker17]

What has these type of chew patterns.

This is my umbrella leather that is now coming back great..... so I'm not sure if is the same thin that is now attacking my other leathet

 

[Lionfish Lair]

I wonder what kind of marks a eunice would leave?