Something is eating my hammer coral

byronious · Mar 12, 2013

Woke up this morning and noticed 1/4 of my hammer coral is missing. Something has eaten it down to the skeleton. Possible suspects are the two Coral Beauty Angelfish, hermit crabs, or snails. I wouldn't suspect the other fish or the 4 urchins. None of the other corals have been bothered before.
Ideas?

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bct15 · Mar 12, 2013

It is most likely the coral beauties, mine went on a coral rampage and I had to take it out. Was very difficult to catch.

But I have read about tangs eating arms off of euphilia, but I've never seen it with my three tangs.

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gfox · Mar 12, 2013

I would guess the same.I had one also i had to take out,started to like acans

byronious · Mar 12, 2013

Why would they start doing this all of a sudden? I am an over feeder! They can't be hungry.

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Connie · Mar 12, 2013

I just got rid of a coral beauty that was starting causing problems with the coral in my tank. I had him for almost 3 years and he was fine...then all of a sudden POOF! I also have a Powder Blue Tang that is picking at my euphilia.

bct15 said:
It is most likely the coral beauties, mine went on a coral rampage and I had to take it out. Was very difficult to catch.

But I have read about tangs eating arms off of euphilia, but I've never seen it with my three tangs.

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mike007 · Mar 12, 2013

You just never know when these fish get hungry for corals. But thats just natural for them.

bct15 · Mar 12, 2013

byronious said:
Why would they start doing this all of a sudden? I am an over feeder! They can't be hungry.

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It just comes out of nowhere, I had mine for at least over two years if not over three, then all of a sudden he was a coral terror angelfish. I guess once they start eating it a little bit they can't stop. His colors look great and enhanced while eating coral though. I feed my tank heavy too, I thought that would keep it from happening but it didn't and I will never put an angelfish in a reef again.

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