Something weird with my leather

[fishface2314]

So my leather coral seems to be healthy. But I noticed that there are a few small chunks missing from it. I only have some hermits, a sally lightfoot grab, and a skunk cleaner shrimp. Is this just a side effect of shedding??

 

[Fish Fan]

I'd be looking at that Sally Lightfoot crab real hard, they are not really reef-safe, they get big and can be terrors. They can bring down fish in some cases. That's an animal that can live in your sump, back at the fish store, or out in the ocean, but it's not a great resident for a reef tank with corals.

It's possible the hermits are having a snack too

Good luck!

 

[Fish Fan]

Some more info on the Sally Lightfoot in a reef tank:
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/will-sally-lightfoot-crab-eat-or-damage-my-corals.663852/

 

[fishface2314]

Thanks, actually was planning on trading

I'd be looking at that Sally Lightfoot crab real hard, they are not really reef-safe, they get big and can be terrors. They can bring down fish in some cases. That's an animal that can live in your sump, back at the fish store, or out in the ocean, but it's not a great resident for a reef tank with corals.

It's possible the hermits are having a snack too

Good luck!

him in tomorrow lol, he ate my pistol shrimp somehow thx didn’t know they were coral esters

 

[Fish Fan]

Thanks, actually was planning on trading

him in tomorrow lol, he ate my pistol shrimp somehow thx didn’t know they were coral esters

Yep, they will do that