wrasse with acans

[Jpurpz831]

So i have a tank with alot of acans. slowly a couple of my acans have started dying off water par is good
alk-9
cal-420-440
mag-1380-1400
no phosphates
no nitrates
One of my buddys is over looking at my display and i brought this issue up to him and he mentioned that maybe my blue star leopard wrasse was picking at them has any one ever seen or herd of any issues between the two

HELP
Jpurpz831

 

[skinz78]

Hmm I haven't ever heard of them doing this but I am sure anything is possible.

 

[sexycorals]

yeah just keep an eye on him... never heard of it bro .. but theres always a bad one out there.. =)

 

[Jpurpz831]

kewl will do thanks for the replies

 

[Breakin Newz]

My flame wrasse likes to nip at the mouths of my scoly and any LPS that is eating! So its definitely possible!

 

[Jpurpz831]

thats is what my buddy told me that maybe after a feed them the wrasse messes with them i think i might get him out and see if it makes a difference

 

[Troylee]

good luck cathing him lol.... im trying to catch my copperband so he stops picking on my acans and scolly....arrrrrr hes a quick booger lol

 

[Jpurpz831]

what about cleaner shrimp i read on sum other forums that they might be eating them as well what u guys think about that

 

[secretreefer]

i've had cleaner shrimp before. none anymore...they poke into the mouths of LPS and steal food stressing it out big time. i also have flame wrasse but no problems. my yellow coris seems to prod the acans sometimes.

 

[cee]

I really doubt it is the wrasse. Feed the corals well after the lights go out and you can avoid the "nipping" problem. Shrimp will eat out of the polyps and I've known them to tear polyps. I keep many wrasses, including a leopard, ant I've never experienced this. They will occasionally take food out of a polyp but the coral is unharmed.

 

[Jpurpz831]

so it sounds more like it might be my cleaner shrimp oh well they gonna have to go

 

[nata]

I had problems with cleaners,bc shrimps,hermits and even fish stealing food out of acans,duncs,scolys..while feeding time and damaging their mouth and kiliing them...anything is possible it is nature