An SPS dying back...

[Bill S]

Thanks, Ace. I've always thought these things were "cool", and I never had any. I've only EVER seen 1 in the tank, and now in 24 hours I've found TWO.

[GaryP]

They will come out and eat the film algae on the tank at night.

[Bill S]

OK, NOW they've had it. I see TWO MORE in the corner. But I can't get to them. Any ideas? If I take a syringe and squirt some Iodine next to them?

[Bill S]

Gary, thanks for the tip. From what I've read, there are just one or 2 species of them that feed on SPS.

[beareef19]

I had the same thing happen to one of my caps recently and it was because of another coral touching it. the other coral encrusted to the cap and the cap rtnd in about 4 days.


Barry

[GaryP]

OK, NOW they've had it. I see TWO MORE in the corner. But I can't get to them. Any ideas? If I take a syringe and squirt some Iodine next to them?

Just check your tank evdery AM before the lights come on and grab them as you see them. After a few days you will get most of them. They reproduce asexually by dropping a leg so it may take a long time to get all of them.

[Bill S]

I found 2 more - this all happened right when the lights came on at 10am in my office (home). I've made a spear from a dowel and a needle. Woohoo! I'm fishin' for starfish.

[GaryP]

Save them for dinner. They are nice and crunchy.