Zoanthids went MIA, possibly eaten by something?

[jcnkt_ellis]

I bought a harlequin shrimp to keep my population down, it helped a lot..

I've been wanting one because I think they look awesome...do you have only invert safe fish or does the harlequin just hide enough to not be a target?

[350gt]

At first he hid all day only coming out at night.... Lately he's been all over the tank during the day.... Only fish I worry about is my melanarus wrasse... I've had him a few months now, so I think the wrasse isn't interested....

[1seahorse]

OK, won't jump into conclusions then. I have

snails: bumble bee, nassarius, cerith, turbo, astraea,

crabs: dwarf blue, red scarlet,

shrimp:skunk

fish: green chromis. , yellow tang, 6 line wrasse, snowflake clownfish , and dispar Anthias

[Scutterborn]

I'd blame the crabs. I've pulled crabs that would eat my zoas before.


-Ben-

[jcnkt_ellis]

I have a dwarf blue and a red scarlet in my nano with zoas and both are model citizens, at least until the dwarf blue decided they like the red scarlet's shell better, so I'd go for the other comments about setting up surveillance or closely watching the tank before pulling livestock...

My three biggest fears, in your situation, would be to (1) introduce a predator I don't really want or need who doesn't solve the problem, (2) take out things I do like on a hunch and it doesn't solve the problem, and (3) reduce my CUC only to find out they weren't the problem

[ramsey]

If you we're going to remove the hermits, I'd start with the blue leg. Scarlett's that I've had have always seemed less aggressive. I don't trust any crabs though, especially non-hermit crabs like emeralds.

[350gt]

I trust no crab!


even hermits now.....

[rrasco]

There is supposedly a zoa eating amphipod. Do you have any big pods?

[1seahorse]

hmm... still thinking may be hermits...no big pods. my 6 line doesn't allow it.