New to coral...already out $20!

Coachb9 · 01/13/2017, 07:01 PM

So I am attempting to put coral into my tank for the first time. I put a hardy coral, or so I was told by my LFS, into my tank around lunch today. Put the plug right into a nice crater in my love rock and within 20 minutes it was flowing with the motion of the ocean.
Went out for dinner and came home to the plug bare and laying in the sand!!!!!!

So who is the culprit?

My guess is the big red legged hermit crab.

Other possibilities, blue spotted puffer, yellow tang, blue hippo tang, clown, 6 line wrasse or blue damsel.
Also guess it could have been 1-2 of the smaller hermit crabs or snails.

So I assumed my mix was ok for coral. I guessed wrong.

Who do I need to blame?

Coachb9 · 01/13/2017, 07:23 PM

Oh, and I forgot about the flame angel. Could he have done it?

Jboone82590 · 01/13/2017, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Coachb9

Oh, and I forgot about the flame angel. Could he have done it?

Probably the flame angel.
What was the coral?

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kegogut · 01/14/2017, 09:30 AM

What was the coral? I could be the puffer,or the flame angel although my flame doesnt nip or eat coral. My bet would be the puffer though.

CrayolaViolence · 01/15/2017, 02:46 PM

A lot of people successfully keep puffers in a coral reef. I've asked myself because I have a porcupine puffer I'd love to move into my big tank where I have various corals. It seems the CUC is what most people have to worry about, not the corals.

01/13/2017, 07:01 PM	#1
Coachb9 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 90	New to coral...already out $20! So I am attempting to put coral into my tank for the first time. I put a hardy coral, or so I was told by my LFS, into my tank around lunch today. Put the plug right into a nice crater in my love rock and within 20 minutes it was flowing with the motion of the ocean. Went out for dinner and came home to the plug bare and laying in the sand!!!!!! So who is the culprit? My guess is the big red legged hermit crab. Other possibilities, blue spotted puffer, yellow tang, blue hippo tang, clown, 6 line wrasse or blue damsel. Also guess it could have been 1-2 of the smaller hermit crabs or snails. So I assumed my mix was ok for coral. I guessed wrong. Who do I need to blame?

01/14/2017, 09:30 AM	#4
kegogut Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: St.Louis Posts: 5,052	What was the coral? I could be the puffer,or the flame angel although my flame doesnt nip or eat coral. My bet would be the puffer though. __________________ Dave. "I have learned all kinds of things from my many mistakes. The one thing I never learn is to stop making them." --Nicomo Cosca. Current Tank Info: 225 mixed w/ 225 sump 550 lbs live rock,3x MarinePure ceramic blocks,Skimz SM201,Geo 618 CR,Vectra L1,DOS automatic water changes,3x 250w MH w/ 4x actinic T5,All ran by Apex thru Fusion.--57 community tank w/ OR T-247,120 nem tank.

01/15/2017, 02:46 PM	#5
CrayolaViolence Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,867	A lot of people successfully keep puffers in a coral reef. I've asked myself because I have a porcupine puffer I'd love to move into my big tank where I have various corals. It seems the CUC is what most people have to worry about, not the corals. __________________ "The good thing about science is that it's true whether you believe it or not." Neil deGrasse Tyson Current Tank Info: 90 gallon reef tank

01/13/2017, 07:23 PM	#2
Coachb9 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 90	Oh, and I forgot about the flame angel. Could he have done it?