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Unread 07/16/2006, 02:07 PM   #1
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What's eating my pulsing xenia?

I used to have several nice clumps of pulsing xenia around my tank. I know some folks consider xenia almost a nuisance, as it spreads so quickly, but I've always enjoyed the pulsing "hands". Anyways, I've noticed over a period of several weeks, that the xenia has been getting "pruned" by something in my tank. It has now been totally eradicated, from what I can tell Here's a list of livestock that I have in my tank:

large creole damsel (has been known to nip GSP in past)
3 stripe damsel
yellow tailed blue damsel
pair of percula clowns
royal gramma
skunk cleaner shrimp
peppermint shrimp
5 scarlet hermits
nassarius snails
astrea snails
nerite snails
queen conch
stomatella snails

I think it may be the creole damsel, but have never caught him, so I'm really not sure. I also have a chocolate chip starfish, but he lives in the sump, so it can't be him. Who do you think is guilty?!


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Unread 07/16/2006, 02:47 PM   #2
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Could it be an unseen worm?


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Unread 07/16/2006, 05:27 PM   #3
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Damsels will nip at corals. I had a black damsel that used to eat xenia.


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Unread 07/18/2006, 02:41 PM   #4
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Have you actually seen pieces missing or bites taken, or did areas just melt away/disappear?

I will have plenty of xenia to replace your lost supply when you find the culprit?


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Unread 07/18/2006, 04:37 PM   #5
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Damsels will nip at corals. I had a black damsel that used to eat xenia.

Bingo!!! Atticus you hit the nail on the head I have a damsel that no one knew exactly what it was, until yesterday when I found out it is an adult Neoglyphidodon melas or Black Damsel (he's actually purple) and guess what? Soft corals are on the menu


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Unread 08/03/2006, 07:02 PM   #6
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I just found out my velvet damsel eats zoo's like their candy. All I had left was the glue that was used to mount them.


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Unread 08/03/2006, 07:14 PM   #7
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Ha! I can just see them thowing 'em back into their mouths with their little fins while your back is turned


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Unread 08/03/2006, 07:28 PM   #8
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It's amazing that we are always careful about zoo toxicity and yet a creature so small eats them with no problem. I think damsels are like carp, they can live through almost anything and have a strong stomach.


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My yellow damsel nips my pulsing Xenia that much I had to take them back to the LFS. Some threads you read say they don't touch corals but I've sat and watched them do it.


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