What are these and are they bad?

[wickedfish]

I notice on my Sps failures these guys go in after the piece is done. Never see them on a piece when it's healthy. Are they just eating algae or are they f'n my Sps up?

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[gonumber24]

Hermit crabs? If so they go in there to molt as they feel protected by the coral branches.

 

[zigginit]

look like crabs to me.

 

[wickedfish]

No not crabs they look like conchs that are tiny. Their "foot" is not like a snail more like a conch if that makes sense. But it could easily be some small snail. It hitch hiked somewhere along the road.

It doesn't have legs when it moves and I can see the slimy V looking foot it has.


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[gumbii]

they look like giant fighting sand conch... i had some in my tank... harmless... but they do eat decaying meat or just meat... not algae...

 

[5ft24]

look more like nassarius snails... They seem to hide until something dies and then they come out to eat it

 

[wickedfish]

they look like giant fighting sand conch... i had some in my tank... harmless... but they do eat decaying meat or just meat... not algae...

The shell is white and they are pretty tiny like 3/4 the size of a dime. But I think your onto something because they also were tag teaming a dying acro a few months ago.


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[ScarBosh]

i think they might be going in there to eat the dead part of the coral. no offense

 

[JOSE CASAS]

I had one of these before. Pretty funny because I had it for a long time and would only see it in rare occasion but on my acros. I put him in my sump for a while and i was doing some rearranging of my corals and some how got back in the DT weird. Well, to answer your question I think they eat sps or at least find a week one with damage and start to much on it. I have no proof but thats what I think. Even if its eating decayine acro I think it stress it out to where if the sps had a chance it will not make it because they are not giving it a chance to recover hth.

 

[wickedfish]

i think they might be going in there to eat the dead part of the coral. no offense

None taken, I have had a bad run with wild pieces.

Looks like the bash bros are heading to the trash bin.


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[wickedfish]

Thanks Jos!

Rip!!!!


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[lowbudget]

dude boil them up and have a snack

 

[wickedfish]

Bro that's no snack that's a buffet for you.


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