Coral that aggressive fish won't eat?

[SueAndHerZoo]

I currently have two tanks running and the 90 gallon has basically aggressive fish (dogface, bicolor angel, picasso trigger, huge filefish, dragon wrasse) and I just hate the look of nothing but rock and sand. Is there anything I can put in there that they won't pick at and eat? I assumed an anemone would be safe since they sting but they harass that, too. I don't want artificial plants in there, anything live that might survive these bullies?

 

[Jekyl]

Nothing gets rid of GSP. That being said I still don't recommend anyone gets it lol.

 

[SueAndHerZoo]

Nothing gets rid of GSP. That being said I still don't recommend anyone gets it lol.

Seriously?!? You don't think they'll eat GSP????? I'm fine with being overrun with that but they have nipped at and eaten everything else.

 

[Jekyl]

Seriously?!? You don't think they'll eat GSP????? I'm fine with being overrun with that but they have nipped at and eaten everything else.

In michigan? I'll give you enough to make a sweater out of.

 

[SueAndHerZoo]

In michigan? I'll give you enough to make a sweater out of.

Unfortunately not in Michigan (Connecticut) but I'll gladly pay shipping for whatever you want to get rid of!

 

[kzenoni]

I’ve had luck with toadstools, leathers and Xenia

 

[WheatToast]

Possibly some macroalgae? The macroalgae that best resemble coral IMO are branching and plating coralline.

 

[TardWrangler]

I’ve had luck with toadstools, leathers and Xenia

I was gonna say a big slimy leather, colt coral something of the like

 

[SueAndHerZoo]

I’ve had luck with toadstools, leathers and Xenia

Thanks, worth a try. Not very colorful but at least it's more than rocks and sand. I have tons of leathers in my seahorse tank - I'll move a few over.

 

[00W]

I currently have two tanks running and the 90 gallon has basically aggressive fish (dogface, bicolor angel, picasso trigger, huge filefish, dragon wrasse) and I just hate the look of nothing but rock and sand. Is there anything I can put in there that they won't pick at and eat? I assumed an anemone would be safe since they sting but they harass that, too. I don't want artificial plants in there, anything live that might survive these bullies?

I have a picasso.
3 years in with zoas and GSP.
Hasn't touched any of them.
Eaten everything else.

 

[Steve and his Animals]

Leathers have my vote too, usually way too noxious for anything but inverts. I've known a few Arothron puffers to eat anemones, pluck them right off the rocks.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Hairy mushrooms will take over them in time

 

[bakbay]

Nothing gets rid of GSP. That being said I still don't recommend anyone gets it lol.

Branching GSP ain’t bad - I’ve made so many frags and gave them away to new reefers! As long as you contain them on their own rock, they shoot up, like SPS but with more PE! Ha

 

[SueAndHerZoo]

Hairy mushrooms will take over them in time

I put a mushroom in there last week. Someone ate it off it's plug within an hour.

 

[Seansea]

I’ve had luck with toadstools, leathers and Xenia

Pretty much this. Had these in my old tank with un reef safe fish.

The problems with brutes like this is the constant tearing apart looking for food. Flipping over rocks, tearing up corals to see whats underneath mashing there teeth on rocks just because and anything on the rocks suffers. Best bet is the above and hope you get lucky. Otherwise just go with one of those fake coral inserts and call it a day

 

[SueAndHerZoo]

Pretty much this. Had these in my old tank with un reef safe fish.

The problems with brutes like this is the constant tearing apart looking for food. Flipping over rocks, tearing up corals to see whats underneath mashing there teeth on rocks just because and anything on the rocks suffers. Best bet is the above and hope you get lucky. Otherwise just go with one of those fake coral inserts and call it a day

Yeah, unfortunately I think you're all right..... I guess I'm limited on corals because the brutes destroy them and the seahorses get stung by them. I really thought the only fish that goes near an anemone was a clownfish - why aren't these thugs getting stung!!?!?!?!

 

[Seansea]

Not sure but they ripped my bta apart. Just couldnt get food to them. My lunar woukd go deep in his guts to get food out.

 

[kzenoni]

Not sure but they ripped my bta apart. Just couldnt get food to them. My lunar woukd go deep in his guts to get food out.

Had the same thing happen but I am having good luck with a green carpet nem.

 

[SueAndHerZoo]

Had the same thing happen but I am having good luck with a green carpet nem.

Never had a carpet nem but maybe it's time!

 

[Totroc3]

Gorgonians don’t get touched in my tank with predator's.