Emerald Eating My Zoas

[vieiras]

The past day, I have noticed that my frag plug is starting to show more and more, but all of my other zoas are fine. Then I noticed my emerald crab right next to the plug. Could he be eating my coral? Do I need to worry?

He is next the the plug in the picture but hard to see.

 

[KyRo]

It's possible. I have watched my emerald crabs pick some stuff out of the zoa colonies, but never the zoas themselves.

 

[Uncle99]

Usually they don’t pick at corals, just the green, but, in a glass box, some risk.
Keep an eye on him.

 

[CCauthers]

They can, it's not unheard of. If you so choose, it could be very difficult to catch him

 

[vieiras]

They can, it's not unheard of. If you so choose, it could be very difficult to catch him

Is he going after my urchin now?

 

[Perthegallon]

I’ve watched them eat snails

 

[CCauthers]

Is he going after my urchin now?

I can't open this video file, sorry.

 

[vieiras]

I can't open this video file, sorry.

Sorry here is a converted video

 

[piranhaman00]

All crabs are opportunistic