Fish and inverts that eat coral

[shoelaceike]

Here is a list of fish and inverts that I have had and have personally seen eat healthy corals. I feed my fish very well.

Hippo tang
Flame angel
Flame wrasse
Copperbanded butterfly
Sargassum trigger
Melenurus wrasse
One spot fox face
Aptasia eating filefish
Peppermint shrimp
Asterina stars
Gorilla crab

 

[eatbreakfast]

Here is a list of fish and inverts that I have had and have personally seen eat healthy corals. I feed my fish very well.

Hippo tang
Flame angel
Flame wrasse
Copperbanded butterfly
Sargassum trigger
Melenurus wrasse
One spot fox face
Aptasia eating filefish
Peppermint shrimp
Asterina stars
Gorilla crab

We need more info!!

What are the tank specs and fish in the tank?

What foods do you feed? How many times a day do you feed? How much do you feed per feeding?

What fish ate what corals?

 

[shoelaceike]

Hippo tang - candy cane
Flame angel - brain
Flame wrasse - candy cane
Copperbanded butterfly - candy cane
Sargassum trigger - elegance - didn't eat but bit off tips
Melenurus wrasse - toadstool
One spot fox face - all leathers and LPS
Aptasia eating filefish - everything, SPS, LPS
Peppermint shrimp - plate coral
Asterina stars - birdsnest
Gorilla crab - frogspawn

I feed mysis and pellets once a day each and nori a few times a week

 

[shoelaceike]

Tank is 180 mixed reef....so.e tangs, clowns etc

 

[themcnertney]

I'm am having a hard time believing that all those fish & inverts ate all those different type of coral.

 

[shoelaceike]

Oh it's very true. I still have the hippo and he hasn't bothered coral in a while.....the others had to go.

 

[eatbreakfast]

Aiptasia files will definitely nip at corals, as will flame angels.

Sometimes peppermint shrimp will.

When hungry, foxfaces have been known to nip.

Copperbands have been known to nip, as well.

However, it is very unusual for the other fish to nip, as by nature they are planktivores, so they are designed to pick at their food from the water column. Anytime a fish begins to behave against their nature, something is off. Maybe a sick coral, picking at a coral parasite, or trying to steal food from the coral.

Also, most reef planktivores digestive tracts are more suited to multiple, small feedings a day, rather than just ome or two.

 

[shoelaceike]

The trigger was just having fun. The hippo bit nice pieces off a healthy candy cane colony

 

[shoelaceike]

He must have a sweet tooth

 

[SantaMonicaHelp]

Thanks for sharing useful info!

-MJ

 

[fmp47]

I also have a hippo that goes rogue occasionally. Ate half of a large green slimer before I realized what was happening, and suddenly quit. Now just pecks and annoys LPS.