Help clownfish eating acro

Eric23 · Mar 3, 2012

Last night I saw my clownfish nipping at piece of stag and this morning it was bone white and he was still eating what little flesh was left on it

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-Logzor · Mar 3, 2012

Typically clownfish will not prey on stony corals. Although if the coral is already dying, the flesh will peel off, fish, shrimp, crabs, snails, etc will eat the dying flesh.

I don't think the clownfish is the source of the problem. The coral was probably RTN'ing.

caudill187 · Mar 3, 2012

Yep. Really unusual for a clownfish to eat corals. But I did have a damsel wreak havoc on some xenia once, before I knew to avoid both

ppipalace · Mar 3, 2012

Clown fish eating corals

caudill187 said:
Yep. Really unusual for a clownfish to eat corals. But I did have a damsel wreak havoc on some xenia once, before I knew to avoid both

Well don't feel bad I have a
gold-flick Angel that's eating about $400 worth of Acans from Australia and she looking for more.:cry:

revhtree · Mar 3, 2012

I have never heard of a clown doing this but I have personally had a goby that would do the same thing!

Eric23 · Mar 3, 2012

I think its rtn because I can see the flesh peeling off the frag and I guess he's just eating it as it peels. I've never had this happen the only thing I've started doing differently is dosing brightwell a & b I guess I should break this frag off my rock ? It's still green around the very bottom where it encrusted so I'm thinking maybe there's a chance it will grow back from that ?? Or should I leave it in and see if it comes back ?

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-Logzor · Mar 3, 2012

Eric23 said:
I think its rtn because I can see the flesh peeling off the frag and I guess he's just eating it as it peels. I've never had this happen the only thing I've started doing differently is dosing brightwell a & b I guess I should break this frag off my rock ? It's still green around the very bottom where it encrusted so I'm thinking maybe there's a chance it will grow back from that ?? Or should I leave it in and see if it comes back ?

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Trim off the RTN area otherwise it will quickly consume the entire coral.

Check your alkalinity and calcium as soon as possible, something is definitely off.