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Sooo I woke up this morning(happened yesterday also) and noticed my zoa frag was laying in the substrate (was on live rock) and it was in a pretty good fitting spot. So I came to a conclusion that one of my fish likes to move things around, and I'm not happy about it
In my tank are the following:
Longnose hawkfish
Bicolor blenny
2 percula clowns
Mandarin fish
Diadema dotty back

Along with:
Galaxea frag
Duncan frag
And the zoa frag

I'm looking for a solution to my problem, and was wondering if all these fish were safe with coral
 
What type of inverts do you have in your tank? Inverts are more notorious for knocking over frags than fish are.
 
According to your list I would suspect the turbo snails first. I have a Maroon Clown that likes to rearrange things, but it's big and old and can pick up objects with its mouth.
 

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According to your list I would suspect the turbo snails first. I have a Maroon Clown that likes to rearrange things, but it's big and old and can pick up objects with its mouth.
yeah the clowns are babies maybe an inch - inch 1/4, also a turbo snail was next to the frag turned upside down and didn't look too good, hopefully when I get home from work he has moved around. Is it true if left on their shell they won't flip back over?
 
I have one red leg hermit crab that was a hitchhiker with some live rock. I have seen it move some live rock around mostly just pushing it along, or searching around it for food. Also in the tank are about 10 turbo snails. The snails are all at least the same size or larger than the crab. To date I have not witnessed the snails move anything. Amongst my fish the only one I have seen with any small shell or rock in its mouth is my dottyback. My large 3" maroon clown seems somewhat disinterested in anything but its anemone. My vote would be without hesitation the hermits. Happy hunting.
 
Thanks everyone for the input I moved my zoa frag into a of of rock and it's in there pretty good so let's hope this works!
 
Trubo snails are like bulldozers, they push everything anywhere they see fit, which is why I will never ahve another one in my tank ever again. Learned that lesson back in 86
 

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