TANG Help

[reefrookie379]

Hello everyone! I have a juvenile Bristletooth Tomini Surgeonfish I recently acquired. He picks at hair algae on my rocks all day long and eats my Piscine Energetics mysis shrimp and San Fransisco Bay brine shrimp no problem. I tried Julian Springs red and green seaweed in a veggie clip for him as well which it just will not eat. (Even tried soaking it in Seachem garlic cure) I figured it was just because he was eating enough but I recently noticed him trying to eat this coral I posted a photo of with this post. Some of the research I have done says he may be doing this due to malnutrition. Any advice and opinions would be appreciated. Thank you!

 

[vetteguy53081]

The question is- is it trying to eat the coral OR food particles that may be on the coral ?

 

[reefrookie379]

The question is- is it trying to eat the coral OR food particles that may be on the coral ?

That’s an excellent question I haven’t thought about that and it doesn’t actually look as if there is any real damage to the coral from what I can see ..

 

[vetteguy53081]

That’s an excellent question I haven’t thought about that and it doesn’t actually look as if there is any real damage to the coral from what I can see ..

probably going after food particles