jaggedfire Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 (edited) Hello all, I currently have a pair of Clarkiis, a few hermits, two peppermint shrimp and an emerald crab in my 25 gallon. I have in the past week found a spot nipped on my orange plate coral and red mushrooms. I have been careful to keep comparability in the tank and thought the Clarkiis were safe. Could the emerald or other inverts be nipping at things? Edited January 21, 2012 by jaggedfire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherita Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 My first suspect would be the peppermint shrimp. I have never had good luck with them, they always tore stuff up or ate it. But yes, your clowns could also be nipping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesL Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Did you change anything lighting related? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaggedfire Posted January 21, 2012 Author Share Posted January 21, 2012 Lights are the same. The peppermints have been taking from the corals when I need though. The Clarkiis are not thin, but seem to be getting more aggressive. Then again, the shrimp are now all over my hands when I have to reach in the tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meteorflower Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Clowns could be trying to host the corals, or it could be the shrimp... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mFrame Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 I've had hermits pester plate corals as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jestep Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 If the clarki's don't pair up, expect to rehome one of them. Those guys can be downright nasty. I would suspect the shrimp or the crabs. All crabs are opportunistic from what I've seen. i would suspect them before the fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timfish Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 I'd vote first for the Peppermint then the hermits. My experience with clowns is they are not shy at all about displaying undesirable behaviour in front of us so it would be pretty obvious if it was them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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