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I just don't get it!!!

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sinkingbeach

Can someone kindly explain to me why my SwallowTail Angel(Genicanthus melanospilos), a planktivore, is munching on my milli ??? ??? ???
http://www.marinecenter.com/fish/angelfish/japaneseswallowtailangelfemale/

Theres also nothing else in my tank that could do this, Hippo and Yellow tang, 2 chromis, blue headed wrasse, PJ cardinal, flame angel, fire shrimp, coral banded shrimp, a few emerald crabs although haven't seen them lately. Besides the table from Marco's rocks, no rock has been introduced in over 8 months so the idea of a hitchhiker is remote.

I circled the suspected munching in yellow and new growth in pink.

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MikeNapoli

MikeNapoli

Are you absolutely sure it's the swallowtail?
I think any individual fish, even ones that are "reef safe", can turn into coral eaters. Good luck with it. I'll follow along because I have a watanabe angel, which is in the same genus.
 
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sinkingbeach

I'm not 100% certain, I have yet to see her near it, the damage takes place at night after lights out. Can there be another culprit, only going after the milli?
 
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sinkingbeach

How big was your hippo? Mine is approaching 6 inches and really fat, I have already considered finding it a new home due to it's size but my wife is persistent on keeping it thus plans for a larger tank in the upcoming months.

jazzsam said:
My Hippos had to get pulled from my reef and from what I have read they do end up getting a taste for corals!
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jazzsam

sinkingbeach said:
How big was your hippo? Mine is approaching 6 inches and really fat, I have already considered finding it a new home due to it's size but my wife is persistent on keeping it thus plans for a larger tank in the upcoming months.

jazzsam said:
My Hippos had to get pulled from my reef and from what I have read they do end up getting a taste for corals!
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Mine are small. Only about 2-3 inches but it was definitley them. I sat there and watched them and now all my corals are happy with them gone.
 
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