Help something eating my Kenya tree!!!

NathanC · 01/20/2016, 09:17 AM

I finally put in my first coral and after 2 days It was just devoured. I was able to frag a small price that survived but I woke up again to see it eaten.

Livestock

2 turbo snails

1 nassarius snail

3 blue leg hermits

Possibly some hitchhikers

Any ideas Thanks Nathan

MondoBongo · 01/20/2016, 10:18 AM

you sure it was eaten and didn't melt or something?

nothing on your list would have eaten it, so unless you have a nefarious hitch hiker, i'm not sure what happened to it.

joshbrookkate · 01/20/2016, 10:37 AM

Are you sure you have no urchin? My long spine moves over my kenyas and it's gone. Right done to the frag, in 20 minutes.

NathanC · 01/20/2016, 11:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MondoBongo

you sure it was eaten and didn't melt or something?

nothing on your list would have eaten it, so unless you have a nefarious hitch hiker, i'm not sure what happened to it.

It could be melt I'm fairly new. The reason I thought it was eaten because both times it happened it ended up in a different part of the tank. Thanks

NathanC · 01/20/2016, 11:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joshbrookkate

Are you sure you have no urchin? My long spine moves over my kenyas and it's gone. Right done to the frag, in 20 minutes.

fairly certain I don't have an urchin but I'll keep my eye out for any.

Thanks

NathanC · 01/20/2016, 02:42 PM

Any ideas on how I can fix it?

MondoBongo · 01/20/2016, 02:50 PM

ended up in a different part of the tank? but none of it was missing?

did you secure it down to anything? is it in a frag plug, or just loose?

tzylak · 01/20/2016, 04:02 PM

My Kenya trees are more prolific than aiptasia.
When disturbed, they shrink to almost nothing. Could it have broken loose and is floating somewhere in a corner??

Dkuhlmann · 01/20/2016, 05:41 PM

Did you use live rock to do your tank or dead dry rock? If you used live rock you could have a really bad hitchhiker.

NathanC · 01/20/2016, 06:42 PM

I used live parts are missing and it ends in different part of tank
I'm doing a stake out tonight with a red light

NathanC · 01/20/2016, 06:43 PM

I used live Rock is what I meant

Dkuhlmann · 01/20/2016, 07:15 PM

you might have a bobbit worm aka Eunice worm. Look them up.

NathanC · 01/20/2016, 07:33 PM

Thanks

CafeReef · 01/20/2016, 08:19 PM

I wish something would have eaten mine...I'm still cleaning up dropped branches and I took it out 2 months ago!

NathanC · 01/20/2016, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by CafeReef

I wish something would have eaten mine...I'm still cleaning up dropped branches and I took it out 2 months ago!

Trust me I'll take them!

NathanC · 01/20/2016, 10:36 PM

I just caught the bobbit worm red handed and disposed of it. Thank everyone for the help

joshbrookkate · 01/20/2016, 10:44 PM

Gee, no pictures?

NathanC · 01/20/2016, 10:52 PM

Sorry no pictures I was in the mode.

joshbrookkate · 01/21/2016, 11:02 AM

Glad you found it

Atilla_87 · 01/25/2016, 11:09 PM

I wish something would eat them in my tank as well. I've been trying to eradicate Kenya trees from my tank for 2 years now. Somehow it just keeps sprouting out of nowhere.

01/20/2016, 09:17 AM	#1
NathanC Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 15	Help something eating my Kenya tree!!! I finally put in my first coral and after 2 days It was just devoured. I was able to frag a small price that survived but I woke up again to see it eaten. Livestock 2 turbo snails 1 nassarius snail 3 blue leg hermits Possibly some hitchhikers Any ideas Thanks Nathan

01/20/2016, 10:18 AM	#2
MondoBongo Obligate Feeder Obsessed Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 4,061	you sure it was eaten and didn't melt or something? nothing on your list would have eaten it, so unless you have a nefarious hitch hiker, i'm not sure what happened to it. __________________ [Citation Needed] "You don't use science to show that you're right, you use science to become right" - xkcd Current Tank Info: A rectangular shaped money pit.

01/20/2016, 02:50 PM	#7
MondoBongo Obligate Feeder Obsessed Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 4,061	ended up in a different part of the tank? but none of it was missing? did you secure it down to anything? is it in a frag plug, or just loose? __________________ [Citation Needed] "You don't use science to show that you're right, you use science to become right" - xkcd Current Tank Info: A rectangular shaped money pit.

01/20/2016, 05:41 PM	#9
Dkuhlmann Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 8,823	Did you use live rock to do your tank or dead dry rock? If you used live rock you could have a really bad hitchhiker. __________________ Previous tanks: 200 gal fowlr 9" Emperor Angel and many different butterfly fish 4" maroon clown and several other fish, 50 gal sump, 40 gal mixed reef/fish mostly softies and LPS. Current Tank Info: 40b 750 gph 45 lbs lr, 2"-3" sand, 165w full spectrum dimable LED, 20 gal sump/refugium 30 lbs lr, Bak Pak 2 skimmer, 4" sock temp 79-80, sg 1.026, NH3 0, NO2 0, NO3 <10, ph 8.2, calc 400, mag 1300

01/20/2016, 07:15 PM	#12
Dkuhlmann Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 8,823	you might have a bobbit worm aka Eunice worm. Look them up. __________________ Previous tanks: 200 gal fowlr 9" Emperor Angel and many different butterfly fish 4" maroon clown and several other fish, 50 gal sump, 40 gal mixed reef/fish mostly softies and LPS. Current Tank Info: 40b 750 gph 45 lbs lr, 2"-3" sand, 165w full spectrum dimable LED, 20 gal sump/refugium 30 lbs lr, Bak Pak 2 skimmer, 4" sock temp 79-80, sg 1.026, NH3 0, NO2 0, NO3 <10, ph 8.2, calc 400, mag 1300

01/20/2016, 10:37 AM	#3
joshbrookkate Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Windsor, ON Posts: 618	Are you sure you have no urchin? My long spine moves over my kenyas and it's gone. Right done to the frag, in 20 minutes.

01/20/2016, 02:42 PM	#6
NathanC Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 15	Any ideas on how I can fix it?

01/20/2016, 04:02 PM	#8
tzylak Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Oceanside, CA Posts: 457	My Kenya trees are more prolific than aiptasia. When disturbed, they shrink to almost nothing. Could it have broken loose and is floating somewhere in a corner??

01/20/2016, 06:42 PM	#10
NathanC Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 15	I used live parts are missing and it ends in different part of tank I'm doing a stake out tonight with a red light

01/20/2016, 06:43 PM	#11
NathanC Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 15	I used live Rock is what I meant

01/20/2016, 07:33 PM	#13
NathanC Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 15	Thanks __________________ New to hobby 10g crescent reef that's it. Current Tank Info: 30 g upcoming planted reef ,5g planted tank

01/20/2016, 08:19 PM	#14
CafeReef Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Elkhorn, NE Posts: 1,405	I wish something would have eaten mine...I'm still cleaning up dropped branches and I took it out 2 months ago! __________________ 50 Gallon cube

01/20/2016, 10:36 PM	#16
NathanC Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 15	I just caught the bobbit worm red handed and disposed of it. Thank everyone for the help __________________ New to hobby 10g crescent reef that's it. Current Tank Info: 30 g upcoming planted reef ,5g planted tank

01/20/2016, 10:44 PM	#17
joshbrookkate Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Windsor, ON Posts: 618	Gee, no pictures?

01/20/2016, 10:52 PM	#18
NathanC Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 15	Sorry no pictures I was in the mode. __________________ New to hobby 10g crescent reef that's it. Current Tank Info: 30 g upcoming planted reef ,5g planted tank

01/21/2016, 11:02 AM	#19
joshbrookkate Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Windsor, ON Posts: 618	Glad you found it

01/25/2016, 11:09 PM	#20
Atilla_87 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 53	I wish something would eat them in my tank as well. I've been trying to eradicate Kenya trees from my tank for 2 years now. Somehow it just keeps sprouting out of nowhere.