Help, I think I have a fish-napper! - Page 2

kmacartney · 05/31/2008, 06:40 AM

I think I am going to get rid of the urchin and the shrimp just in case. I have an ORA peppermint shrimp in another tank that I would like to eat some pesky anemones in my 75. The urchin does not do any good for me either way.

kmacartney · 06/09/2008, 07:08 AM

OK, the shrimp and urchin are gone. Someone suggested to me that I don't feed my fish enough. I thought that the tang and the rabbitfish were vegetarians and that they were able to live off of the algae in the tank. They do seem to enjoy the pellets I feed my clownfish. I only feed 1-2 times per week is this too little?

Aerowen · 06/09/2008, 07:14 AM

do you have a sump or overflows? have you checked there? i tougth my damsel dissapeared mysteriously and gave up and 2 weeks later found him in my back chamber when i was fluffing some chaeto.

frednwilma1999 · 06/09/2008, 07:18 AM

More info, Tank inhabitants..... Corals? Anemonies? Ect...

kmacartney · 06/09/2008, 07:30 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Aerowen
do you have a sump or overflows? have you checked there? i tougth my damsel dissapeared mysteriously and gave up and 2 weeks later found him in my back chamber when i was fluffing some chaeto.

I have two 1 and 1/4" overflows. Checked them and the sump thoroughly even taking the skimmer out.

kmacartney · 06/09/2008, 07:31 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by frednwilma1999
More info, Tank inhabitants..... Corals? Anemonies? Ect...

No anemones except the small pesky kind. A mixed coral reef tank with two clowns and some snails and hermits.

luke33 · 06/09/2008, 08:58 AM

Do you have any star's. Some will eat large fish. And i'd suggest feeding more than once to twice a week. Thats not much.

kmacartney · 06/09/2008, 09:16 AM

No starfish. I have already started feeding more. I also started feeding pest anemones Joe's Juice.

kmacartney · 08/31/2008, 06:51 AM

Ok, sorry to bring this thread back from the dead but I found this exoskeleton....

Macimage · 08/31/2008, 09:08 AM

That's your problem! I didn't realize this thread was old and was going to post that you probably have a crab.

Joyce

kmacartney · 08/31/2008, 10:30 AM

Does anyone have advice for removal?

Jojoyojimbi · 08/31/2008, 10:30 AM

looks like you're going to have to start trapping, i managed to find a crazy red crab in my tank the other night and had to remove an entire piece of liverock from my pile to get it out

then i fed it to my octopus

kmacartney · 08/31/2008, 10:31 AM

Are there commercial traps available? Like one for a mantis shrimp?

Kannin · 08/31/2008, 12:22 PM

I still don't think it's likely that he caught a healthy tang. Especially since you said he was stuck to a powerhead a few days before he went missing. I think your fish died and your clean up crew took care of the rest.

jrdoan · 08/31/2008, 02:14 PM

I agree I don't think he killed the fish per se but I am sure that he had a large part in the cleanup

Jojoyojimbi · 08/31/2008, 02:33 PM

take a two liter bottle, empty and clean it out well, cut it right at the top of the label all the way around, cut an inch or so from the top of the bottle off too so you can turn that section upside down and make a funnel out of it that leads into the bottle

put some sand in the bottom to weight it down, toss a piece of shrimp or something in the bottom, lean it up against the rock that you found the molt on and wait

kmacartney · 08/31/2008, 02:38 PM

I will try the trap.

BTW the crab is about 3" across. I don't know much about them, so he may be part of the clean up crew. All I know is that I have have several fish and shrimp disappear.

Jojoyojimbi · 08/31/2008, 10:15 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by kmacartney
I will try the trap.

BTW the crab is about 3" across. I don't know much about them, so he may be part of the clean up crew. All I know is that I have have several fish and shrimp disappear.

that is sure not part of the CUC, it's got black tipped claws and is three inches, it's bad, and should either go into your sump, or under a hammer if you don't have something that'll eat it like I do

kmacartney · 08/31/2008, 10:32 PM

If you were closer I would have you bring your octopus over

05/31/2008, 06:40 AM	#26
kmacartney Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Athens, OH Posts: 1,444	I think I am going to get rid of the urchin and the shrimp just in case. I have an ORA peppermint shrimp in another tank that I would like to eat some pesky anemones in my 75. The urchin does not do any good for me either way. __________________ <--That's my boy! To see my tank, click the...Oh wait! Where did it go? Current Tank Info: 75 gallon display, 20 gallon sump/refugium, 6X54W T5, ASM G2, Mag 9.5 return, 2X Gulf Stream II Maxi-Jet Mods

06/09/2008, 07:08 AM	#27
kmacartney Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Athens, OH Posts: 1,444	OK, the shrimp and urchin are gone. Someone suggested to me that I don't feed my fish enough. I thought that the tang and the rabbitfish were vegetarians and that they were able to live off of the algae in the tank. They do seem to enjoy the pellets I feed my clownfish. I only feed 1-2 times per week is this too little? __________________ <--That's my boy! To see my tank, click the...Oh wait! Where did it go? Current Tank Info: 75 gallon display, 20 gallon sump/refugium, 6X54W T5, ASM G2, Mag 9.5 return, 2X Gulf Stream II Maxi-Jet Mods

06/09/2008, 07:18 AM	#29
frednwilma1999 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: West Valley, Utah Posts: 37	More info, Tank inhabitants..... Corals? Anemonies? Ect... __________________ HOW YOU DOIN??? Current Tank Info: 90,29,30,40 reefs,65FOWLER

06/09/2008, 09:16 AM	#33
kmacartney Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Athens, OH Posts: 1,444	No starfish. I have already started feeding more. I also started feeding pest anemones Joe's Juice. __________________ <--That's my boy! To see my tank, click the...Oh wait! Where did it go? Current Tank Info: 75 gallon display, 20 gallon sump/refugium, 6X54W T5, ASM G2, Mag 9.5 return, 2X Gulf Stream II Maxi-Jet Mods

08/31/2008, 06:51 AM	#34
kmacartney Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Athens, OH Posts: 1,444	new discovery Ok, sorry to bring this thread back from the dead but I found this exoskeleton.... __________________ <--That's my boy! To see my tank, click the...Oh wait! Where did it go? Current Tank Info: 75 gallon display, 20 gallon sump/refugium, 6X54W T5, ASM G2, Mag 9.5 return, 2X Gulf Stream II Maxi-Jet Mods

06/09/2008, 07:14 AM	#28
Aerowen Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Long island, NY Posts: 497	do you have a sump or overflows? have you checked there? i tougth my damsel dissapeared mysteriously and gave up and 2 weeks later found him in my back chamber when i was fluffing some chaeto.

06/09/2008, 08:58 AM	#32
luke33 Moved On Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 8,375	Do you have any star's. Some will eat large fish. And i'd suggest feeding more than once to twice a week. Thats not much.

08/31/2008, 09:08 AM	#35
Macimage Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Quartz Hill Posts: 4,078	That's your problem! I didn't realize this thread was old and was going to post that you probably have a crab. Joyce

08/31/2008, 10:30 AM	#36
kmacartney Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Athens, OH Posts: 1,444	Does anyone have advice for removal? __________________ <--That's my boy! To see my tank, click the...Oh wait! Where did it go? Current Tank Info: 75 gallon display, 20 gallon sump/refugium, 6X54W T5, ASM G2, Mag 9.5 return, 2X Gulf Stream II Maxi-Jet Mods

08/31/2008, 10:30 AM	#37
Jojoyojimbi Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Boynton Beach Posts: 597	looks like you're going to have to start trapping, i managed to find a crazy red crab in my tank the other night and had to remove an entire piece of liverock from my pile to get it out then i fed it to my octopus __________________ My tank was electrocuted when the lights fell in, I'm only keeping Freshwater now Current Tank Info: Electrocuted my saltwater when lights broke, only fresh now

08/31/2008, 10:31 AM	#38
kmacartney Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Athens, OH Posts: 1,444	Are there commercial traps available? Like one for a mantis shrimp? __________________ <--That's my boy! To see my tank, click the...Oh wait! Where did it go? Current Tank Info: 75 gallon display, 20 gallon sump/refugium, 6X54W T5, ASM G2, Mag 9.5 return, 2X Gulf Stream II Maxi-Jet Mods

08/31/2008, 12:22 PM	#39
Kannin Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Fall City, WA Posts: 1,538	I still don't think it's likely that he caught a healthy tang. Especially since you said he was stuck to a powerhead a few days before he went missing. I think your fish died and your clean up crew took care of the rest. __________________ I used to target feed mojanos... until I found out that they weren't baby bubble tips.

08/31/2008, 02:14 PM	#40
jrdoan Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Baltimore MD Posts: 68	I agree I don't think he killed the fish per se but I am sure that he had a large part in the cleanup

08/31/2008, 02:33 PM	#41
Jojoyojimbi Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Boynton Beach Posts: 597	take a two liter bottle, empty and clean it out well, cut it right at the top of the label all the way around, cut an inch or so from the top of the bottle off too so you can turn that section upside down and make a funnel out of it that leads into the bottle put some sand in the bottom to weight it down, toss a piece of shrimp or something in the bottom, lean it up against the rock that you found the molt on and wait __________________ My tank was electrocuted when the lights fell in, I'm only keeping Freshwater now Current Tank Info: Electrocuted my saltwater when lights broke, only fresh now

08/31/2008, 02:38 PM	#42
kmacartney Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Athens, OH Posts: 1,444	I will try the trap. BTW the crab is about 3" across. I don't know much about them, so he may be part of the clean up crew. All I know is that I have have several fish and shrimp disappear. __________________ <--That's my boy! To see my tank, click the...Oh wait! Where did it go? Current Tank Info: 75 gallon display, 20 gallon sump/refugium, 6X54W T5, ASM G2, Mag 9.5 return, 2X Gulf Stream II Maxi-Jet Mods

08/31/2008, 10:32 PM	#44
kmacartney Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Athens, OH Posts: 1,444	If you were closer I would have you bring your octopus over __________________ <--That's my boy! To see my tank, click the...Oh wait! Where did it go? Current Tank Info: 75 gallon display, 20 gallon sump/refugium, 6X54W T5, ASM G2, Mag 9.5 return, 2X Gulf Stream II Maxi-Jet Mods