What ate my Zoos?

EQCM2B · 06/22/2006, 08:36 PM

I bought my first Zoanthids last weekend and all seemed fine untill I come home today and found almost the entire frag eaten. Can anyone tell me what may have done this?

I currently have:

2 False Percs
1 Lawnmower Blenny
1 Yellow Tang
1 Skunk Cleaner Shrimp
2 Peppermint Shrimp
1 Turbo Snail
10 Astrea Snails
4 Nassarius Snails
2 XL Nassarius Snails
4 Blue Leg Hermits

I feed once a day so I would not think that something is having to look for food any more that it ever has.

Any Ideas?

Thanks
Steve

Konadog · 06/22/2006, 09:07 PM

There are a few things that could eat your zoos that you may not see, including a type of snail, spiders, etc..... One other thing, is it possible that your clowns may be cleaning a spot to lay eggs?

CoralFiend · 06/22/2006, 09:08 PM

Don't know if these are your problem, but you might get out the magnifying glass and look around your zoanthids for some of these little critters. It's a nudi that eats zoanthids. They are pretty small, but it you look close, you can see them - if they are in your tank. I pulled about a dozen of them off of a colony of zoos that I brought home recently. Don't know if they laid eggs or not. I am keeping a close watch out for them. Some people recommend fresh water dips to get rid of these. I didn't do it to mine though. I sucked them out with a turkey baster and threw them in a jar of fresh water.

tamsprk · 06/22/2006, 11:03 PM

Last time I was at my LFS the guy was cleaning off each zoo of checkerbox snails. They were about the size of the tip of a pencil, and were eating all his zoos. Good luck finding the culprit.

Holygrail45 · 06/23/2006, 12:12 AM

If none of the above seem to be the answer, I came home once to my Peppermint Shrimp munching on my Frog Spawn...luckily it was in time, and the frog spawn has made a full recovery, but nothing I ever read led me to believe a Peppermint would go to work on that Frog Spawn (ps: Its not a camelback). Good luck, sorry to hear about the loss

06/22/2006, 08:36 PM	#1
EQCM2B Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Winston Salem, NC Posts: 425	What ate my Zoos? I bought my first Zoanthids last weekend and all seemed fine untill I come home today and found almost the entire frag eaten. Can anyone tell me what may have done this? I currently have: 2 False Percs 1 Lawnmower Blenny 1 Yellow Tang 1 Skunk Cleaner Shrimp 2 Peppermint Shrimp 1 Turbo Snail 10 Astrea Snails 4 Nassarius Snails 2 XL Nassarius Snails 4 Blue Leg Hermits I feed once a day so I would not think that something is having to look for food any more that it ever has. Any Ideas? Thanks Steve

06/22/2006, 09:07 PM	#2
Konadog Master of the 16 hour day Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: East Long Beach, So Cal Posts: 13,151 Blog Entries: 4	There are a few things that could eat your zoos that you may not see, including a type of snail, spiders, etc..... One other thing, is it possible that your clowns may be cleaning a spot to lay eggs? __________________ Save the Reefs................................................................Save the world! -Ken Current Tank Info: Currently tankless, and loving it!

06/22/2006, 09:08 PM	#3
CoralFiend Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Lake Charles, LA Posts: 304	Don't know if these are your problem, but you might get out the magnifying glass and look around your zoanthids for some of these little critters. It's a nudi that eats zoanthids. They are pretty small, but it you look close, you can see them - if they are in your tank. I pulled about a dozen of them off of a colony of zoos that I brought home recently. Don't know if they laid eggs or not. I am keeping a close watch out for them. Some people recommend fresh water dips to get rid of these. I didn't do it to mine though. I sucked them out with a turkey baster and threw them in a jar of fresh water. __________________ - Gary Reef Savvy 125 on order - Status: Waiting... Current Tank Info: 140 gallon reef

06/22/2006, 11:03 PM	#4
tamsprk Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Monterey CA Posts: 37	Last time I was at my LFS the guy was cleaning off each zoo of checkerbox snails. They were about the size of the tip of a pencil, and were eating all his zoos. Good luck finding the culprit.

06/23/2006, 12:12 AM	#5
Holygrail45 Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 66	If none of the above seem to be the answer, I came home once to my Peppermint Shrimp munching on my Frog Spawn...luckily it was in time, and the frog spawn has made a full recovery, but nothing I ever read led me to believe a Peppermint would go to work on that Frog Spawn (ps: Its not a camelback). Good luck, sorry to hear about the loss