frogspawn predator

Sk8r · 06/30/2006, 11:01 AM

for some time I've seen pale gold tracery almost like computer chip circuits on one---always one, but a different one---of my frogspawn's fat green tentacles early in the morning; now I'm finding bits of tentacle lying at the base, one yesterday, one today.

What sort of predator might do this? I'm posting this in the general forum because it's possible it's more general than an lps-only predator.

I have a peppermint shrimp, an emerald crab, and those are pretty well the only inverts that could reach it. Nothing new's been added but fish in the last 3 months. It sits high in the tank, on the topmost tier. I do have some asterina stars.

It never seems damaged, but it's losing bits of itself, and this is not good. I did have a bubbleshell that predated on my digitata, but I got that one. No sign of another since. I did start 6 months ago with very live rock from another aquarium.

Sk8r · 07/01/2006, 09:16 AM

Anybody?

Could Lugols help? If so, how do you use that stuff?

06/30/2006, 11:01 AM	#1
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	frogspawn predator for some time I've seen pale gold tracery almost like computer chip circuits on one---always one, but a different one---of my frogspawn's fat green tentacles early in the morning; now I'm finding bits of tentacle lying at the base, one yesterday, one today. What sort of predator might do this? I'm posting this in the general forum because it's possible it's more general than an lps-only predator. I have a peppermint shrimp, an emerald crab, and those are pretty well the only inverts that could reach it. Nothing new's been added but fish in the last 3 months. It sits high in the tank, on the topmost tier. I do have some asterina stars. It never seems damaged, but it's losing bits of itself, and this is not good. I did have a bubbleshell that predated on my digitata, but I got that one. No sign of another since. I did start 6 months ago with very live rock from another aquarium. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

07/01/2006, 09:16 AM	#2
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Anybody? Could Lugols help? If so, how do you use that stuff? __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.