What Bad Fish Might Do This?

[zoomster]

Hey all,
I am a bit upset here!
Ok so here is my problem... as i am just now getting into corals on a pretty big scale, i have in the last month or so bought a boat load of them.all was has been good so far and but last night i noticed both my purple death zoas have been eaten ( the were on 2 different rocks even! )
I had all my frags in a rack on my DT and nothing bothered them until i did my aquascapeing. ONLY the purple death has been hit and i don't understand that.i am pretty sure I can rule out my percula clowns, pure purple basslet and hippo ( palette tang ).
So......here are my possible
suspects,
Foxface, picasso trigger( doubtful ), bird wrasses, possibly Naso?
I am thinking the foxface as i know they occasionally eat zoas. And regardless, why only the purples?
Any help or ideas would be appreciated.
SOMEONE NEEDS A TIME OUT IN THE OLE' SUMP!!!

 

[heath]

oh crap, that is horrible... if its only the purple death is it a possibility that you have some kind of pest, did they come from the same place...hopefully someone with a lot of experience will chime in and help out...

 

[zoomster]

No, no pest Heath, they were wide open and looking good. And the next day gone!
Someone has eaten them!

 

[heath]

If I were to guess, I would say the foxface only because they are grazers, that sucks tho...but there have been other members here that have commented that their tangs (hippo) had taken to eating zoa's, Torx had to get rid of one of his because of that...

 

[Shooter000]

Also sometimes it's only certain colours they go for...

 

[zoomster]

Hey, health, want a foxface? Lol

 

[zoomster]

Healthy and big!

 

[zoomster]

Also sometimes it's only certain colours they go for...

The hippo or foxface bud?
Yes, only my purple death were hit!
All my shooter000 frags are safe!

 

[heath]

would love to but I have to pass on the fox face, have 2 already.. but, if its the hippo

 

[zoomster]

Lol.

 

[jeffopentax]

I had a Picasso trigger that would toss and eat my candy cane corals no matter where i put them or how well I anchored them. My money's on the trigger.


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[zoomster]

Picasso huh?
I see my FOWLR tank getting done A LOT sooner now!

 

[heath]

not sure Jeff, if its the Picasso, he didn't touch anything in either of my tanks...except snails...

 

[TORX]

I just sold off a hippo that was eating all my zoas.

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[zoomster]

 

[zoomster]

not sure Jeff, if its the Picasso, he didn't touch anything in either of my tanks...except snails...

Yep, he has picked off some of those.
And then he leaves the rest like you said.

 

[jeffopentax]

not sure Jeff, if its the Picasso, he didn't touch anything in either of my tanks...except snails...

Individual fish differ greatly. Mine also picked on my diamond goby to the point i had to get rid of him. He was a jerk.


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[EricTMah]

How big is your foxface? Single spot foxface?

I might be able to re home him. Possibly

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[zoomster]

Yep single spot about 6" give or take an inch.

 

[zoomster]

Bit better pic.