Bite marks on softies,

[xi-guy]

I recently noticed bite marks (maybe 1 mm) on my toadstool, when it was fully retracted for a week or more. Then I noticed some of my baby xenias chewed upon.

I thought it was my emerald crab, the newest addition, so I grabbed him and put him in the fuge. But a few days later, I noticed the same thing on some other xenias.

Then one night I noticed my sally light foot "working" on my GSPs. I couldn't tell if it was cleaning it or actually eating the flesh of the coral. Any one have similar experiences with sallies?

My only other culprit is a pair of engineer gobies, but none of my research shows them as coral eaters.

 

[JayM]

It could be either the SLF or the emerald. I would look at the SLF first

 

[Cardiak]

You didn't happen to let this guy near tank did you???

 

[Cheetos]

You didn't happen to let this guy near tank did you???

Now that is funny!

 

[skyedolphan]

My guess would be the sally also as I had a few years ago and they were caught first hand munching on zoas, orange sponges, fish and a sinularia
IMO they are not reef safe at least not the ones I have gotten.