SPS killer, WATCH OUT!!!

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nadking

Anthias
#1
#1
So today I finally found the culprit of all my sps problems, I hope... I have had problems keeping sps in my previous tank which was infested with these little guys. I did not know they were a problem at the time but seemed to breed rapidly so when I moved I got rid of most of them. Today I actually spotted this guy attached and nibbling away at the rainbow poci I got at the dbtc. After doing some research I have found the species, and sure enough, an sps eater. Watch out if you have these in your tanks!



Here is a link, not the exact same time as I have but the same species

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=497+526+1752&pcatid=1752
 
SWQuest

SWQuest

Angel Fish
#2
#2
Hmm that's weird I have one the same size as yours and same type of snail and my tank is full of SPS and I've been doing fine and have never had a problem with it grazing on my SPS that's weird
 
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nadking

Anthias
#3
#3
From what I read the bad ones are the keyhole type. They have a large opening on the top of the shell, many people have mixed reviews. some say they are the devil and some say they are fine. It must be a very particular type of limpets, there are quite a few from what I've read. I was off all day and watching the tank quite a bit. This morning everything was looking great, and then tonight about 1/2 inch of the pocillapora was almost fleshless. I look on the backside and there was the snail, eating away.
 
Mantid

Mantid

Dolphin
M.A.S.C Club Member
#5
#5
Do you think it could have just been eating the algae off the deadspot that something else actually chewed on prior to its arrival? I have never had any of these hurt anything in my tank, even the bright yellow "keyhole" kind.
 
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