Hello all, I have a RSM 250 that has been running for about 6 months. This is my third reef tank and at this point I feel like I've learned next to nothing... Anyway I wanted to post a thread as I've had an insane day with it. First I noticed some kind of Eucinid worm in my rockwork. I watched it grab a small Cerith snail and pull it into it's lair. Lucky for the snail it was a bit too big and it escaped. The worm grabbed it two or three times. I tried setting a trap with a bit of food on a skewer. I actually was able to feel the worm grab the skewer, it was strong. The other part of my trap was a pair of scissors, I hoped to cut its head off (I've read this is a bad idea after the fact as they can revive themselves from a bit of themselves). Anyway I was not fast enough, I guess the hairs on the worm alert it to danger, they are faster than I am. In the process I destroyed part of my rockwork...the worm won today.
In that same rock I have a gorilla crab...I've managed to stab it in the head once and it's still alive...
After lights out I saw a brittle star I put in about 3 mos ago. It was the first time I've seen it's full body since introducing it. Well about 3 mins into watching it I watched one of my emerald crabs go ham on it. It was serisously like Godzilla vs King Kong for a sec. The crab grabbed one of the starfish's arms and just started chewing the shit out of it. I intervened with some nori and the crab let it go. Seriously it was one of the wildest things i've ever seen, the crab just picked the whole starfish up by the tentacle and started eating it.
Frankly the starfish seemed totally fine after it was let go. I watched it eat a few pellets afterward.
So, the eucinid and the gorilla crab are sharing the the same rock. I do have a few sps corals attached to the rock but I think I'm going to do a freshwater dip to hopefully drive them out. What do you all think? This has been one stressful day!
In that same rock I have a gorilla crab...I've managed to stab it in the head once and it's still alive...
After lights out I saw a brittle star I put in about 3 mos ago. It was the first time I've seen it's full body since introducing it. Well about 3 mins into watching it I watched one of my emerald crabs go ham on it. It was serisously like Godzilla vs King Kong for a sec. The crab grabbed one of the starfish's arms and just started chewing the shit out of it. I intervened with some nori and the crab let it go. Seriously it was one of the wildest things i've ever seen, the crab just picked the whole starfish up by the tentacle and started eating it.
Frankly the starfish seemed totally fine after it was let go. I watched it eat a few pellets afterward.
So, the eucinid and the gorilla crab are sharing the the same rock. I do have a few sps corals attached to the rock but I think I'm going to do a freshwater dip to hopefully drive them out. What do you all think? This has been one stressful day!