Alien Abudction.....Not

Jason25 · 12-07-2007, 08:42 AM

So over the past 2 weeks I have noticed my snail population decreasing and my brown algae increasing. Checked my water parameters and all appeared well so I was a bit confused. Well last night about an hour after my moonlights came on I went in to take a look at things and saw my banded serpent star wrapped around a snail shell. I watched fr awhile to see what was going on and noticed the little guy was turning the shell over to get to the snail. So I started looking harder in the tank and found quite a few emtoy shell as well as my water really smelling foul. So some water changes are in order this weekend. I got the dead and some of the empty shells out. I also noticed that the littleguy must have been munching on my hermits too. He is alot like my puppy, I turn my back and all of a sudden something is in her mouth.

tippMANn98 · 12-07-2007, 10:39 AM

sometimes those guys can get a hefty appetite....i have seen them eat snails before....

lcstorc · 12-07-2007, 11:37 AM

Hmm. Never notices my orange one doing that. Maybe I should check more closely at night. That is when he usually comes out in the open.

Fionn_Matt325 · 12-27-2007, 12:52 AM

i was about to post a thread on the same thing, because my serpent star is toying with my red hermit. and for the snails i always blamed the hermits for that. poor crabs getting their good nature tarnished by other dastardly characters. take that crabs are evil society!

12-07-2007, 08:42 AM	#1 (permalink)
Jason25 Elegance coral Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Lancaster,PA Posts: 1,024 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Alien Abudction.....Not So over the past 2 weeks I have noticed my snail population decreasing and my brown algae increasing. Checked my water parameters and all appeared well so I was a bit confused. Well last night about an hour after my moonlights came on I went in to take a look at things and saw my banded serpent star wrapped around a snail shell. I watched fr awhile to see what was going on and noticed the little guy was turning the shell over to get to the snail. So I started looking harder in the tank and found quite a few emtoy shell as well as my water really smelling foul. So some water changes are in order this weekend. I got the dead and some of the empty shells out. I also noticed that the littleguy must have been munching on my hermits too. He is alot like my puppy, I turn my back and all of a sudden something is in her mouth.

12-07-2007, 10:39 AM	#2 (permalink)
tippMANn98 Has been struck by the ban stick Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New Port Richey, FL Posts: 2,705 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Alien Abudction.....Not sometimes those guys can get a hefty appetite....i have seen them eat snails before....

12-07-2007, 11:37 AM	#3 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 21,727 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Alien Abudction.....Not Hmm. Never notices my orange one doing that. Maybe I should check more closely at night. That is when he usually comes out in the open. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

12-27-2007, 12:52 AM	#4 (permalink)
Fionn_Matt325 Star Polyps Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Connecticut Posts: 173 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Alien Abudction.....Not i was about to post a thread on the same thing, because my serpent star is toying with my red hermit. and for the snails i always blamed the hermits for that. poor crabs getting their good nature tarnished by other dastardly characters. take that crabs are evil society! __________________ 34 Gallon Red Sea Changed from 10 gal. basic freshwater after a few years. It always comes back to Nemo

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