siskiou Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 Today, I discovered my Anthias partially eaten on the sand. He was lively and eating yesterday. All other fish (and corals) are fine, and I just tested the water (no ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, pH 8.2, Alk 8.5, SG 1.026, Temp 79). Does this sounds like old age (have had the fish 2.5 years), or a predator? The only suspects would be a larger female sally lightfoot crab, or a pistol shrimp that's been with me for 6 years and is fully grown (I assume). About 3 inches long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgf86123 Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 I'd suspect the sally lightfoot personally, I've been told some horror stories about them from some pretty reliable people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siskiou Posted March 2, 2010 Author Share Posted March 2, 2010 I've heard plenty of those stories, too, but so far the crab has been behaving itself. They have such small pincers, it seems almost impossible for them to kill a fish that's not exactly tiny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgf86123 Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 A friend of mine watched a smaller sally lightfoot kill his yellow tang one night, so they can do it, I'm like you though, I don't see how lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siskiou Posted March 2, 2010 Author Share Posted March 2, 2010 Hm, maybe I'd better get the crab out and into the sump! Of course, it's in hiding right now. Normally, it's always out and about, unless it's shedding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgf86123 Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 have you added anything new to you tank recently? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siskiou Posted March 2, 2010 Author Share Posted March 2, 2010 Nope, nothing whatsoever, for a while now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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