Do Clown Gobies Nip at Acans?

[brianjfinn]

I just got a clown goby and was wondering if they might nip at any LPS corals like acans. I know they sometimes nip at SPS, but he was hanging out near my acans and one of them was looking kind of upset. I didn't actually see him nipping at them, but just wanted to know if anyone knew whether they could or not.

 

[weaglereefer]

Mine would sit on my pagoda cup, and the polyps were always a bit retracted when he perched there. After he was gone, it looked like a different coral. I guess as long as he got somewhere where the acan couldn't eat him, it could be irritated.

 

[sts04c]

I just had a yellow clown goby and I took him out of the tank because he was nipping at my Acans.

 

[brianjfinn]

Yup! Just witnessed it. Dang, he's going to be difficult to catch, too. That really bums me out!