Who is the culprit - moving frag discs

[catgirl29]

I think I might know the answer. I mentioned before that when I was on vacation, every frag disc that was on a rock, was moved off the rocks, flipped upside down or just downright moved. I've only had this tank for 3 weeks but it came loaded with two smallish clowns, a strawberry crab, a pistol shrimp, a peppermint shrimp and a lanky starfish (don't know what kind but it's not a brittle star).

Got all the discs back into place and this morning, I find them in disarray again and one ricordia on a rock has been moved into a big rock stack.

I think it's the strawberry crab. There are no turbos to be knocking stuff off. What say you?

 

[russ-iv]

figured strawberries to be nocturnal.

my vote is the star. however ive seen some neurotic crabs.

 

[diprimak]

Pistol shrimp moves frags in my tank all the time.

 

[catgirl29]

Good to know. I haven't seen the little dude since I got the tank but I hear him popping several times a day.

 

[lizzbrownn]

+1 on the pistol shrimp. Mine redecorates constantly. I can't leave any frags or small corals near any of the openings to his burrows. He only moves things around at night, though. This could be the case with yours, too!

 

[russ-iv]

my pistol stays in the sand bed. not sure if that helps

 

[jennm]

On the rocks I'd say the crab. If they were on the sand I'd say the pistol. Pistols usually stay pretty close to their burrow.

Jenn

 

[catgirl29]

Total chaos again this morning and had to wrestle a frag plug from the crab. Grrrr.

 

[jennm]

Busted!

 

[joseayes]

Unlocked frags or unglued frags can be expensive sometimes, I had a crab that was doing the same in my tank, first victim was an sps stick, unfortunately he landed on top of my Duncan colony, few days later : dead.
The other was a chalice frag, he bumped that into another colony, the chalice got burned all in one side but then after a few weeks he recovery.

 

[catgirl29]

Turned on the light at 5:30am. Yep, it's the strawberry. Caught him trying to cut a mushroom off of a plug. Everything in disarray. If I can catch the booger, he will live somewhere else. Anyone want him?

 

[hzheng33]

If you to get rid of him, I can house him

 

[catgirl29]

Hui - he's yours if I can catch him.