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05-09-2008, 06:08 AM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Weston, Florida Age: 28
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 |  Horseshoe crab missing tail...
This morning I woke up and saw my HS crab on his back still kickin'. I turned him over and he started going around the tank (not w/ his usual spunk), then went to the corner and just sat (didn't bury himself as usual). then I noticed his tail was missing? I saw the angel pickin him up, actually pickin him up off the sand a few inches w/ his mouth, but I don't think he has the jaws to break off the HS's tail. Only one fish could be the culprit....DogFace!
Which is weird cause he pays no attention to anything except my fingers and his silversides. Maybe I'll find out more when i find the rest of the tail? _________ 75gal hex, 2-40w T12 48", odyssea 48" 4x65w PC's w/ lunars, 25lbs rock, purple tip sebae anemone, gold banded maroon clown, dog faced puffer, juvenile blue angel, 2 dominoes, 1-4 stripe damsel, yellow watchman gobie, lawnmower blenny, mano, purple chromis, mexican turbo and astrea snails, hermit and horseshoe crabs, white and purple bubble coral(very little), 4 red mushrooms.  | 
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05-09-2008, 06:37 AM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Weston, Florida Age: 28
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I noticed alot more damage and here's some pics.   
Look at the edges of the crab do you think tha angel's capable of this? I don't know if I should take the crab out or let the angel and/or puffer eat him. Is that cruel? | |
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05-09-2008, 06:51 AM
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| | Feather Duster
Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Garden Creek,VA
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good possibility queen angels like to eat things like that, small crustaceans, mollusk,
and corals _________ 55g. 2" fiji pink LS, 45# fiji premium LR, 3500 Ocean runner, 10g. sump, 82gph nano skimmer, powersweep 228,ph t-5ho 216w, 1dartfish, 1 neon , black velvet damsel, royal gramma, peppermint, & few shrooms >))))*>
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05-09-2008, 07:58 AM
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| | Skunk Shrimp
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Birmingham,UK
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Ahhh let them have a slap up meal , he is part of the food chain, chances are he may die anyway, not to be cruel but this is a natural thing in the wild, but whatever is eating him they must have a good set of gnashers on em, or you could put him in a refugium if you have one. _________  | |
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05-09-2008, 11:50 AM
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| | 3reef Moderator
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I'd definitely blame the puffer. Angel fish is probably just taking advantage of the situation and trying to snatch a free meal. | |
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