broken tips on SPS

surgeonfish · #1 04-19-2008, 10:44 PM

I was just wondering how often people see broken tips on their SPS corals? I only have two SPS corals and occas I will see a tip broken off or bent over. I have some larger damsels (which I can't catch) that chase each other and I was wondering if they are damaging the corals. Is this common to see broken SPS? I know that corals fragmenting in nature is common, but from storms or larger fish. If this is not commonly seen, are my corals too soft or weak?

Aquattro · #2 04-19-2008, 10:52 PM

Yup, fish can break tips and even branches off. I had a tang break one of my favorite colonies in half once. Lucky I couldn't catch that day!!

Snappy · #3 04-19-2008, 10:59 PM

Fish can be good frag makers. Over time you will likely see those broken pieces that fell off grow into new colonies. Works well for them in nature.

fencer · #4 04-20-2008, 12:23 AM

Sure it isn't a fuzzy crab...mine liked staghorn

surgeonfish · #5 04-20-2008, 02:57 AM

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Originally Posted by fencer

Sure it isn't a fuzzy crab...mine liked staghorn

I haven't seen any fuzzy crabs. My domino damsel likes to push new frags off the rocks into the sand. I have a nicy rock covered with microzoos that he constantly used to knock over. They are always banging into things.