Torch Coral busted for attempted Homicide!

[Myka]

I was feeding the reef today, everyone looks happy...busily savaging the food I added. All of a sudden the gold Torch Coral grabs the Jawfish! :eek: Jawfish is stuck on, suddenly motionless, and not breathing. Sh**, f***, d***!!!! :twised: So I use turkey baster to get Jawfish off the Torch. Jawfish floats around tank motionless. :cry: I reach in to grab Jawfish and find he's wiggling a bit. I go get a specimen container, and put Jawfish in there. He is breathing one big GASP every 10-15 seconds. He's a goner for sure. :cry: I turn off the tank lights to help him calm down. As I watch, the gasps are getting closer together. Eventually he is gasping heavily and is start to flick around a bit in the container. Then he starts swimming around wanting out. So I let him out. He's now swimming around the tank looking stressed as hell, and can't seem to find his burrow. I hope he gets his fried brain sorted out, and is ok. Nothing like seeing nature in action!! Very cool, but sad for the little guy.

[Zoaelite]

Currently on A&E:
The First 48: Pearly gets Torched

Next on A&E:
The First 48: Blood on the Carpet

After that on A&E:
Hoarders Buried Alive: Special segment on fish tank Hoarders Myka and The Grizz!

In all seriousness that's freaking crazy! Never thought a regular run of the mill torch could be stinging fish like that, I will stick to my SPS and zoas haha.

[Zoaelite]

Perhaps if you were feeding Pacifica plankton your Torch would be nutritionally complete and wouldn't require Blenny snacks:lol:?

[The Grizz]

:razz:Currently on A&E:
The First 48: Pearly gets Torched

Next on A&E:
The First 48: Blood on the Carpet

After that on A&E:
Hoarders Buried Alive: Special segment on fish tank Hoarders Myka and The Grizz!

In all seriousness that's freaking crazy! Never thought a regular run of the mill torch could be stinging fish like that, I will stick to my SPS and zoas haha.

:razz: jealous

[Zoaelite]

Not so much jealously , more in the realm of apprehension.

Apprehension towards the fact that one day I know I will be on the hoarder special... this is an addicting hobby we got going :razz:.

[The Grizz]

Not so much jealously , more in the realm of apprehension.

Apprehension towards the fact that one day I know I will be on the hoarder special... this is an addicting hobby we got going :razz:.

Maybe they should do a show on zoa hoarder's, I would suggest they start at your house :lol:

Myka

Very weird, isn't it strange how a clown can host in a torch but a jawfish gets it's brain scrambled.

[Myka]

OMG ZoaElite you kill me!!!!!!! :lol:

Very weird, isn't it strange how a clown can host in a torch but a jawfish gets it's brain scrambled.

Yes, so strange. Wild world of wet things. Ok, that sounds a bit funny.

[The Grizz]

Yes, so strange. Wild world of wet things. Ok, that sounds a bit funny.

You say funny but my mind went straight in the gutter & down the drain.:twised:

[Aquarium_Medics]

Glad I'm not alone with the mental trip.

[Myka]

Perverts! :eek: :lol:

Jawfish found his burrow overnight, and looks ok. I will feed the tank in a bit...hopefully he eats!

[gobytron]

what kind of jawfish?

[skabooya]

BAHAHAHA this thread is great. :) Great morning laugh.

[lastlight]

Thankfully you were there. I never considered the fish-stinging ability of an LPS... SPS sure but this surprises me.

[Myka]

It is a Pearly Jawfish.

Brett, I've never been stung by an SPS coral, but I have been nailed by a few LPS. LPS are such slow growers comparatively that they require a significant offense!

I wish I got it on video. I had a video camera, and started videoing but I was too late he was already snapping out of it.

[lastlight]

Sorry I meant an LPS' ability to sting SPS =)

[Myka]

Sorry I meant an LPS' ability to sting SPS =)

Ya, that's weird eh? I've been nailed by several LPS, never an SPS. However, if an SPS falls onto an LPS the SPS kicks ass.

[lastlight]

I haven't really witnessed much of that since I perma-mount nearly everything. I'm not sure how I could have missed this somehow lol but I was under the impression LPS usually killed SPS. Oops.

Ignorance is bliss I suppose!

[Myka]

Ask my Scoly if he liked the Mille standing on him! Mille doesn't have a mark on him, and Scoly was clinging to life! Mille fell off frag rack.

A lot of my stuff has fallen down...was all perma-mounted at one point. Too many other things to do right now!

[NemoanDory]

Wow I was just looking at getting a torch today but I think after reading this I'll pass lol.

[Myka]

I'm starting to think the Jawfish was suicidal! He met his demise in the freaking Open Brain coral this morning! He ate fine this morning, 30 mins later he was doing a lip stand in the brain coral! I put him back in the specimen container, but alas this time he did not revive. :eek:

[Aquarium_Medics]

Or the original brain fry took out the part that warns them to stay away and it looked like a snack.

[doch]

Or it was sick/weak before it hit the torch.