Corals - I am ready to throw in the towel!!!

[fencer]

Does she eat palys? I could use that fish...really

[Coleus]

Originally Posted by fencer

Does she eat palys? I could use that fish...really

maybe you can then train her to eat some apitasia too :-) That would be some thing

[kien]

Hippo Tangs are omnivores. I've heard many reports of Hippos going after softies and LPS as they mature. I guess you could say they are Hungry Hungry Hippos! Thank you, thank you, I'm here all week.

[The Grizz]

Originally Posted by kien

Hippo Tangs are omnivores. I've heard many reports of Hippos going after softies and LPS as they mature. I guess you could say they are Hungry Hungry Hippos! Thank you, thank you, I'm here all week.

Oh man that was BADDDDD

[globaldesigns]

Originally Posted by Coleus

maybe you can then train her to eat some apitasia too :-) That would be some thing

She is about 6-7 inches in length, as Grizz said very beautiful fish... I also thought the same thing about the aptasia. i do have quite a bit of aptasia in the sump, but the nudis are taking care of them. Found some nudi eggs and now see some little babies.

I don't see any aptasia in the DT, so maybe she is eating those also.

But it is frustrating, as I have alot of nice colorful zoas. I can't catch her, so oh well I guess.

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by fencer

Does she eat palys? I could use that fish...really

I like paly's lol

[The Grizz]

Originally Posted by reefwars

I like paly's lol

ME TOO .....specially one's with color!!!! HINT HINT

[Zoaelite]

Maybe it's time to push the restart button?

Why not sell off pretty much everything you have, change out some of the LR, do a massive water change and remove the pellet reactors?

[Douglas]

What's that other saying..."there are plenty other fish in the sea". Catch her, and trade her in for a new model. (maybe two twenty year olds). Thearapy maybe?

[Delphinus]

Sorry to hear Rick. I'm afraid with your fish vs corals situation you are screwed. I know a lot of people suggest to the contrary but I believe that you cannot compensate for bad feeding behaviours by feeding heavy. Once they learn that something is "food", they will never unlearn it. I'm afraid you might have a choice to make in this regard.

To be honest your coral issues sound eerily similar to my own and I'm now of the belief that my fish are responsible for a lot of damage that I don't necessarily see them do. I think they do a lot when we're not looking. Besides my two butterflies (whom I know damage a lot) I'm no longer 100% trusting of my potter's angel or my rabbitfish. Every now and again I see them take little nips at my remaining gorgs.. You have the same rabbitfish .. I dunno - maybe there's something there that needs to be examined a little closer.