Small bite taken from open brain (1 Viewer)

[irishkiddo]

Small bite was discovered this afternoon taken out of my week two week old open brain. The only suspects are a orchid dottyback and a sea urchin that was hanging around him. Thoughts. The flesh isn't receded, looks like an actual bite.

 

[frankc]

I have never seen an orchid dottyback bother a coral, but it's always possible to get a rogue one.

 

[PorpoiseHork]

Dottybacks are considered to be reef safe for the most part, but as frankc said there's always the chance of a rogue one. With them usually it's fin nipping that you have to be more worried about than taking a chunk out of a coral. Dip the coral in an iodine solution and put it in a different spot and keep good flow across it, and observe the tank inhabitants to see if anything shows particular interest in it after being moved.

 

[irishkiddo]

will do! I have a zombie in my tank.