Help My Big White Nassarius Snail is eating my Corals !!!!

[spllouder]

OK i Caught him in the Act i have 5 Large Cream and tan colored nassarius snail . and i caught one eating my Pink Palys . And i wondered why my Xenia Was Dying ? These guys are eating my corals on the bottom of the tank ? Help . Its the same Snails as " IDunnoWhy " Page 15 Post #147 . Mine are the Same Snail . Eating my Fleshy Soft Polys .

P.s. He is Proable EyeBalling your Leather for a Snack Later .

 

[Lorna]

Nassarius snails usually eat detritus and are scavengers. Is there enough food for them? I think maybe they are not getting enough to eat. Try feeding them some mysis.

 

[KahluaZzZ]

they may scavenge dead tissue or your corals
During the night, use a flashlight to see if you see pods crawling all over the corals, you might have a hint there

 

[spllouder]

I acutally watched my Snail eat a botton polpy and make a hole in it . Thw main lights where on , and i dont think they are getting enough food . Can i use pellets or something so they sink to the sand ? They will eat anything , but when i but my brine shrimp in it gets eating before they even get a chance to get out of the sand ? They love Flakes but takes a while to sink , and get eating first too . by the clown fish . ??

 

[Lotus]

Pellets will work fine. If you have flake, you can soak it in a little tankwater first and it will sink faster. Sometimes feeding at night, when the fish are resting, is easier.

I have a pesky peppermint shrimp that takes polyps off my euphyllias if I don't feed him enough.

 

[di0nysus]

i use sinking pellets and it works great. my cleaner shrimp also loves to eat them