Gobiodon nipping acropora HELP

[bar]

sins i insert 4 gobiodon to my reef tank
all of my acro polyp are closed.

i even saw the gobiodon nipping..

any way to go back to full polyp extension ?

 

[liquid]

Remove the gobies and see if they're causing it?

Shane

 

[Len]

It's probably the gobies. Gobiodons will clear patches of Acropora for nesting sites, but I've found that sometimes in captivity, they develop a nasty habit of eating acro polyps the whole time. Happened to me and I'll never try Gobiodons again.

 

[Anonymous]

My first pairs of okinawai's (2x) were fine

my most recient pair were horrible little monsters that ate polyps all day long

 

[bar]

thanks, just as i thought.

what is the best way to catch them ?

 

[Len]

I've caught mine in two ways. One was to use a large nylon mesh bag and surround the Acro head the goby was hiding in, using a chopstick to force it into a portion of the net where I could seal up.

The other way sounds a little cruel and I'm not sure I'd recommend it, but it worked. I siphoned the little goby out! 8O