Sea Serpent Star
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stuckinfla
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What color? I have heard the greens are not safe.
ophiura
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What are you feeding it? Honestly, without more history, it is hard to tell. But they certainly have the ability if they are hungry, in some cases. What fish are missing, what schedule has this happened on? How old is the tank? What are water parameters? Complete history is very important here.
escape2thewater
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Originally Posted by stuckinfla
I have heard the greens are not safe.
My lfs has warned me about the green ones too. I have some missing fish here lately and have been keeping an eye on my serpent so I wouldnt be suprised.
Escape
I have heard the greens are not safe.
My lfs has warned me about the green ones too. I have some missing fish here lately and have been keeping an eye on my serpent so I wouldnt be suprised.
Escape
ophiura
Active Member
The important thing to remember is this. We put these animals in our tanks as scavengers, but we have a lot of scavengers. They are not limited to this behavior, and indeed many are NOT scavengers in the wild.
But we must be sure to draw a distinction between fish that died and were eaten, and fish that were perfectly healthy and caught. It is not our nature to want to think that a fish died for some reason. We are more inclined to believe they were perfectly healthy in our care and were caught. So always be sure to have an open mind on these things, or you may be chasing the wrong problem. And by all means, if you are not directly spot feeding these animals regularly, then there is a HUGE risk involved, IMO, though spot feeding may not prevent predation as well.
But we must be sure to draw a distinction between fish that died and were eaten, and fish that were perfectly healthy and caught. It is not our nature to want to think that a fish died for some reason. We are more inclined to believe they were perfectly healthy in our care and were caught. So always be sure to have an open mind on these things, or you may be chasing the wrong problem. And by all means, if you are not directly spot feeding these animals regularly, then there is a HUGE risk involved, IMO, though spot feeding may not prevent predation as well.