Which of these fish could have killed my bar goby?

[kilofey]

U-boat, my bar goby, was perfectly happy last night. Hes always been in the top 2 of my most open swimmer fish (the other being my black oscallaris). I just found him dead :sad: he had ripped up fins, would could be partly adue to the hermits snacking on him... But he most likely got beat up. There were no signs of mischief last night.
I had him, he had his own little cave
I have a fire fish, who also has his own cave. Hes pretty skittish
Then I have a coral beauty who just weaves in and out of the rock work
Black female oscallaris who wiggles all over the tank
And a male orange oscallaris who can usually be found wiggleing around a powerhead or a corner of the tank
Who would most likely be the culprit? They all seemed to get along, even at feeding time. The female oscallaris takes the majority of the food, but everyone complies and the 2 gobies never went into eachothers cave. The firefish is still in his cave, even now that the bar goby is dead. So I dont know what happened! No one else has any battle wounds.:flame:

 

[mr. limpid]

Per the compatibility chart nothing in your tank could of done it. The only question I have is, are your clowns nesting with eggs? If so the female gets pretty nasty to anyone who come near. Or if he sleeps in a cave a hermit might of surprised him.

 

[njbillyv]

This is why I have banned crabs, they're just not to be trusted.

 

[kilofey]

Well, was he possibly being mal nourished? Maybe I wasnt feeding him right. I feed the tank formula 2 and a meaty frozen food that I make and frozen blood worms (occasionally, just to add variety)

 

[kilofey]

Well, was he possibly being mal nourished? Maybe I wasnt feeding him right. I feed the tank formula 2 and a meaty frozen food that I make and frozen blood worms (occasionally, just to add variety)
A couple red legs have been banished to the qt for pissing off the coral. But my blue legs behave themselves

 

[mr. limpid]

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Originally Posted by Kilofey http:///t/391042/which-of-these-fish-could-have-killed-my-bar-goby#post_3466133
Well, was he possibly being mal nourished? Maybe I wasnt feeding him right. I feed the tank formula 2 and a meaty frozen food that I make and frozen blood worms (occasionally, just to add variety)
A couple red legs have been banished to the qt for pissing off the coral. But my blue legs behave themselves
I don't recommend feed fresh water food to marine fish. There are plenty of different foods out there to feed fish. Try Mysis, squid, formula 1, claims. I personal do not like hermits in reef tank they seam to do more harm then good. I stick with snails and bristle worms.