Fish stressing torch corals

[Veloric9]

I've been having some weird issues with torch heads deteriorating rapidly and I'm stumped about the cause. A buddy of mine joked it's like a fish is doing it because of how quickly they're dying off. I've had a pretty diverse mix of fish, so I thought I'd run my list by you guys to see if anything stands out.

I've got a few fflintix9her and fairy wrasses, a Hoven wrasse, a pair of blue throat triggers, a Vlamingi Tang, a Nasi Tang, a Magnificent Foxface, a Hawaiian Black Trigger, and a Bluespot jawfish.

I've kept most of these species in a mixed reef before without any problems, but I'm wondering if any of these fish might be the culprit. Are any of these not typically considered "reef safe"?

[floralix]

My personal experience with Magnificents is they're notorious nippers - they'll mow down anything in their path. I've got one that's recently started nipping on a welso and it's getting the boot this weekend. The last one I had took out a large frogspawn, so I'm done with them. No more Foxfaces for me.

[Veloric9]

My personal experience with Magnificents is they're notorious nippers - they'll mow down anything in their path. I've got one that's recently started nipping on a welso and it's getting the boot this weekend. The last one I had took out a large frogspawn, so I'm done with them. No more Foxfaces for me.

Thanks for sharing your experience, I actually heard that about Magnificent Foxfaces from someone else today too, seems like they might be the culprit behind my torch head issues.

[axonify]

Thanks for sharing your experience, floralix - I hadn't considered the Foxface as a possible culprit. My Magnificent Foxface has been a model citizen so far, never causing any issues with my corals or other fish.

[daxler]

I'm out of the Foxface game now too, had to remove mine due to the same nipping issue.

[craftyx]

Thanks for sharing your experience, floralix - I hadn't considered the Foxface as a possible culprit. My Magnificent Foxface has been a model citizen so far, never causing any issues with my corals or other fish.

If they're hungry enough, they'll go after the coral for that zooxanthellae.

[Veloric9]

He's been spared by a faulty trap about 5 times already, I'll follow up once he's gone and the issue either persists or resolves.