The coral reefs off Australia and Thailand demonstrate the complexity of this problem. Apparently, excess nutrients there resulted in the growth of plants favored by the crown-of-thorns starfish. That species proliferated. This starfish also eats coral in very high amounts. Obviously a large number of them can destroy a reef in a relatively short time span. Algae are in a symbiotic relationship with coral. Parrotfish, butterfly fish, angelfish, sea slugs, snails, worms and the crown-of-thorns starfish all eat corals.
members of the scaridae family of fish, carracterised by grinding pharyngeal jaws and a distinctly shaped head, eat algae off the coral on coral reefs, and certain species actually bite the coral and grind it up to consume the plant based algae within the coral, other species scrape the coral off the outside. there are many species of this family within coral reefs, examples include the brightly coloured parrot fish and massive buffalo fish
Polyps
Starfish eat coral somtimes but i do not now what type of eater they are
Fire coral is not typically consumed by many marine animals due to its strong stinging cells and toxic properties. However, some organisms, such as certain nudibranchs, sea slugs, and butterflyfish, have developed a resistance to its venom and may feed on fire coral.
polyp! The star coral is attached and is faceup
No, lobsters do not eat coral
Nudibranches do eat coral.
Lettuce Coral, brain coral, elkhorn coral, staghorn coral, star coral, fire coral, sea pen, scroll coral, golfball coral, mustard hill coral, rose coral, sea whips, maze coral, rigid cactus coral, orange cup coral.... and many more.
parrot fish eat coral
Only some types of fish.
The scientific or taxonomic name would be Montastraea cavernosa.
Coral
Fish like to eat coral