hi all,
juz would like to share this eye opening experience.
about a week or so ago, i bought a longnose hawkfish and released it into my tank after proper acclimization. but somehow or rather, the fish panicked and swam straight down for my 4" purple carpet anemone. next thing i knew, the anemone began to engulf the longnose and the poor longnose was stuck to the anemone. i immediately pulled the longnose out of the anemone to a corner of my tank, alas it was too late. although the longnose was still breathing but it has oredi been burned badly. Within 5 secs, i witness my nassarius snails coming out of the sandbed and started their feast on the poor longnose. i was surprised that the nassarius were that sensitive.
put that aside, i was so angry wif the anemone that i decided to sell it off. so i began to pull the anemone out of my tank and place it in the refugium. but surprise surprise!!! the moment i took a closer look at the anemone, i saw the body of a near unrecognisable fish near the mouth of the anemone. the body was engulfed in a stuff which resembles chewing gum blown into a small balloon. upon further inspection, i realised the body was that of my 2.5" yellow tang which was missing a day b4.
the purple carpet anemone has since been sold to shawncel (which i hv warned about the anemone's capabilities).
i swear i will never keep carpet anemones again. not even other anemones.
R.I.P Yellow Tang and Longnose.