I wonder if they can tell the difference between live and prepared food. As my maxi is tough to feed. When I do feed I shake the minnow a little thinking that I create similar behavior as a live caught fish.

id have to agree i just dont think a bta has the power to catch live fish that size, the fish must have been on its way out or already dead.silversides imo isnt a good meal for bta's ...alot of people use them but theres better food out there, truth be told bubbletips do fine without feedings anyways:) sorry to hear about your fish


yesterday i was cleaning out from under my caret and he wrapped right around my wrist.....wasnt pleasant and took some pulling to get off lol:)

Anemones normally don't go "hunting". Usually the fish swims into them. I lost a sohal Tang that way. Swam through one of my biggest RBTAs.

You lost another one? arrgghh!

My old Kuda seahorse grew up in a tank full of BTAs and he would swim under and use his head to literally push the anemone out of his way as he went hunting for mysis. It was very fun to watch. He lived for 2.5 years in that tank and never got stung or eaten. I was very sad when he died of extreme old age (seahorses usually have 2 years life span).

I was very concerned the other day when a new fairy wrasse went charging into my group of 4 BTAs (2 RBTA, 2 GBTA) and one of the GBTA was closed up when I looked in the tank a few minutes later. Fortunately, the new fairy has been out and about eating his mysis several times since then so it wasn't eaten.

Sorry to hear about your loss. I would love to have a Linneatus wrasse and be very POed if it was lost.

I truly do blame the labouti as it was chasing him around. He wasn't dead when I pulled out of nem but I think exhaustion got him

Ken. I wonder maybe it's not ment to be. Lol let Mama forget about this and well be back . Haha. The flame is doin phenomenal though

Sorry for your loss 99
And your's too Brett

Time to go shoppin' :mrgreen:

Just have to call my dealer lol

Thankfully my list is a bunch of $7 fish lol.

I was curious as to what your fish looked like. Found it here (beautiful)!

Saltwater & Marine Fish > Everyday LOW PRICE Favorites! > Lineatus Fairy Wrasse

And looks like their low price is... $280!

I LOVE chromis. I'm a lot sorrier for your loss now =(

Sorry to hear about your loss man.....I lost my lineatus to carpet surfing...... definitely not so much fun loosing a $200 fish:neutral:..... BTW nems is evil