That's one pricey fish
No wonder you're so x-tra cheesed

You never loose the cheap ones.

Sorry for your loss and this hijack. But i've had an anemone for well over 10 years and have never once fed it. They dont need to be fed.

I usually never Feed my nem But was hoping with the excess food it may split.

I think that's the problem here..he was on his last leg from being chased and harrassed by the other fish and got too weak and floated in the anemone.

The fact that it was not eaten by the anemone is a sure sign that the anemone was not very aggressive or hungry. I would not buy another wrasse that risk such harrasment and such fate.

thats pretty much a nems eating tactic. Any lively fish are going to be able to resist a sting or avoid the anemone all together. But if its exhausted and the current just kinda blows it into the nem, well thats an anemone at its best. Losing any fish let alone an expensive fish isnt fun. I lost a hawaiian red flame pipefish to a turf war recently. To me how much I pay doesnt justify whether i like it more than the others. I spent 8.99 on a blue/green chromis and to be totally honest, he was my favourite fish. He was my first marine fish ever. Sorry for your loss man, dont give up though, live and learn.

Sorry for your loss. I've lost expensive (to me) fish and its frustrating to say the least. Having said that though, this is one of the risks you take when keeping a predatory animal like a bta. I agree with others that the wrasse was probably already weak and nature was just taking its course in your tank. Can't blame the bta for going "bta" on your fish. If this happened to me, I'd at least let the bta eat the fish. This way the fish didnt die for nothing.

this just happened to me too. now I am curious to see if the mini maxi carpet can finished off it's meal.

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