I am sorry for you. I saw those carpet anemones at an LFS last year but was too new to buy one. Sure glad I didn't. From now on I am asking you guys before adding anything since I learned my lesson the hard way already. I had no clue they could even eat most of the stuff you mention.
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Originally Posted by GreenSpottedPuffer
So yesterday I witnessed my larger carpet eat a Fang Blenny. It was slowly pulling it in as the fish thrashed around trying to escape. Today the smaller carpet (split a while ago from the mother) had something. It took me a while but eventually I got it partly open (you can't touch these ones, had to use a stick) and found my clown goby. I was really starting to like this little guy 
I am also missing another goby.
These are the mini carpet anemones. Don't seem to be many around. They are very beautiful anemones but I don't know if they are worth it since my plan is to keep small fish. Just wondering how common this problem is with carpets?
Oh and the big ones "eaten" list is much longer than that even...It has eaten:
A monti frag that fell on it (spits the skeleton back out a few days later)
Many hermit crabs
A star fish
An arrow crabs leg
A Serpent Stars leg
A mushroom that it moved beside and proceeded to eat
Digi frag
And a partridge in a pear tree...
I am so torn because I love how it looks and would have a heck of a time trying to get it out but it just seems like it will keep eating my fish. I am even scared that if my new mandarin touches it that it will not be strong enough to get away. The mandarin is quite a decent size but this anemone does NOT let go once it touches something. |