Darn really

[gregzz4]

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

[Proteus]

You never loose the cheap ones.

[Madreefer]

Originally Posted by Titus99

It does suck. The nem rejected a silverside that morning. Just one of those days.

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.

[Proteus]

Originally Posted by Madreefer

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.

[daniella3d]

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.

Originally Posted by Titus99

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

[Brandon5555]

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.

[Son Of Skyline]

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.

[apexifd]

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