Expensive Anemone Food!

[DraggingTail]

The Riterri below ate my blue hippo. Lol.

The Hippo always hung out with the clowns and would even swim into the anemone and proceed to act goofy laying on it's side.

Well, that behavior eventually led to the Hippo's demise and the anemone having a nice meal...

$100 snack....[emoji15]

 

[James M]

That’s not normal behavior. When a fish get eaten by a nem it’s usually because it was dying

 

[DraggingTail]

That’s not normal behavior. When a fish get eaten by a nem it’s usually because it was dying

Interesting. Must have been then. Fish seemed fine. Eating and out when the lights were on. However, it was mimicking the clowns and getting stunned/stung when it would try swimming in the nem like the clowns do

 

[DraggingTail]

It says they eat fish. This anemone is the size of a canteloupe and the Hippo the size of a quarter.

https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Heteractis_magnifica/

 

[jsvand5]

I’ve had a lot of mags. Never had one take a fish. They just aren’t nearly as sticky as giganteas or haddoni. I would also bet the fish was sick but maybe if it got scared into the mag I guess a healthy fish could be taken. Gigantea and especially haddoni will definitely eat fish though.

One other question, where do you live that a tiny blue tang is $100?

 

[DraggingTail]

I’ve had a lot of mags. Never had one take a fish. They just aren’t nearly as sticky as giganteas or haddoni. I would also bet the fish was sick but maybe if it got scared into the mag I guess a healthy fish could be taken. Gigantea and especially haddoni will definitely eat fish though.

One other question, where do you live that a tiny blue tang is $100?

Iowa

 

[michael giordano]

Sorry about your loss, I am glad you are taking it in stride. One the bright side it looks like your in the market for a new interesting fish