Anemones fight ring!

PietschBR · 11/10/2020, 01:40 PM

Hello!

Could anyone please share experiences about two different species anemones getting too close to each other?

A couple of days ago my green carpet anemone started moving and got to a place where its touching a BTA.

Both of them are not fully expanding and seem stressed.

I actually tried to remove the carpet but wasn't able to, since it retracted to the sandbed below a large rock, being almost impossible to take It out in a safe way.

Here's a nice but troubling picture.

PietschBR · 11/10/2020, 01:42 PM

Could this be a fight to the death or will one of them move to avoid confrontation?

gavij012379 · 11/17/2020, 01:02 PM

I have a LTA that came to contact with my BTA. They didn't like it; you could see the tentacles retracted on both of them where it touched. The BTA moved so they are not touching anymore. I have a carpet as well but very small and hasn't come into contact with the BTA or LTA yet but I am sure the carpet has stronger sting at least for me. You could coax the BTA to move by directing a small return pump discharge at its base or rub ice cube at its base.

11/10/2020, 01:42 PM	#2
PietschBR Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 227	Could this be a fight to the death or will one of them move to avoid confrontation? __________________ 120G mixed reef setup with 30g sump. 300w Razor LED light. 2x Vortech MP40W. Reef Octopus SSS3000 skimmer. Korallin C1502 Ca reactor.

11/17/2020, 01:02 PM	#3
gavij012379 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 173	I have a LTA that came to contact with my BTA. They didn't like it; you could see the tentacles retracted on both of them where it touched. The BTA moved so they are not touching anymore. I have a carpet as well but very small and hasn't come into contact with the BTA or LTA yet but I am sure the carpet has stronger sting at least for me. You could coax the BTA to move by directing a small return pump discharge at its base or rub ice cube at its base.