Nem ate my fish. Now what?

randychuah · 09/30/2020, 09:17 AM

Ok so I couldn't find my little mandarin dragonnet and to my dismay, I found it in the anemones mouth. It was out of its mouth but still within the tentacles (the nem is still holding onto it)

Should I try to remove it or leave it? Id leave it if it can finish eating it but I doubt? And I'm afraid if I leave it it will be discarded somewhere I can't find it and rot, raising ammonia levels. But if I try too hard to remove it I might **** the Nem and potentially cause it to start moving around again creating more chaos.

What do you experienced keepers usually do in this scenario?

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Jamie1210 · 09/30/2020, 10:06 AM

How tightly is it holding onto it? Looks like an LTA, which I know isn't as sticky as a carpet. I would try to remove it. It should let go pretty easily.

Tony24 · 10/04/2020, 08:19 PM

:-(

OrionN · 10/13/2020, 07:38 PM

That Mandarin is dead. Leave it alone so it death can do a little good. (too late for me to chime in now, but it I see that, it just leave it alone unless the little guy is struggling) Even if he is still alive, it is highly unlikely that he can be save.

Now about your anemone, what you have is a M. doreenis or a LTA. It is a sand bed anemone, that does require a fairly deep sand bed. It does not need much current at all, and need relatively bright light. Give it these thing and he will grow into a large and beautiful anemone.

ohioreef · 10/14/2020, 07:27 PM

Let nature take its course.

ThePurple12 · 10/14/2020, 08:36 PM

Was it already dead?

randychuah · 10/14/2020, 08:45 PM

Yes it was already dead

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Sk8r · 10/18/2020, 12:32 PM

don't get another sand-hugging or perching fish. They're at risk from nems and elephant ear shrooms.

09/30/2020, 09:17 AM	#1
randychuah Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2020 Posts: 12	Nem ate my fish. Now what? Ok so I couldn't find my little mandarin dragonnet and to my dismay, I found it in the anemones mouth. It was out of its mouth but still within the tentacles (the nem is still holding onto it) Should I try to remove it or leave it? Id leave it if it can finish eating it but I doubt? And I'm afraid if I leave it it will be discarded somewhere I can't find it and rot, raising ammonia levels. But if I try too hard to remove it I might **** the Nem and potentially cause it to start moving around again creating more chaos. What do you experienced keepers usually do in this scenario? Sent from my SM-N986B using Tapatalk

10/13/2020, 07:38 PM	#4
OrionN Moved on Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Coastal Texas Posts: 16,000	That Mandarin is dead. Leave it alone so it death can do a little good. (too late for me to chime in now, but it I see that, it just leave it alone unless the little guy is struggling) Even if he is still alive, it is highly unlikely that he can be save. Now about your anemone, what you have is a M. doreenis or a LTA. It is a sand bed anemone, that does require a fairly deep sand bed. It does not need much current at all, and need relatively bright light. Give it these thing and he will grow into a large and beautiful anemone. __________________ Minh My homepage is my album here at Reef Central Current Tank Info: Reboot 320 anemones reef. Angels: Yellow Chest Regal(2), Flame (2). Copperband But. Tangs: Yellow, Purple. Wrasse: about 20 wrasses various species. Anemones: Giantea X4 (Breen, Blue, Purple and Multicolors), Haddoni X1 Red, Magnifica X1 Purpletip

10/14/2020, 07:27 PM	#5
ohioreef Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Western Ohio Posts: 3,106	Let nature take its course. __________________ Gary

10/18/2020, 12:32 PM	#8
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	don't get another sand-hugging or perching fish. They're at risk from nems and elephant ear shrooms. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

09/30/2020, 10:06 AM	#2
Jamie1210 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Alhambra, CA Posts: 1,733	How tightly is it holding onto it? Looks like an LTA, which I know isn't as sticky as a carpet. I would try to remove it. It should let go pretty easily.

10/04/2020, 08:19 PM	#3
Tony24 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2020 Posts: 11	:-(

10/14/2020, 08:36 PM	#6
ThePurple12 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Virginia Posts: 506	Was it already dead?

10/14/2020, 08:45 PM	#7
randychuah Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2020 Posts: 12	Yes it was already dead Sent from my SM-N986B using Tapatalk