Carpet Anemone ate my clownfish

[aquaboy]

Carpets are notorious for eating EVERYTHING, a BTA aint gonna do what this behemoth did

[footballdude2k3]

just use an ice scraper....i keed, gl with whatever you get to replace it, i now know that i will never get a carpet

[nemo1991]

maybe since you feed him so much, he might think the clown is just another peice of food, that why i let me clowns feed my anemone

[Diver_1298]

It doesn't matter how much you feed it or not. They respond to stimulii by stinging it doesn't matter if they are full or empty If you have the proper lighting you don't need to feed it at all. I went over 7 months without feeding mine and it still grew, And yes, they like to stick to the bottom of the tank. You can "slowly" push on their base "foot" being careful not to damge it and it will eventually come loose.

Jim

Originally Posted by swampton

Just wanted to update you guys about my carpet. Since the clownfish incident, he hasn't eaten any of the other clownfish (wild false perculas) although I don't think he has gotten the chance since they aren't hosting anymore, and are probably terrified to, hehe.

Anyway, I have seen him take in quite a few hermit crabs that get too close to him. Kinda getting annoying. I feed him plenty.

So is there a trick to getting him off of the bottom of my tank? He dug through the 3 inch sand bed and fixed himself to the glass on the bottom. thinking about trading him in for something. Thanks.