Carpet anenome and Mandarine a bad mix.

[Tava176]

Why???

 

[ERICinFL]

Pretty simple actually. Mandarines skim across the rocks looking for food. If it skims across the anemone and tries to perch on it... well... the anemone would eat well.

 

[reefshadow]

I've heard almost any fish except one that is symbiotic with a carpet (saddlebacks?), is unsafe with a carpet. I've heard of them eating tangs, angels, etc...ect...ect. I would only put a carpet into a dedicated species tank.

 

[So Cal shaggy]

I had a carpet years ago when I was going to school in my 18 gal mini reef in my apartment it was 4" across when I got it and within a week it had expanded to cover almost the entire tank I was cleaning one day without my gloves (stupid thing to do) and the back of my hand came in contact with the anemone and it felt like I had boiling water poured over my hand I pulled my hand out of the tank and rinsed it with freshwater and had what the doctor called a chemical looking burn for over 3 months needless to say that was the first and last time I kept a carpet anemone

 

[Tava176]

enough said...

Thanks for the clarification all.

James

 

[Freed]

Check this thread out about a carpet and a large tang:

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=759503

 

[elephen]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6629515#post6629515 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by So Cal shaggy
I had a carpet years ago when I was going to school in my 18 gal mini reef in my apartment it was 4" across when I got it and within a week it had expanded to cover almost the entire tank I was cleaning one day without my gloves (stupid thing to do) and the back of my hand came in contact with the anemone and it felt like I had boiling water poured over my hand I pulled my hand out of the tank and rinsed it with freshwater and had what the doctor called a chemical looking burn for over 3 months needless to say that was the first and last time I kept a carpet anemone

A buddy of mine had a carpet basically engulf his whole arm, needless to say I won't keep any after that.

 

[guitar_lord]

wow thats insane......
-I always wanted to get one - I think I changed my mind!

 

[Tava176]

Me Too!!

 

[squidward1320]

I have had a blue carpet anenome for over a month now. And i can say you do not want a mandarine in a tank with it. Since i have gotten the anenome i havent seen my mandarine ....

It was a impuls buy at the local LFS and it was way cheaper then i have seen them useally go for.. I knew my tank was up long enuf to keep an anenome but i didnt think about the mandarine going on it... needless to say i wont make that mistake again.. the other fish seem to not go anywhere near it soo i wouldnt worry to much with other fish..