Clownfish eating BTA?

[paulallen]

I just bought a BTA a couple days ago. For the first day I babysat it to make sure that it didnt get killed by powerheads or the overflow. It found a place that it hasnt moved from yet and my marroon striped clown fish went into it within the second day. Well, today is the third day and I cant find my MSC. I fed the tank and everyone came out but him. Is it possible that the BTA ate it. I looked everywhere. There is no way it got out of the top and it isnt in the over flow box. I am at a loss here and getting really upset. I thought I was giving my clownfish a home and protection not a predator. I tried feeding it a silver side the frist day but it wouldnt eat it, the silverside kept falling off the BTA.

 

[paulallen]

No one has any comments or experience with this?

 

[TOURKID]

been seeing alot of these threads lately. kinda freaks me out. i saved one thread, the guy is going to post pictures, he actually got pics of the fish bring regugitated. yikes.

 

[paulallen]

I tried to look at the body to see if i could see any coloration in there, but there are rocks around and i cant get too good of a view. If it doesnt spit it out, I'll get pictures too. Do you have a link to that thread?

 

[paulallen]

Well the anemone spit out what he didnt like of the clownfish today. I didnt get pictures of it spitting it out, but here is the aftermath. The first pic is 2 days after i put it in the tank (sorry about some algae on the glass), the second pic is 2 days later.

 

[TOURKID]

i was eating cereal. and that shoulda came with more warning. my maroon and bta look so similer

I am SO sorry for your loss really i am. that stinks


Im totally weak in the stomach right now, but i appriciate you posting, theres been a bit of controversy on this.. can it/cant it.

i hope when its the right time, you find an awsome clown, and feed the bta ahead of time

heres that link, dident get far tho.
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=818268