Haddoni ate hermit . . . what now?

[Sangogo]

I recently purchased a small deep blue haddoni. Very gorgeous color that I had not seen before and it has been doing well in my tank.

I also have been keeping small hermits in my tank, as they tend to be more thorough cleaners than snails. Well, as all of us know, they tend to be rather clumbsy. One managed to fall into my haddoni and my haddoni snapped it up before I could even blink. I had never seen any of my anemones eat that fast before.

But I also know that it can't digest the shell.... It looked a bit swollen at the mouth a bit earlier, but now looks normal. It hasn't spit up the shell yet though.

Can anyone tell me what to expect? I know it's not exactly a rare occurence in tanks, but I've never actually heard any details on what happens and the effect it has on the anemone. I can't exactly go and pry it out of the anemone now that it's eaten, but knowing what I might be able to expect might put me at ease...

 

[cartman5579]

Mine ate one before and scared the crap out of me so i reached in and dug the shell out with my finger. Not saying you should do this cause i'm not sure if it was the smart thing to do, but it worked for me.

By the way, how's your red doing??

 

[jciotti]

It should spit the shell back up, I wouldn't worry about it to much.

 

[Sangogo]

Thanks . . I see an empty shell by the haddoni, so I am guessing that this was it. Guessing, but not certain, but thanks for the assurance!

Cartman,
The red ended up kicking the bucket. This blue one arrived much healthier, so I hope I do better with it.

 

[AquaReeferMan]

I usually have a steady supply of empty shells under my haddoni. Snails and hermit usually meet there demise after getting pulled in. Although one snail managed to stay in its shell during the crazy ordeal. It was eventually spit out.