Haddoni ate my tang?

skinsfan1

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After I upgraded my 46 bow to a 75RR. I thought I needed a nice centerpiece fish. I had already had a pair of percula a few soft corals and a large S. Haddoni (Metallic green carpet per LFS). I purchased a yellow eye kole tang. Everything was fine for a month. Tang swam the whole tank picking at rocks doing its thing. I give my tank a once over everyday. I found a snail size ball of something in the sand near my haddoni. I actually thought one of my snails came out of its shell and died. I removed the mass and thought it contained fish bones?. Thats when I realized my kole tang was nowhere to be found. I can only guess it was eaten by my haddoni. Heres a pic of how close my tang would get. FTS5croped.jpg
 
Yup, sounds like you carpet made a lunch out of the tang. I have had my blue haddoni eat a pair of flameback angels and a yellow tang before.
 
My tangs used to love when my BTAs would exposed rock that was normally protected. They would immediately go in and peck the rock right next to the anemone. Unfortunately haddonis will turn a fish that tries that into a quick snack.
 
I've lost a handful of fish to my bubble tips over the years. Nothing the size of a kole tang but yes it does happen..

That's the chances we take when housing anemones with fish.

Frank
 
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