hammer vs btanemone

[wicked_NaCl_h2o]

Can my hammer coral sting my anemone..if the anemone was stung by the hammer can it recover from it?

 

[Bmgrocks]

the anemone will take out the hammer, move one of them... pref the hammer, it will adapt to other flow, the anemone should stay put

 

[shrinky]

agreed - the anemone is move where it wants, and will (hopefully) stay once it's happy. the hammer will be fine anywhere (for the most part).

 

[wicked_NaCl_h2o]

I think the anemone was stung by the hammer..while it moving last night. I keep putting the anemone on the rocks and it keeps making its way back to the hammer..This time I think the hammer stung the anemone. Will the bta survive? I don't want to lose the bta..what can be done?

 

[PhilliePhil]

They are saying that your 'nem will kill your hammer so you need to move the hammer, especially if the anemone is continually going back to that spot.

The anemone will move, the hammer wont. If you move the hammer the anemone will stay put since it likes that spot evidently.

But I dont think the hammers sting will permanently hurt the nem.

 

[shrinky]

I don't personally know who wins in an x vs. y situation, but as phillie said, the whole point is that warfare can't be good for anyone and should be avoided. With that being said, the hammer can only do one thing, and that is defend the spot you've put it at. The anemone, on the other hand, will choose a spot it likes and stay there - so the solution is move the hammer as far away from the anemone's "spot" as possible, and let the 'nem do its thing. Once it gets comfortable, place the hammer a safe distance away.

As far as the stinging, I think most of these animals are resilient enough to recover, but they have to have optimal conditions, which would include as little stress as possible from a rival coral/invert.

 

[wicked_NaCl_h2o]

I moved the hammer before you guys even told me to move it. The hammer is very healthy and the bta isn't so healthy..thats why the anemone was damaged by the hammer when the bta was moving around in the tank...This is a picture of what the hammer did to the rbta. It moved there while we were sleeping so there was nothing I could do to stop it..it wasn't even acting like it was going to move when we checked on it last night.

 

[wicked_NaCl_h2o]

Is there no helping the bta or is there a chance I'll be able to bring the bta back to normal? Some one please help

 

[wicked_NaCl_h2o]

advice anyone? has anyone ever had their anemone stung by a coral before?

 

[Haddonisreef]

I would do a wter change! And run carbon! I have athe same situation in my 33 cube pics in my gall! Try to keep them apart till the rbta is healthy! Try feeding every 2 days krill soaked in some type of vitamens! I ll watch to see what happens! Good luck

 

[wicked_NaCl_h2o]

what kind of vitamins..I have reef plus..will that work?

 

[Haddonisreef]

Theres stuff called vita chem thats what i use also solcon that iv heard about