Question about carpets & RTN

[zeroinverse]

Can carpet anemones cause an SPS to RTN within 5 hours?

My carpet moved (or "went with flow") about 3+ ft across my tank and in process somehow pulled off an SPS (I think).

Now I only have like one tiny branch of the originally full SPS frag.

 

[zeroinverse]

It got pulled off and fell on sandbed.

 

[GiantBen]

wow

thats some quick RTN. I don't have an answer, sorry about the loss of the coral.

 

[northbay-reefer]

The carpet nem can sting sps instantly. I've seen my bubble tips stung my chalice before and it's got damaged pretty fast.

 

[Danny Luu]

carpets have the meanest sting ever! they will actually hold on to you unlike bubbles and long tents. i've had one devour a porcupine puffer in 10 minutes and it spat the spikes out the next day. =O

 

[zeroinverse]

It was probably my fault. Ran out of silversides lately so it was probably hungry and decided to move.

But darn! 5 hrs to dissolve an SPS. What a waste!

 

[Danny Luu]

that's a bummer. looked like a very nice frag

 

[Reef Bass]

Sorry for your loss. I've seen acan echinatas do similar damage in even less time.