RBTA Ate my Mystery Wrasse!

[only4fudge]

I swear, I think the mystery wrasse was eaten up by my RBTA.

The wrasse looked a bit fatigued as of last night, but late last night, I went to check to see if it was there, it was no where to be found. Early this morning, and late afternoon, I still havent found the mystery wrasse.

To my surprise, I found no body, or trace of the wrasse.

The wrasse is 3.5-4" long, and I checked the leg of the RBTA to see if there is a body, or a indication of the elusive mystery wrasse body.

I dont know what to think, ****ed off, or depressed regarding this issue.

Any signs I should look for, to the whereabouts of the wrasse?

The RBTA is about 10" in diameter, some help would be great.

I am not sure if a m.wrasse hibertnates or hide anywhere for a long time, but 2 days without eating is a really long time for this fat fishy.

I miss seeing it cruise around...awww T_T poor wrasse... I hope it comes back, or at least find the body at least... I need some sense of security.

Thanks

 

[pfish]

I have a mystery wrasse and RTBA's. I think the only way that the anenome could eat that wrasse is if it was already sick and dying and stumbled into it.
Most likely it hid in the rocks and died and your clean up crew finished him off.
Sorry but mine have never hidden for even a few hours except at night.
Good luck.

 

[sonofgaladriel]

Have you checked behind your tank on the floor or in your overflow boxe(s)? Mine jumped into the overflow box once AND out of the tank once. Fortunately, I was there when he went carpet surfing

 

[only4fudge]

I did check, the floor and all around the tank, to no avail.

I ll have to bite the bullet on this one...

The m. wrasse did look a bit sick yesterday, either that or he was really sleepy.

Would an RBTA really eat that large of a fish so quickly?

Where should I check for the remains of the wrasse? I dont think anemones eat bones do they?

Thanks

 

[BristlewormKing]

I have had a RBTA eat a yellow tang sometime between the hours of 8 am and 5 pm and there was absolutely nothing left that we could find. However, the RBTA's base looked real plump and grew another three inches in the two weeks that followed.