Rhyzo eating a fish

[juniormc8704]

Well, my daughters new fish didnt make it....but she got 2 and the other is doing great.....but.....i did complete the circle of life....i dont think my rhyzo will be hungry for a while. here is a step by step as my large rhyzo eats a 4" Bartlett Anthia

what do think this fish is thinking?

 

[juniormc8704]

What fish?

 

[Recty]

Pretty neat. I'm surprised it could get it's mouth all the way around that. Even the end picture it looks like the tail still isnt in, but that is still quite a feat.

Did it eventually envelop the entire fish?

 

[juniormc8704]

yep, about ten hours later is spit out pristine skeletal remains...no flesh of any kind left on it...which would lead me to believe, it liquifies its prey pre-digestion.

 

[swjim]

Very cool! Thanks for sharing! Did you get any pics of the skeleton?

 

[TitusvileSurfer]

Ohh yeah I'd like to see the skeleton too. Regardless it's a heck of a series (as you consistently deliver).

 

[Dipan00]

That is sweet!!!

 

[Jacob D]

The shot with the other fish taking a look is very cool. I would frame that one.

 

[LobsterMan]

Thats was cool!

 

[juniormc8704]

Well my flasher wrasse got stuck in the overflow...recovered him...wasnt doing well...this morning...he found himself inside my rhyzo...here is whats left when he was done...

 

[Recty]

Pretty neat... just basically skeleton and the harder material in the head.

Too bad you dont have a shot with more depth of field, I'd like to see the detail down the vertebrae.

 

[juniormc8704]

ive still got....forgot to toss it...i snag another pic now.

 

[juniormc8704]

here is one thats a little better

 

[Recty]

That made a good meal

 

[Grouperhead]

Sweet pics. Love the splendid pseudo. I recently added one to my 20g and love him.

 

[swjim]

That's wild, very cool! Thanks for posting the skeleton pics too.

 

[zzzygote]

amazing

 

[raddogz]

Ewwwwww....but Very cool!!! lol

 

[Alexander180]

wow thats an amazing sequence. sounds like an expensive couple meals there.

 

[Absolute Reef]

ok that reminds me of my Yellow Tang being eaten by my Blue Carpet Anemone.
I tried my best to help that poor tang but the more I tried to pull it out the more it got sucked in. I can't imagine thousand needles pain, such a sad story. I hope this is the worst that reef-keeping has to offer.