S. Haddoni in Reef?
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phender
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I nice blue of that size around here would go for $150-$250. If it is a nice bright blue, I would say thats a good price.
Magnificas are one of the natural hosts of ocellaris. They are not considered a carpet species and although they have a pretty good sting, I don't think they are known for eating fish. ( At least mine never has and I don't remember hearing any stories that they have.)
elegance coral
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My Mag ate my yellow tang. ANY large anemone will eat fish if given the chance.
Gary Majchrzak
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note the slime on that Tang. It's being regurgitated by the anemone.
1fishkeeper
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Here is a good little fax sheet to read over.
www.carlosreef.com/AnemoneFAQ.pdf
its a good read and lots of info to take in.
www.carlosreef.com/AnemoneFAQ.pdf
its a good read and lots of info to take in.
elegance coral
They call me EC
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13345554#post13345554 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Gary Majchrzak
note the slime on that Tang. It's being regurgitated by the anemone.
I'm not sure I understand your point.
I thought it was obvious that the fish was being regurgitated. My point was that the fish had been eaten by the mag. It could not regurgitate something it had not eaten.
Gary Majchrzak
Team RC
I agree totally.
I don't consider that an eaten yellow tang- that's all there was to my post. The fish was captured but not digested.
When haddoni eats a fish it (usually) spits out just the bones.
Haddoni is the fish eating anemone IME.
Don't place any Dragonettes with a haddoni!
I would go as far as to say that S. haddoni can sense fishes around it and (IME) appears to position itself to capture them. I've never witnessed that type of behavior in other anemone species. Perhaps phender has witnessed something similar with haddoni
Sarcophyton or Stichodactyla ?
Clownfish will often host in Sarcophyton coral which is a much easier animal to maintain than a carpet anemone.
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elegance coral
They call me EC
The fish was alive and healthy. The anemone captured it. Stung it to death. Then swallowed it. By definition, it was eaten. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eat The amount of flesh (which wasn't much) left on the bones when the remains are pooed out later has nothing to do with the fact that the fish was eaten. The fact that the fish was in the digestive cavity is proof that the fish was eaten.
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13347897#post13347897 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Gary Majchrzak
When haddoni eats a fish it (usually) spits out just the bones.
Haddoni is the fish eating anemone IME.
Don't place any Dragonettes with a haddoni!
I would go as far as to say that S. haddoni can sense fishes around it and (IME) appears to position itself to capture them. I've never witnessed that type of behavior in other anemone species. Perhaps phender has witnessed something similar with haddoni
Haddoni's are no different than any other anemone when it comes to digesting a fish. If it is a large fish, chances are it will not be able to digest all the flesh before it is expelled. The amount of the meal that actually gets digested depends mainly on the size of the meal compared to the size of the anemone,
It is physically impossible for a haddoni to sense fish around it and position itself to capture it. You have not witnessed this behavior in haddoni's as well as other anemones. It simply does no happen. Todd posted a pic of a Purple Tang very close to his haddoni. I see no signs of the haddoni positioning itself to attack. Here are a couple of pic (I have more) of my Yellow Tags very close to my haddoni. They did this continuously every day. The one that the Mag didn't eat still does. At no time does the haddoni respond to their presence.
Gary Majchrzak
Team RC
thanks for explaining to me what I did not see. I must be crazy to think that a Haddon's anemone can sense a nearby fish :lol:
another thing that I've noticed about Haddon's anemone: it seems to have some type of draw upon fishes. IME no other anemone species mesmerizes a fish the way a Haddon's does.
I mean- fishes will swim right up to a Haddon's and just stare right at it for minutes on end.
I've never seen fishes do this with any other species of anemone.
It makes me wonder if there's some kind of chemical attractant involved...
another thing that I've noticed about Haddon's anemone: it seems to have some type of draw upon fishes. IME no other anemone species mesmerizes a fish the way a Haddon's does.
I mean- fishes will swim right up to a Haddon's and just stare right at it for minutes on end.
I've never seen fishes do this with any other species of anemone.
It makes me wonder if there's some kind of chemical attractant involved...
