Will a 12 inch BTA eat a 4" of another clone?

[iamwhatiam52]

I put a 4" new RBTA in a 20 gal tank I use to propagate my old RBTA's about a week ago and it is gone without a trace! The tank is home to 12" and an 8" RBTA that I'll be selling or trading. The nems do great in the tank so I put the new one in too.

I know people keep multiple clones in the same tank so I don't think they eat each other, but where is it?

I am sick to my stomach over loosing this little guy. It was solid dark red all over, tentacles, disk and base. Absolutely gorgeous.

The overflow has 1/8" mesh screen and the only powerhead is a tiny 240 GPH Hydor Koralia. Could the powerhead have gotten it if it was moving around?

 

[this is me]

Check under every rock?
I've never heard on anemone eating another anemone.

 

[iamwhatiam52]

Checked under everything.
Tore the tank up.
I doubt it jumped.

 

[iamwhatiam52]

Just found this in the powerhead. Size of a nickel and the consistency of a piece of squid.
Powerhead got it and this is all that is left.

I cannot begin to explain how upset I am to kill such a beautiful animal by my own stupidity. It doesn't even upset me that I paid 5 times as much for it as I did for my original RBTA. Just hurts to let the poor little critter down, even if it does lack a central nervous system.

Apparently, so do I.....

 

[garygb]

You didn't post a pic, but maybe the anemone can be saved. Sometimes anemones that are mangled pretty bad can rebound.

 

[CockyBrock]

Yes...BTA's are very hardy animals...don't throw it out. Just give the piece some time and keep your water quality up there and it's possible it recovers!

 

[iamwhatiam52]

OOPS! Here is the pic.

Just found this in the powerhead. Size of a nickel and the consistency of a piece of squid.
Powerhead got it and this is all that is left.

I cannot begin to explain how upset I am to kill such a beautiful animal by my own stupidity. It doesn't even upset me that I paid 5 times as much for it as I did for my original RBTA. Just hurts to let the poor little critter down, even if it does lack a central nervous system.

Apparently, so do I.....