carpet anemone tank mates

big deddy · Dec 29, 2015

Any tanks mates that are better suited for carpet anemone than others? Not counting clownfish. I only have 2 ocellaris clowns, a royal gramma, a yellow tang, and a mandarin. Also have a few hermits and snails, and sea cucumber. The yellow tang is one I hate to lose, but I will probably take the risk. Also I could possibly move something if it is at higher risk.

trio91 · Dec 29, 2015

i would like to know as well....i am in a similar situation with my carpet nem....right now i only have 2 clarkii's hosting in 72gal bow

it was mentioned to me in another post that a kole tang could work but in your case not so sure how he'd handle being with that yellow tang

rayn · Dec 29, 2015

Any fish with a carpet is subject to being stung, killed, and possibly eaten. It is a risk one takes with carpet nems. Some are worse then others on their sting and ability to "seem" to catch fish.

big deddy · Dec 29, 2015

This is a green haddoni

trio91 · Dec 29, 2015

so is mine....my carpet ate: 3 green chromis, 1 tomatoe clown, and 1 serpent star (i actually witnessed this one....the others i never found the bodies so i am assuming)

big deddy · Dec 29, 2015

The sea cucumber is my biggest concern. My kids love that little green turd

big deddy · Dec 29, 2015

The local guy is selling this because it has eaten several fish.

trio91 · Dec 29, 2015

hes gonna catch something....outside of the clowns...IME, everything else goes bye-bye....

Reefmon · Dec 29, 2015

Go with inverts instead of fish. I have an anemone tank with 5 sexy shrimp, an anemone shrimp and crabs. They all bring a lot of life in the tank

big deddy · Dec 29, 2015

Is the tang smart enough to stay away from it?

bairdimusprime · Dec 30, 2015

he will catch and eat whatever he can... every carpet i ever owned has done so... hence why i do not keep them anymore.

pooliap · Dec 30, 2015

If we put a sexy shrimp , are sexy shrimp will fight with peppermint shrimp ? anyone have experienced it ?

Taylor t · Dec 31, 2015

bairdimusprime said:
he will catch and eat whatever he can...

This says it all.

big deddy · Dec 31, 2015

The cucumber is my only concern as the kids love him. But almost everything I have ever read, said sea cucs have very very few predators

big deddy · Dec 31, 2015

I'm gonna try to relocate the mandarin. I feel that would be his first victim.

big deddy · Dec 31, 2015

I guess this is living on the edge, mandarin style.

trio91 · Dec 31, 2015

yea id be worried about that....

Akida17th · Jan 1, 2016

I've owned many carpets including gigantea and haddoni. The only time I seen an anemone tried to eat one of my fish is when it died and floated into a mini maxi and my gigantea. Other than that, healthy fish usually are smart enough to stay away from them. It's usually smaller fish like mandarins that are susceptible to being eaten imo. My flame wrasses and tang swim under my green gig every day lol.

shred5 · Jan 7, 2016

I have seen carpet anemones eat many fish healthy or not.
Certain fish have a greater chance of being eaten though.
Mainly skittish fish like anthias and firefish etc. fish that are chased allot by bullies. I have had my maxi minis catch firefish several times. I do not keep them anymore.

Tangs seem to like to harass clownfish and get too close sometimes. My Tang has been stung allot.