Condy eating serpent star!

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Came home to find my serpent star with 2 legs inside condy anemone... managed to extract him but 1 leg was totally gone and other leg mostly eaten through...
Has anyone had this happen before? Other than some BTAs and snails these are my only tank inhabitants currently. I have clowns finishing quarantine I was going to add to my DT this week but am concerned about this condy being aggressive now... Do i need to remove this condy?
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Came home to find my serpent star with 2 legs inside condy anemone... managed to extract him but 1 leg was totally gone and other leg mostly eaten through...
Has anyone had this happen before? Other than some BTAs and snails these are my only tank inhabitants currently. I have clowns finishing quarantine I was going to add to my DT this week but am concerned about this condy being aggressive now... Do i need to remove this condy?
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Condys have a stronger sting than most anemones found in the hobby, and can sometimes eat fish as well.

I think the serpent star was weak as the tank seems new and not enough detritus/microfauna in the tank, got caught and couldn’t escape.

Is it attached to a rock right now?
 
Came home to find my serpent star with 2 legs inside condy anemone... managed to extract him but 1 leg was totally gone and other leg mostly eaten through...
Has anyone had this happen before? Other than some BTAs and snails these are my only tank inhabitants currently. I have clowns finishing quarantine I was going to add to my DT this week but am concerned about this condy being aggressive now... Do i need to remove this condy?
f21d2b0e-88b0-4536-b7a3-5c21c0fe2e83.jpg

d0e9e654-0b58-46cd-96fb-8eaa24fbc13b.jpg
Condys have a stronger sting than most anemones found in the hobby, and can sometimes eat fish as well.

I think the serpent star was weak as the tank seems new and not enough detritus/microfauna in the tank, got caught and couldn’t escape.

Is it attached to a rock right now?
Thats my thought as well. Going to try feeding the star more regularly and will probably be trading the condy back to my LFS because I don't want to risk any other fish/corals going forward. Didn't know condys were so aggressive when I bought it but should have known better to research more before buying... I have 3 small BTAs that are doing well and saw this beautiful condy at the LFS. Will not impulse buy again...
 

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