Crazy unknown anemone

brian1539

New Member
View Badges
Joined
Nov 26, 2025
Messages
23
Reaction score
3
Location
Toronto
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
This anemone moved in one day and ate my cleaner shrimp
what anemone is this??????
i am so sad

IMG_4963.jpeg IMG_4966.jpeg
 

dedragon

5000 Club Member
View Badges
Joined
Feb 23, 2019
Messages
6,901
Reaction score
4,940
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
looks like a bta but i havent seen one eat a healthy cleaner shrimp. check if it is a molt because i have seen them eat molts and the shrimp will hide for a bit as it hardens
 

Gumbies R Us

God, Bouldering, and Reefing
View Badges
Joined
Nov 10, 2022
Messages
29,930
Reaction score
52,875
Location
North Georgia
Rating - 0%
0   0   0

D-Nak

Valuable Member
View Badges
Joined
Oct 15, 2011
Messages
2,053
Reaction score
1,774
Location
Bay Area, CA
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
Agreed. the white lines around the mouth are indicative of a BTA.

Definitely check to see if it was a molt, as previously mentioned. Anemones typically don't eat cleaner shrimp, unless it was dead or dying.
 
Last edited:
OP
OP
B

brian1539

New Member
View Badges
Joined
Nov 26, 2025
Messages
23
Reaction score
3
Location
Toronto
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
looks like a bta but i havent seen one eat a healthy cleaner shrimp. check if it is a molt because i have seen them eat molts and the shrimp will hide for a bit as it hardens
It is sadly not the molt
it molted yesterday
and i guess was weak this morning and got eaten
 

dvgyfresh

5000 Club Member
View Badges
Joined
Jul 9, 2020
Messages
5,404
Reaction score
9,499
Location
US
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
so it is still healthy?
It doesn’t look bad , mouth closed and eating. It currently doesn’t gain energy from light so you will have to supplement feed it until it regains color , could be why it wanted to eat the shrimp
 

D-Nak

Valuable Member
View Badges
Joined
Oct 15, 2011
Messages
2,053
Reaction score
1,774
Location
Bay Area, CA
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
Agreed. Not healthy but not sick, per se. Just needs some TLC and it should be fine. You'll probably want to feed it more than a typical anemone (that doesn't need to be fed at all) for a quicker recovery, but that's not a requirement.
 

DO YOU THINK TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS ARE MORE HELPFUL OR HURTFUL TO REEFING?

  • More helpful.

    Votes: 60 42.6%
  • More hurtful.

    Votes: 5 3.5%
  • I think it depends mostly on the technology.

    Votes: 53 37.6%
  • I think it dependsmostly on the reefer behind the technology.

    Votes: 42 29.8%
Back
Top
Home
Post thread…
Market
What's new