RBTA caught my Leopard Wrasse

[Bobika]

Unfortunately by RBTA caught my wrasse, it’s half sticking out of the nems mouth. Should I let it feast or pull it out? Don’t want a nutrient spike but also don’t want to shock my nem by pulling out the fish from its mouth.

 

[Bropar_Marty]

Probably not going to get any real experienced answers before the wrasse is inhaled. But generally from my understanding healthy fish don't get trapped by anemones.

 

[Mariette]

I’d be so torn. I think Martin has a good point. I wonder if the wrasse would even survive if pulled. Decisions decisions. I’d hate to be you right now :(

 

[Bobika]

Probably not going to get any real experienced answers before the wrasse is inhaled. But generally from my understanding healthy fish don't get trapped by anemones.

She seemed fine for the past week getting acclimated as she was a new addition but that could def be a reason she got eaten.

 

[Bobika]

So don’t worry about the nutrient spike and let it chow or take it out?

 

[aljan]

after it spits out the body just remove the body to reduce nutrients, that size of anemone wont be able to digest the whole fish.

i have a 6 line wrasse that has been touching and hanging around my rbta and he seems very athome moving outside of it and not really avoiding it, in my experience, rbtas are not like as sticky unlike carpet anemones, supporting the idea that healthy fish wont get easily fall prey to it.

 

[Bobika]

after it spits out the body just remove the body to reduce nutrients, that size of anemone wont be able to digest the whole fish.

i have a 6 line wrasse that has been touching and hanging around my rbta and he seems very athome moving outside of it and not really avoiding it, in my experience, rbtas are not like as sticky unlike carpet anemones, supporting the idea that healthy fish wont get easily fall prey to it.

Thanks for the advice!