Rock flower predator

Stang67 · Jul 29, 2020

I caught my rfa after lights out with a hermit in its clutches. I also could have sworn about a month ago that he had my blenny. Am I crazy or do the snatch and eat stuff? I feed him at least 2x a week frozen mysis. He is pretty big a bit bigger around then a coffee cup. Thoughts?

Pistondog · Jul 29, 2020

Stang67 said:
I caught my rfa after lights out with a hermit in its clutches. I also could have sworn about a month ago that he had my blenny. Am I crazy or do the snatch and eat stuff? I feed him at least 2x a week frozen mysis. He is pretty big a bit bigger around then a coffee cup. Thoughts?

Nature is metal, nothing dies of old age in the ocean.
Beauty, he is still hungry.

Fishurama · Jul 29, 2020

RFAs are not hosting anemones and will eat any fish it can catch. They are beautiful though. I have around 5 rockflowers LOL

marlinmon · Jul 29, 2020

I watched one of mine devour an urchin. Sucked it up and spit it out spinless ;Dead. This was one of my RFAs that was about seven inches in diameter.

jeffchapok · Jul 29, 2020

Mine ate my banded coral shrimp just after he molted for about the 15th time. I guess he got careless. Found him hanging halfway out of the nem's mouth.

Stang67 · Jul 30, 2020

Oh crap. I was afraid of this. Thanks all.

itgoeson · Jul 30, 2020

One of mine tried to eat a hermit. After watching the hermit try to escape for a few hours, I tried to pry it free. The hermit was fine, but I think I must have accidentally torn the nem in the process as the next day the nem turned to mush :(

I’ve seen crabs and snails crawl near other RFAs since then and the RFAs have curled up/away to avoid the crab/snail. I keep them well fed so thinking maybe it may depend on how hungry they are. The one that went for the crab was a new one that likely hadn’t been fed in ages.