Urchin wearing a RF anemone. Danger?

[BigBabich]

My urchin decided to pickup a rock flower anemone and is now waltzing around with it.
Do these things sting much? Can rampaging round with this thing like a battering ram injure my corals?
He looks dapper doing it, with his top hat, but how does one go about removing the RFA?

 

[musel101]

How can this happen wow! Separate them until he detaches. Maybe a small breed a box?

 

[Anemone_Fanatic]

I've seen urchins pick up lots of things, but I have to say, that's a new one for me. The RFA shouldn't sting corals very much. They don't sting nearly as badly as basically any other anemone. The urchin should drop it in time, but I might try to gently pull the RFA off. They're pretty slimy, so I doubt the urchin has a very strong hold. Keep in mind that the urchin may find it again, they have a habit of doing that with coral frags. This has POTM potential.

 

[jpughmom757]

Besides my snails mine hasnt picked up anything crazy thank god lol

 

[Miami Reef]

The dapper man is trying to give a bouquet to his lover. How romanic!

 

[Bohemian Waxwing]

Omg, the urchins are mobilizing. That thing is a 1 man wrecking crew of pins and pain. Imagine being a sessile invert and seeing that apocalyptic machine of war heading your way?

 

[blaxsun]

Are you sure the RFA isn't maybe hitching a ride?

 

[BigBabich]

Are you sure the RFA isn't maybe hitching a ride?

Maybe. Where's it's thumb?

 

[jpughmom757]

Welp.. mine decides he likes my amonia monitor..

 

[JoJosReef]

It's like a frilly pink parasol! Goes well with his top hat!

I'd pull it off of him. Mine carried a zoa colony (unattached to a plug) for 6 weeks. Maybe put the RFA where you want it with the flow off for an hour to set its foot and put the urchin in jail meanwhile so it doesn't walk off with the RFA again.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

My urchin decided to pickup a rock flower anemone and is now waltzing around with it.
Do these things sting much? Can rampaging round with this thing like a battering ram injure my corals?
He looks dapper doing it, with his top hat, but how does one go about removing the RFA?

I can say, I have never seen this before haha