&*#&@$* carnivore coral!!

trigger05 · #1 10/19/2007, 12:39 AM

Just last week i woke up to find that my bubble coral had eaten my lawnmower blenny. I thought maybe the blenny died and wound up within the bubble corals reach and it got eaten. Well, it wasn't just a fluke as today the next victim was a sailfin tang. I doubt that in both these cases the fish died and happened to drift into the bubble coral. Has any one ever had a carnivorous bubble coral like i have?

sbcaes · #2 10/19/2007, 12:45 AM

that bubble must be massive... lol

rkcca · #3 10/19/2007, 01:15 AM

My bubble is a larger than a softball and ate a peppermint shrimp. All other tankmates have been safe.

Here's the carnivore in feeding mode:

sbcaes · #4 10/19/2007, 01:19 AM

impressive.

clsund · #5 10/19/2007, 05:29 PM

wow. I never had a problem with my bubble when I had a 5-6 one in my 12 g. I got rid of it eventually, but no eaten fish. Perhaps it was because I consistently fed it, which may have been why it got so big in the first place. Do you feed your bubble?

sbcaes · #6 10/19/2007, 05:32 PM

bubbles are so cool. i feed them bugs i catch that are occasionally in the house. lol.

coast2coast7390 · #7 10/19/2007, 10:37 PM

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Originally posted by sbcaes
bubbles are so cool. i feed them bugs i catch that are occasionally in the house. lol.

yea that could be problemmatic in the long run...ie pesticides

trigger05 · #8 10/20/2007, 12:48 AM

yeah idk about feeding it insects...however, i am thinking of easing his appetite by feeding it pieces of shrimp.

clsund · #9 10/20/2007, 11:31 PM

Give it a try. that's what i fed.

clown2be · #10 10/21/2007, 12:04 PM

this little guy almost got eaten too. hehe

coast2coast7390 · #11 10/21/2007, 02:21 PM

how big is that clown

clown2be · #12 10/21/2007, 03:46 PM

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Originally posted by coast2coast7390
how big is that clown

The fish or bubble? The fish was 2" at the time. bubble 15"

laverda · #13 10/21/2007, 08:57 PM

Healthy fish sould not be bothered by a buble coral.

rkcca · #14 10/22/2007, 12:48 AM

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Healthy fish sould not be bothered by a buble coral.

I agree.

My peppermint was only in the tank for a few days before being consumed. New inhabitants may get eaten if not from the same region of the world.

coast2coast7390 · #15 10/22/2007, 02:52 AM

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Originally posted by rkcca
I agree.

My peppermint was only in the tank for a few days before being consumed. New inhabitants may get eaten if not from the same region of the world.

i also agree
i guess thats why most fish tend to know to stay away from anenomes because almost every region has one