Anenome Ate A Goldfish O_o

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Imaruki

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Yeah....so, I got home today from spending time with my girlfriend and my kooky brother decided to put the goldfish from my stepmom's freshwater tank in my saltwater tank. I got home and saw the tail of the goldfish sticking out of the anenome's mouth :blink: Is this bad? What's gonna happen to my anenome and my tank now? :crazy:
 
I'd say you're ok. My anemone started out with 1 inch tenticles (I guess you would call them that) and only 3 months later has grown to be 6 times that size in every dimension. Any floating debris or weakened fresh water feeding fish that my lionfish doesn't grab the anemone will suck it down. It's been doing this since day 1 so apparently it's ok!

I have a decorative sunken ship which came with fake plants attached. One of the plants attached to it came off, floating around the tank a few minutes then my anemone sucked in the whole thing. The next day the plant was back in the aquarium but looked cleaner than it's ever been!
 
Oh...ok, well if it's okay then I guess I shouldn't worry about it anymore. I should just lock my damn door when I leave from now on.
 
Oh...ok, well if it's okay then I guess I shouldn't worry about it anymore. I should just lock my damn door when I leave from now on.
Yeah, your anemone should be fine... your goldfish on the other hand...
 
Ok.........so the anenome threw up the goldfish overnight and now my chocolate chip starfish is sitting on top of it. Is it eating it or is it just sitting there? Should I take that goldfish out anytime soon or what?
 
Ok.........so the anenome threw up the goldfish overnight and now my chocolate chip starfish is sitting on top of it. Is it eating it or is it just sitting there? Should I take that goldfish out anytime soon or what?
Your star fish is eating it. Leaving it there will only add nitrate. It really depends on how big your tank is and how good of a filter you have. Usually when I have a dead fish my 3 starfish and 4 hermit crabs tear it down to nothing before I even notice it's dead.
 
Well, the filter is the stock one that came with the tank....some huge rectangular prism-shaped green sponge. I put none of the bio-media in there because the directions said if you have a live rock, it will take care of that stuff for you. Um....I guess if the starfish drops it or leaves the fish, I'll take it out then.
 
I would take it out if it is still here after a couple of days.
 
Lol, nem bit off more than it could chew huh? ;). Let the starfish eat it :)
 
Just a reminder: you should NOT feed goldfish or rosy-red minnows to saltwater fish.

Although this used to be considered safe, on the assumption freshwater parasites wouldn't be transmitted to saltwater fish, it is now understood to be less than ideal. Goldfish and minnows are nutritionally deficient because they contain a different balance of substances to saltwater fish, so any predatory marine fish given them is effectively being starved over time, even though it seems to be eating fine. Bob Fenner has done autopsies on lionfish that were fed goldfish, and they invariably had liver degeneration and gut abnormalities. In other words, using goldfish to feed marine fish isn't just inconvenient, it's harmful to the predatory fish.*

Guppies and mollies are far safer (having much less fat than minnows and goldfish) and can be easily bred at home, so responsible aquarists can make sure they're disease free before using them. You can also wean most predators onto alternative foods without much trouble, and doing so allows you to use a wider variety of foods. The more varied the diet, the healthier the fish (just as with humans).

According to Bob Fenner and others, feeding live feeder fish also makes lionfish more aggressive, something you don't want.

Cheers, Neale

*See: The Conscientious Marine Aquarist page 207.
 

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