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    Posted: September 16 2008 at 10:15pm
So over the last few days I have lost some gobies.  Really a mystery to me, as they were doing great. 
But then something happened.  I physically saw (well my wife did first and I didn't believe her) a couple of fish swim INTO the anemones.  This included a couple little fish (which now have "scars" on them.  Even more weird, the biggest fish in my tank rubbed up agains one of my anemones. 
 
Too many anemones?  Not a big enough tank?  Accidental fish suicide? 
 
I'm not sure.  Have any of you seen your fish get "stung" and then recover?
 
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I've not seen it but I only keep Rock Anemones. I am intested in knowing more about this though.
 
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Adam,
 
What do these "scars" look like? Do their fins look like a weathered flag (ripped and raveled)?
 
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I've seen it happen - the fish have a somewhat "grey area" where the sting was (at least mine did). I did have one recover. It was a flame angel.
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its cause you have carpet anemones. they eat everything.
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No carpet anemones... I still want to buy yours...but you are right I've had carpets before and they certainly do eat fish.
 
Sebae anemone.  Fins look fine.  What I see are scars... I don't know how else to say it.  One one fish they are brown.  But on the other fish it just looks like one side of the fish has elevated lines on it. 
 
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Originally posted by Adam Blundell Adam Blundell wrote:

 
Too many anemones? 
Have any of you seen your fish get "stung" and then recover?
 
How many anemones?
Have you posted a pic of your tank?
Yes I've seen many fish recover when they have brushed into an anemone. It doesn't usually leave lines, but rather spots. 
What about other causes, like a a shrimp getting too agressive?
Where are these fish sleeping at night?
Last night I had a feeling that I better check my tank. I got the little flashlight out and couldn't find anything wrong but noticed some sweeper tentacles coming up over the body of the Sea Apple. They appear to be coming from the rock that I didn't know had an LPS on it. I need to check it in the light.
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I had a tube anemone that stung a bunch of my fish. It ate one fire fish and stung just about all the tangs in the tank. The tangs had what looked like little welts (they looked like lines to me) but they recovered just fine. The tube anemone had very thin tentacles and at night when it extended it was twice the size as during the day (which made it hard for any fish swimming by to avoid it).

I think it depends entirely on the type of anemone that is doing the stinging and the fish that are getting nailed.
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Originally posted by Adam Blundell Adam Blundell wrote:

No carpet anemones... I still want to buy yours...but you are right I've had carpets before and they certainly do eat fish.
 
Sebae anemone.  Fins look fine.  What I see are scars... I don't know how else to say it.  One one fish they are brown.  But on the other fish it just looks like one side of the fish has elevated lines on it. 
 
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my suggestion is to get some clowns in there to host the anemones and keep the fish away. that is the only way we kept our carpet from eating fish. we lost two tangs to it prior to this. On a side note if the wound isnt bad they should recover fine
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Like on the reef tour I was talking to you about my powder brown tang that got hit by my carpet.  At first I thought it looked like it had ich but it was only on one side of it.  Then I seen it nipping at it then the little dim light in my head came on and thats when I knew what happened.
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I have lost a few NICE fish due to the carpet you want from Shane.  Just not worth it to have Anemones I.M.O.  . Deb keeps a bunch in her tank and I'm still waiting for the day.......... On another note. Isn't the natural staple for the Anemone,,,,,, Fish??
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I've personally seen my tube anemones sting a flame angel and sailfin tang, neither recovered.  I now keep only damsels with my tubes, and the little mean guys have the brains to stay away from them.
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