SFE eats 3 inch Maroon Clown

[theirr]

This may be hard to believe buy my 18 inch SFE ate my 3 inch Maroon Clown. All I found was the back 1 inch of him - the rest was gone. This was very healthy and fat fish. I thought SFEs were safe and would only eat stuff that could fit in their mouth. Anyways, he hasnt eaten since and it's been almost a week. Is he sick?
Rob

 

[tangs123]

he probably isn't sick, more than he is full or still feasting on the maroon

 

[1911_guy]

My SFE is still in QT. I have 2 maroon clowns, hope he doesn't take a shot at one of them.

 

[theirr]

OK. He is eating again now. I thought SFEs were friendly? Was I not feeding him enough you think?

 

[vanos]

Could be but in the wild this is what they do. I imagine that if he is trained by you to feed off of a stick he would not eat other fish in your tank.

 

[chilwil84]

is it possible that the clown died and the eal just scavenged the body, i have had mine in my reef tank for 1 1/2 years with chromis tangs and even a scooter blenny and i feed it silversides and it doesnt bother anything but when a chromis died it was eaten quickly but you never know there can always be an odd fish that doesnt follow our norms

 

[theirr]

Well the clown looked good and healthy the day before. I do have a damsel and he is stil alive. However, I used to have two damesels - I'm guessing the eel got him too...