Thieving Clownfish

sculdermut

sculdermut

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I gave my flower anemone a piece of shrimp last night, and it had it wrapped in its tentacles. As soon as my blue-stripe saw the piece of shrimp, he snatched it out and gobbled it down, and then he went back and nipped at the anemone once. I gave the anemone another piece and made sure it ate it. Does anyone think the clown might have hurt my anemone?
Also, while I'm on the topic of anemones:
I've read just about every post on here about anemones, and I've noticed that almost every one included something about them shriveling up at some point. Does every anemone do this when first introduced to tanks? I got my flower anemone on Saturday, and it has shrunk to half its size. In the process, it has also started turning a slight tint of green in the middle (where he doesn't have tentacles). Any input?
 
sculdermut

sculdermut

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Yes, the clown was fed about ten minutes before I fed the anemone. It's not my clown I'm worried about. I'm afraid he might have hurt my anemone when he stole the food.
I'm not sure what's going on with my anemone, though. He's so small. But I noticed today that each time one of my lights went off (they're on timers) he seemed to open up a little more. The weird thing is, I put him on the bottom of the tank for now, so I know the light can't be very bright for him.
 
sculdermut

sculdermut

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I know it has insufficient light right now. (My new lights don't come in until next week, but I had to buy him while my coupon was good). But how would that explain why he would open up when the lights went out and why he would actually gain a new color (green)?
 
sculdermut

sculdermut

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Well, today I finally decided to move him to the top of my rock structure. He had attached to some barnicle shells, so I just moved the whole thing to the top. He's halfway onto my live rock now, and he's really opened up. I noticed my dominoe fanning his tail at it. I'm not sure why, but he fans his tail at anything new to the tank. :notsure:
 
sculdermut

sculdermut

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I finally got a picture of him, but not a very good one. He's hiding in the shadows now, so I guess he's still trying to adjust. I've had him for a week now.
 
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