Pretty sure BTA ate my new clown......

Twitch

Twitch

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I just got a new clown from Gilbert on Sunday and I am 90% sure he got snagged up by one of my beasts. He was a 9mo old juvi and has never seen a nem before let alone the 5 10+ inchers I have and didnt have a slime coat built up. My fish (Anthia, firefish, and tailspot blenny) were fine with him all night and when I woke up they were all swimming together. One of the nems was kinda small when I got home from work and he has not been seen since. Really bummed he had an awesome picasso pattern on him.
 
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chiblackhawks4

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Could something else have gotten him? My only problem with your nem theory is that Ive had clowns that have never seen a nem before and go right in and are fine.
 
edsbeaker

edsbeaker

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Is there a cover on your tank. I have lost multiple clowns from them jumping out. Just yesterday, I had my cover off while I was moving a coral, and right in front of my eyes one of my blackhawk picasso's went carpet surfing.

I guess anything is possible, but have never heard of a BTA eating a clown.
 
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gg1111

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my bali picasso was around the same age and hosted a rbta for the first time and he did get like burn marks all over his body but he was fine in a few days.he never left the nem during his acclimation. but i dunno about a clown getting eaten by a bta?
 
Twitch

Twitch

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chiblackhawks4 said:
Could something else have gotten him?
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I dont have anything that could have gotten him. My tank is not that big there is only 3 rocks in there. One is the small island up front, one is the nem rock, and the other is the rock on the right. I can see around all sides of them even the back. I still have not found a body no bones or anything. I left for work at 7am and he was fine then by 11am he was gone.

edsbeaker said:
Is there a cover on your tank.
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No cover but no fish on the floor either...

gg1111 said:
my bali picasso was around the same age and hosted a rbta for the first time and he did get like burn marks all over his body but he was fine in a few days.he never left the nem during his acclimation. but i dunno about a clown getting eaten by a bta?
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Its the only thing I can think of around 11 the wifey looked all over and only saw that one of the nems was closed up no body no pile of crabs anywhere.
 
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