Can a Carpet Anemone eat a BIG SNAIL?

**CompulsiveAqua** · 08-19-2009, 11:33 PM

So i woke up 2 days ago to find this happening in my tank...thought I would share..
"no animals were hurt in the making of these pictures" lolcarpet eats snail 001.jpg

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**rayme07** · 08-19-2009, 11:35 PM

Did the snail get eaten or did it just slither on through? Is your anemone sticky?

**CompulsiveAqua** · 08-19-2009, 11:37 PM

and.....carpet eats snail 029.jpg

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Yes, my 8-9" carpet anemone somehow ate my 2" Mexican turbo snail....twenty minutes later the snail came out and walked away...there is no telling how long he was in there, but I'm sure he is taumatized

**CompulsiveAqua** · 08-19-2009, 11:42 PM

Originally Posted by rayme07

Did the snail get eaten or did it just slither on through? Is your anemone sticky?

Sticky..lol you should have seen the employees at the LFS try and get him out, in the bag..stuck to the glove( inside out bag), stuck to the bag ...amazing...

**rayme07** · 08-19-2009, 11:48 PM

ok I was just wondering. The snail must of accidentally bumped into him and got sucked up. It must of been very interesting to watch.

**CarmieJo** · 08-20-2009, 12:16 AM

Good save! Beautiful carpet too.

**meoklmrk91** · 08-20-2009, 12:50 AM

No way!, poor snail must have been terrified.

**Carty** · 08-20-2009, 02:58 PM

can your carpet eat a 2" snail?? haha your carpet could eat a 5" fish if it got close enough

**CompulsiveAqua** · 08-20-2009, 03:06 PM

yes, but could the fish live to tell about it...lol

**Iron E** · 08-20-2009, 03:15 PM

Give the term "carpet surfing" a whole new meaning, eh?

**Missy** · 10-16-2009, 05:48 PM

How long have you had your carpet? Has he killed any fish?

**Ryan Underwater** · 12-09-2009, 08:02 PM

Haha seriously.

**CompulsiveAqua** · 12-11-2009, 11:29 AM

Originally Posted by Missy

How long have you had your carpet? Has he killed any fish?

Wow, I missed this post, Hi Missy..I have had my Carpet for 8 mos. now..It expands anywhere from 8" to 14" and has never eaten any fish (besides the ones I give him to eat), My Sailfin Tang got close on time and got his tail stuck, but he easily removed himself with a flick of his tail, now if a fish got close to the center prob up to 6-7-8" long, they would be a gonner. Ihave yet to get a clown to host.