lyretail anthias eats my Springer's damsel

[xclusive252]

So I added 3 Springer's damsel and my female Anthia grabs one right from the grp and begins to eat him Wow!!!

 

[JARRETT SHARK]

Wow that's crazy
You got to feed your fish more lol

 

[Mattl22]

Did she finish him off ? Eat him whole?

 

[xclusive252]

Oh she killed it cause I can't see it but I'm not sure if she ate it

 

[MIKE NY]

Sorry to see. It looks like a male viewing from my phone and they can be aggressive.... They aren't known for eating smaller fish, but there are always exceptions with fish behavior.

 

[thirty6]

pretty impressive you were able to get that pic

 

[MIKE NY]

WOW! thats a first....now viewing it on my computer I can see it's a female with the male in the background. I would maybe expect that from a male not a female..

 

[knutez24]

Crazy that it happened even crazier you saw it all and caught that pic!

 

[ssdawood]

A lot of times when you drop something in tank fishes think its food and go after it. lol

Maybe that's what happened, plus also in ocean everything is game, if it fits in mouth eat it.

Amazing pic though.

 

[skene]

anthias are carnivores... so yup that should cover it.