New addition to my tank - almost lost it!!

[billyr98]

Well I had a 12g nano with seahorses (that didn't make it for me) and a mandarin.. So I shutdown the tank tonight and thought... Wouldn't it be great for my mandarin in the wonderful world of 210g reef. Well I acclimated him and then finally put him in.. Right after a nice feeding! I finally see him poke his head out of the rocks... So I run downstairs to get my camera... I get a quick shot of him.. not the best but a shot!

Then almost like 20 seconds later --- Someone else in my tank found him on the rock.. here is a scary image (OVER 18 ONLY!)

He is still alive and going.. Just haven't seen him again!

 

[Unarce]

8O

 

[trido]

Im a newb so I cant I.D. the mean culprit clearly. Is that a mandarin brain sucker fish? :wink:

I hope the madarin is alright.

 

[Anonymous]

I hope that was just a kiss hello.

 

[Mike612]

It's a Harlequin Tusk trying to eat the Mandarin. Poor little guy, is he ok?

 

[Anonymous]

Looks more like a mandarin brain sucker fish to me.

 

[Anonymous]

I just googled it, and it is in fact the extrememly rare mandarin brain sucker. Rare indeed.

 

[Chubosco]

I wager it will be a good month before you get another glimpse of him!

 

[pcardone]

thats a nice montipora

 

[Anonymous]

Perhaps it's the uber rare manderin cleaner wrasse simply cleaning out the tusk's insides.

 

[MelanieF]

Don't know if this helps any but I've heard mandarins have some sort of toxin to avoid being eaten by other fish... may want to research that as I'm not sure. If so though, the Tusk may never taste him again. :wink:

 

[billyr98]

i also read that they give off a bad slime (taste)... the mandarin is fine and all over the tank, grabbing pods!