I have a 100 gallon Reef tank. It is a well established tank that has been going for about 1 and a half years. I have aquired quite a few little critters and haven't experienced any problems. However, after purchasing an extremely large Sebae anemone last week, my 3 inch Blonde Naso Tang is now missing. Is it possible that the Sebae ate my Naso? I know it sounds weird but I can't find a body anywhere if it died. (When I saw that the tang was missing the anemone was curled up like it had just ate.) To be fair, I have quite a few different inverts in the tank itself. About 20 each of hermits and snails in varying sizes; also in the tank are 2 mythrax emerald crabs, 1 decorator crab, 1 coral-banded shrimp, 3 cleaner (skunk) shrimp, 2 sand sifters, 1 green brittle star, 2 lawnmower blennies, 1 mandrin gobi, 1 watchman gobi, 1 scooter blenny, 1 purple tang, 2 clownfish, 1 red anemone (about 4 inch diameter), 1 sebae anemone (about 16 - 20 inch diameter), and a lettuce nudibrach that just had babies. So the tank is healthy along w/ all it's inhabitants. I know the Naso is a rock dweller but I haven't seen it in 2 days. I've looked around in the tank itself, but I don't want to disturb it by moving rocks around any more then I have already if possible. Any theories on what happened? And if the anemone didn't eat it, should I break down my tank and try to find it? Or do I have enough scavengers in there to take care of it as long as I monitor my levels?
I'm really confused about this, could someone help me try to solve this mystery?
I'm really confused about this, could someone help me try to solve this mystery?