I think my Acan is eating my torch

[FishTrader]

2 days ago the head of my torch popped completely off. There wasn't any indication of brown slime and I haven't seen anything messing with it other than the occasional clown hosting. The head spent all day yesterday on the floor of the tank and now this morning I found it and it appears to be being eaten by an Acan bowerbenki. I don't know what to do other than wait it out.

 

[Doctorgori]

head popping is a “thing” with euphillias, it’s happened to me….there are a few threads on it…
As for stinging battles my bets would’ve been on the torch winning but I just witnessed my bowerbanki zapping a acan so I dunno…but check out the head popping threads regardless

 

[FishTrader]

head popping is a “thing” with euphillias, it’s happened to me….there are a few threads on it…
As for stinging battles my bets would’ve been on the torch winning but I just witnessed my bowerbanki zapping a acan so I dunno…but check out the head popping threads regardless

thanks, I will update this thread with the results.

 

[Uncle99]

A torch being eaten.
Wow! Can’t say I seen that one before.

 

[FishTrader]

A torch being eaten.
Wow! Can’t say I seen that one before.

now the clown is trying to Host it.

 

[Uncle99]

The things that happen in our glass box!
Great pic!

 

[jeanjo85]

I have a hammer coral that has grown so much now it's reaching my Acanthastrea echinata and from time to time I see them skirmish but it is usually the acan that seems to have the upper hand. I would use a turkey baster and pull the torch out of there, not sure you can save it though.
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[FishTrader]

my blasto seems like it has a little bounce bubble on it. Weird things today in my tank.

 

[One Reefing Boi]

now the clown is trying to Host it.

They will host anything but the ****** bubble tip I got for them

 

[FishTrader]

They will host anything but the ****** bubble tip I got for them

Ive been in this hobby and have never gotten a clown to host ANYTHING until i set this tank up in my home office for my wife and the day i stocked this tank they hosted both torches!!

 

[jeanjo85]

I have been doing reef tanks since 2009 and I am on my 4th tank now. In my experience, clownfish always eventually host the bubbletip anemone as long as there is one in the tank, it might take them longer than expected.