Bubbble Tip near my starry mushroom

[iveka]

My new BTA found a spot in the rocks just above where I had placed my starry mushrooms. Does the BTA pose any threat to the mushrooms or vice versa? Should I move the shrooms to a clear area?

Thanks!

 

[Wakeskater02]

Mise well before they start to spread? BTA's do have nemocysts (stinging cells) and they can and will sting other corals. Not as much as a Condylactis Anemone however.

 

[Clownfish518]

As far as nems go, BTA stings are not the most potent. As far as cnidarians go, nems are up there in sting potency. The BTA will win out a territorial squabble with most other cnidarians. Best advice is to move the shroom

Moving an anemone is futile. They are mobile

 

[iveka]

I separated the two, but today, I found a shroom in the nems mouth. So I used the turkey baster that I use to clean the rocks and snagged the shroom out of the nems clutches. I placed the shroom on a rock. Hopefully it is still alive and will reattach.