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  1. sostoudt

    sostoudt Giant Squid

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    yea we wouldnt want your nudi to take down your trigger. i imagine it would be something like a cheetah catching a gazelle lol
     
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  3. Yellow Tang

    Yellow Tang Bubble Tip Anemone

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  4. Siddique

    Siddique Dragon Wrasse

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    hehe... are they really that detrimental?
     
  5. pagojoe

    pagojoe Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    Or like a gazelle taking down a cheetah, lol. It's an Aeolid nudibranch, and while not all nudi's are harmful, most of the ones in this family feed on corals or anemones and are generally not considered to be desirable. I don't think any of them could take down a fish, though. Even the most toxic ones usually get spat out by fish if they taste of them, but the fish don't normally die (sometimes they convulse, though).

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    Don
     
  6. sostoudt

    sostoudt Giant Squid

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    no that was sarcasm, i dont see any danger to the fish from the animal, beside being consumed but i think if your trigger would eat it it would have been eaten by now.
     
  7. Siddique

    Siddique Dragon Wrasse

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    lol Okie dokes...;)
     
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  9. Lady_Bobo

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    They are beautiful though....
     
  10. Siddique

    Siddique Dragon Wrasse

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    yep they are really attractive... I like the blue ones. I'm not too sure of the proper name lol