anemone feeding
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Dear Radha
If your anemone is hosting clownfish you don't have to worry so much about feeding it. The clowns will bring scraps of food to it and their waste is also consumed by the anemone. However, if you would like to feed them for good measure, use a syringe and fill it with defrosted krill or mysis shrimp or Kent Pods etc.
If your anemone is hosting clownfish you don't have to worry so much about feeding it. The clowns will bring scraps of food to it and their waste is also consumed by the anemone. However, if you would like to feed them for good measure, use a syringe and fill it with defrosted krill or mysis shrimp or Kent Pods etc.
hi SUBROSA,
MY green carpet earlier this morning moved to the base of a rock and dugged itself in the sand as you mentioned.Is that a good sign and my clowns always stay inside the white anemone and the green carpet is empty.what can be fed to the green carpet.
MY green carpet earlier this morning moved to the base of a rock and dugged itself in the sand as you mentioned.Is that a good sign and my clowns always stay inside the white anemone and the green carpet is empty.what can be fed to the green carpet.
keep a close eye on everything. Nems need a more mature tank.(established 6 mos. or longer).
You can target feed your nem with a doser or syringe and deliver the food directly to it's mouth.
You can target feed your nem with a doser or syringe and deliver the food directly to it's mouth.
Unfortunately, your anemone looks like it is in rather poor shape. It is bleached, which typically compromises viability from the start. It doesn't mean it is doomed, necessarily, only that it has been set back in terms of recovery more than what you'd prefer. If it does regain its zooxanthellae, its chances are somewhat better, but it doesn't necessarily mean it is going to make it in the long term, either. It is hard to pinpoint the exact ID of your anemone, but initial images make it look like a bleached specimen of Heteractis magnifica, which is one of the more difficult species available. Most individuals don't do well (even though this is the general case for many anemones, it is even more so for this species).
If it has found an appropriate spot to settle and doesn't appear to be roaming, you can try feeding it small pieces of food--fish and/or crustacean meats work well, though I'd try the former first. Silversides and lancefish are good options here. Try to keep any food bits well under 1/4". See how and if it ingests it and whether or not it keeps it down after several hours. Many think their anemones are feeding only to have the animal regurgitate it much later without the aquarist's knowledge. Feeding is perhaps, next to appropriate water parameters/water movement/habitat, the most important step in caring for anemones in the long term.
For further reading, Dr. Ron Shimek has done several write-ups in various forms on caring for anemones. I think the work he's done in enumerating their needs is spot-on, at least in my experience with these animals. It's worth checking out. It will no doubt be invaluable in keeping them for any length of time.
If it has found an appropriate spot to settle and doesn't appear to be roaming, you can try feeding it small pieces of food--fish and/or crustacean meats work well, though I'd try the former first. Silversides and lancefish are good options here. Try to keep any food bits well under 1/4". See how and if it ingests it and whether or not it keeps it down after several hours. Many think their anemones are feeding only to have the animal regurgitate it much later without the aquarist's knowledge. Feeding is perhaps, next to appropriate water parameters/water movement/habitat, the most important step in caring for anemones in the long term.
For further reading, Dr. Ron Shimek has done several write-ups in various forms on caring for anemones. I think the work he's done in enumerating their needs is spot-on, at least in my experience with these animals. It's worth checking out. It will no doubt be invaluable in keeping them for any length of time.
The easiest anemones are the BTs. Bubble Tips - the maroon clowns get hosted almost immediately.