BTA Feedings How Often?

[MACJMC]

Just wonder what and how often you feed your BTA's. Mine was doing great taking food and looking amazing. He moved into a cave where the light is completely blocked since the move he hasnt opened up fully or taken any food. Any ideas? I think my marroon is being to rough on it and she pulls food out of its mouth!:mad2:

 

[guido_kp]

feed mine daily to every other day. i usually wait till it poops before feeding it again. it likes silversides (i like to break em in half before i thaw them) and table shrimp cut to smaller pieces. i havent had to deal with a rough clown, since my clowns wont have anything to do with it.

 

[55semireef]

Maroon clowns are notorious for roughing up on their anemone. How big is your BTA in diameter? That could be a reason why it walked on you in the first place.

 

[MACJMC]

Thanks guido I have heard of people feeding them only once a month! I don't know how they keep them alive with such spread out feedings.

 

[55semireef]

Anemones get their primary energy from the nutrients produced by the zooxanthellae algae that lives within their tissue. It's a mutualistic relationship between the anemone and zooxanthellae algae.

 

[MACJMC]

My anen was about 6-8" accross when I got it however it hasnt opened up that big since.

 

[aaron7405]

Maybe she is splitting, she needs space and soome will came up 2 of them

 

[55semireef]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10467784#post10467784 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by aaron7405
she needs space and soome will came up 2 of them

What?

 

[aaron7405]

if the anemonne was OK eating, and sudently just closed. there is a posibility than she is trying to split. (reproduce)

Like I say it might be a posibility.

 

[MACJMC]

I dont think that is the reason. She looks crappy not like she is splitting. Thanks though aaron

 

[55semireef]

Do a 20% water change and run some fresh carbon. Sometimes that does the trick.

 

[guido_kp]

how long you had it?
if you've had it for a short time, maybe its not acclimated to the lighting. the fact you mentioned the clown was roughing it up, though, makes me agree with 55semi. the maroons are a rough bunch. is the clown alot larger than the nem? just a couple more things to consider.

OT: i see people posting that they rarely/never feed their nems. i guess i could space my feedings out more to every 3 days or so. but it just greedily grabs whatever i give it, i guess i would feel guilty by not feeding it as often. its such a simple creature by design. not much self-regulation, its at the mercy of the environment i provide. so i try my best to keep it

 

[agsansoo]

My maroon was very rough on my RBTA. So I purchased a second GBTA to give the first one a break ... Plan didn't work. The RBTA died ! Now my pair of maroons host the GBTA. I think the rose was just too small.

 

[MACJMC]

I haven't had this anem for too long maybe 2 months. When purchased it was much larger then the clown. Last night I put it into a container to keep the clowns from getting to it so we will see how that works. Thanks for your help!

 

[agsansoo]

What are you feeding it ? I feed my a little krill or silversides each day.

 

[timrandlerv10]

i feed mine every day, until i forget, then i feed it when i remember.

the number one rule is consisitency (and i'm consistently messed up!!!)

HOWEVER mine has a GSM that feeds it cyclopeeze, flakes, chunks of homemade and then i feed him homemade chunks and silversides.

since i got it in october, it has not only tripled in size, it has split.

and now the clone is growing...

i run 175w MH 20,000k 9" over the tank, and he is about 8" below the surface (the top of his tentacles).

i'm also missing four shrimp and three crabs.