BTA Foods?
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Indymann99
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I DONT feed mine at all. Going on 5yrs
One thing I will recommend, NEVER NEVER NEVER feed them "Silversides".
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Silversides is what prompted this post. I was reading through Karen's Rose Anemones website yesterday and she highly recommends feeding silversides to bubble tip anemones that are over 4" in diameter. Even at that size I'm not sure I would feed silversides to any of my anemones and it seems the people here who are having the most success with their anemones growing and splitting are the ones who don't spot feed at all.
On a side note: I'm also curious if feeding anemones pieces of fresh krill would enhance the their red color like what it does with fish?
On a side note: I'm also curious if feeding anemones pieces of fresh krill would enhance the their red color like what it does with fish?
davocean
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I used to feed silversides many years ago, and once in a while I'd see someone post about them being an issue, and of course since I had been feeding my nems silvers for many years, I ignored it and continued.
It would be years later in a nem specific tank where I had 3 established LTA's, and after a feeding of silvers, all 3 immediately released from substrate, shriveled up, and just melted w/in 2 days.
I figure there are just too many other safer options.
Krill is one I see others use, I have not heard of anyone claiming a color enhancement from krill, but possibly I suppose.
It would be years later in a nem specific tank where I had 3 established LTA's, and after a feeding of silvers, all 3 immediately released from substrate, shriveled up, and just melted w/in 2 days.
I figure there are just too many other safer options.
Krill is one I see others use, I have not heard of anyone claiming a color enhancement from krill, but possibly I suppose.
aznflyfisherman
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I feed mine frozen mysis or fresh fish i catch. I feed mine because i want it to grow.
Where can I get some of this yellow tang food for my anemones?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_1_9Qb5dLY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_1_9Qb5dLY
Indymann99
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2 weeks ago we were watching a movie and my wife yelled the YT swam directly into my RBTA cluster (4)... I scrambled to get step ladder and scraper to push the YT away from the nem. This was crazy as my YT is 10yrs old and the Nem 5yrs. The YT just hung in the water stunned nose down for about 5min... I was able to keep the YT on the other side of the tank till it recovered. The YT seems fine, but close call.
Good thing you were home at the time. But did he learn his lesson?
ReeferNoob4ever
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I feed mine raw shrimp and frozen mysis. Frozen mysis 2 times a week and shrimp every other week. Maybe my lights are dim even though I grow birds nest like crazy, but feeding my nem has made all the difference in the world in it's health over the past year. It's just a green nem with orange tips.
davocean
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In the older days back when we used shop lights and such, it's probably what kept most alive as long as we did.
Anemone's are pretty amazing in how they've adapted, if no light, they can take in food, no food, draw light to make energy.
Same for reproduction, spawn, split, bud.
We've just been trying to figure it out as we go, but they are well adapted for survival in many conditions.
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