Can you feed cooked shrimp to an anemone?

[Aquaman101]

Just curious....you know how you can get packages of frozen pre-cooked shrimp from the store. Can you thaw a shrimp out and feed a tiny piece of it to an anemone?

Or does it have to be raw?

 

[deangelr]

Anemones will eat just about anything they can wrap their tentacles around..

cooked shrimp probably loses some nutritional value but im sure it is safe

 

[elegance coral]

I have fed my anemones all kinds of cooked food. Fish, shrimp, lobster, crab legs. Personally, I wouldn't feed cooked food exclusively though.

 

[mallorieGgator]

I'm sure it won't hurt them. However, when you cook something, heat breaks down many of amino acids and vitamins that are what the anemone really needs from the food.

 

[iamwhatiam52]

Why?

 

[Kweli]

First question is.. why are YOU buying pre-cooked shrimp?
You know it takes like 2 minutes per side to cook, and theres only 2 sides...

Number 2, The chances of wild animals eating cooked anything is slim to none

 

[Aquaman101]

First question is.. why are YOU buying pre-cooked shrimp?
You know it takes like 2 minutes per side to cook, and theres only 2 sides...

Number 2, The chances of wild animals eating cooked anything is slim to none

The pre-cooked shrimp wasn't intended for the anemone. It was food for my family! I just opened up the freezer, saw it and wondered

 

[Kweli]

I know, i mean.. why are you buying precooked food for your family = P