Feeding Silversides
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houstonhobby
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If the "what lights" question was directed to me, my 210 is lit by two reef breeder photon 32's. Working up to full wattage. Right now the maximums are c1 - 70% and c2 - 55% (I like a blue look).
When I first got these lights (and they were running at the factory set starter settings in custom mode) the anemone clearly did not like the lights. It immediately moved from a well-lighted surface around the corner to a shadowed area and has stayed there ever since.
Let me say that most of my corals really like these lights and are growing well, so I am not sure what the deal is with this one animal.
When I first got these lights (and they were running at the factory set starter settings in custom mode) the anemone clearly did not like the lights. It immediately moved from a well-lighted surface around the corner to a shadowed area and has stayed there ever since.
Let me say that most of my corals really like these lights and are growing well, so I am not sure what the deal is with this one animal.
mcozad829
Premium Member
My nem doesn't seem to be much of a light lover. I have relatively mild lighting and he moves toward the bottom or under a ledge. For a while I was convinced he was dumb and would move the rock he was on up. Next morning he would be back down in the middle or bottom. I leave him be now and he's getting bigger in the month I've had him.
davocean
Active member
The need may come from what you have for lighting. This keeps getting passed by, so let me show off. December 12th, 2012.
Just about the size of a silver dollar. I feed nothing. My fish, every other day or so. It/they may get a few pellets. I just took this pic. There's 5 or 6 nems now. Each 4 to five inches accross. In under a year and a half.
This right here is a great example of the fact you do not have to spot feed if your lighting is good, and you can't argue either health or color has suffered one bit.
SNAKEMANVET
PREMIUM MEMBER
I no longer feed silversides to my nems,but have fed and still do a minnow once a week.My mag has been eating them for alittle over a month and I fed rbta one last week.The nems seem fine.Unlike silversides I know the minnow isn't spoiled and should not harm the anemones.The minnows will die from shock of going from cold water to 80 degree water in my turtle tank.
SNAKEMANVET
PREMIUM MEMBER
I notice when I feed my mag,even mysis it looks more robust.I have tried to not feeding the mag for a couple weeks and you can tell the differance in the way it looks.I have 2 250 watt pheonix 14ks over my 75.Me I am far from a anemone expert,but I beleive they need to be feed.
By no means am I an expert either. I do find it strange mine split at about 5 to 7 inches though. Now there could be a correlation between not feeding and using only light. I've seen RBTA's a foot across. My Ocellaris pair are hosted by all the nems, not common also, since they stay clumped. They are directly in front of a modded maxijet, (about 4 inches), and the first one moved to the top of the tank and stayed there.
OrionN
Moved on
I think we shold have a stickly on food for anemones. Pro and con of feeding. Pro and con of feeding fish food/silverside and food for human consumption then people can make up their own mind. If we don't have a sticky then I just keep a file and just cut and paste my can response whenever this question come up.
This is a discussion board. It's what we do. You don't have to open them.
