My Haddoni (Harry) has been in my tank for 4 weeks. From day one he was a voracious eater and I would feed him every 2-3 days, he was super sticky and could consume a whole silverside in less than a minute. Over the last 2 days he is refusing to eat and isn't very sticky. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Help for Harry Haddoni
- Thread starter Jeanniee
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Hadonni is very temperate to salinity changes, double check that and your other perameters and repost, thanks.
Thanks for the help I am doing a H20 change today and will get before and after water parameters. If I have a problem it is a new one, my parameters have been steady for months and I did a 15% water change a month ago. I am a little confused however, I have read in several different places that feeding an anemone often is necessary for growth and that a well fed Haddoni is less likely to consume its tank mates. I am a firm believer in feeding my tank and have a freezer section devoted entirely to different kinds of fish food and my feeding has not (yet) caused adverse effects related to water quality as I have a large clean up crew that is happy for the extras. Thanks again for the advice I will keep you updated.
phender
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More food = more waste. Even if the clean-up crew eats everything, they themselves are producing more waste. For the last 4 weeks you have been adding quite a bit more food than you had previously. In addition the anemone produces slime that it sloughs off. You have increase the bio load of your tank and you have to make some adjustments, until your tank can catch up.
Feeding your haddoni twice a week is fine, but an anemone that was sticky but isn't anymore is a sign of a problem. Since anemones are mostly water, that is usually the first place I look.
Disolved organic molecules seem to give anemones problems and most people don't have tests for them. Carbon does a pretty good job of removing them when it is new.
FWIW: IME, there isn't much you can do to keep your haddoni from eating fish like tangs, dwarf angels and gobies. The healthier the anemone gets, the more likely it is to catch something. There is no real evidence that nightlights, feeding more or getting aggressive clowns helps much.
Feeding your haddoni twice a week is fine, but an anemone that was sticky but isn't anymore is a sign of a problem. Since anemones are mostly water, that is usually the first place I look.
Disolved organic molecules seem to give anemones problems and most people don't have tests for them. Carbon does a pretty good job of removing them when it is new.
FWIW: IME, there isn't much you can do to keep your haddoni from eating fish like tangs, dwarf angels and gobies. The healthier the anemone gets, the more likely it is to catch something. There is no real evidence that nightlights, feeding more or getting aggressive clowns helps much.
