Magnificent anemone question

[Jrsdaddy]

As some of you guys know I've had my mag a few months now and knock on wood it's doing great. The past 2 weeks or so I've noticed it appears to look a little smaller then when I first got it but it's never deflated or shown any signs of illness. I figured maybe since I've never really tried to feed it directly since I don't want it to out grow my tank I let it get its nutrition from my lighting and waste from my 2 clowns that are living in it. To night I placed some mysis shrimp directly by its mouth and I figured it would have closed up immediately like when I fed BTAs and carpets in the past but it took like 10 mins to ball up and when it did it was just for under a minute. Again I'm not trying to increase its size I just want to make sure it's getting the nutrition it needs. Is this normal behavior for mags? Thanks

 

[garygb]

It is normal for mags to eat more slowly than BTAs, yes. But mine will eat a piece of food in 3 or 4 minutes. My BTAs will eat a piece of food in 1 or 2 minutes.

 

[akida]

my gig eats a half of a whole wild shrimp in less than 2 minutes. My gigs eat very quick I should call them pigs not gigs when they eat!

 

[Jrsdaddy]

Yes mine have as well but this is a question about magnificent anemones.