RBTA feeding
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Catchoftheday
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I Feed mine Shrimp, Squid, scallops
kingfisherflesh
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Does yours have bulbtips? And for how long without feeding?
125mph
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Light is his food... I think if his tips are bubbly then he is doing good. If you're feeding him and then he gets stringy, I would stop feeding him.
DeathWish302
Clown Hoarder
IMO, feeding a BTA is a must. They can generate most all of their own 'food' (sugars) by light, BUT a little reassurance cannot hurt. Moral of the story is some feed their corals and anemones and some don't. I'm in the first category.
elder luis
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I give it little pieces of shrimp once a week, if you give twice, you can kill it. Caution.
DeathWish302
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Umm... I would love to hear the explanation of this 'claim'.
elder luis
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well, anemones have a very very simple and slow digestive system. If you give it too much food, the anemone won´t have enough time to digest it then the second meal comes. Conclusion: all the natural food´s bacteria will stay and grow inside the anemone´s digestive tube (there is always food to keep them) and the bacteria can "pass" to the anemone tissue contaminating the tissues leading to death.
DeathWish302
Clown Hoarder
I've fed mine twice in a week before without incident. I diagree that too much food is asking for problems. Problems begin with too large of food items used at feeding time in most all cases (i.e. whole table shrimp). That is too much food at one time, but a couple smaller chunks over the course of a week is not going to lead to the demise of an anemone.
I think the final aspect that must be considered is the type and size of anemone your feeding. All of my BTA's receive regular (2 days on, 1 day off) feedings when I trying to have a split occur. Bacteria only become a problem when food begins to decay, not from regular feedings.
I think the final aspect that must be considered is the type and size of anemone your feeding. All of my BTA's receive regular (2 days on, 1 day off) feedings when I trying to have a split occur. Bacteria only become a problem when food begins to decay, not from regular feedings.
elder luis
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Of course depends on the size and quality of the food. At nature the anemone eats everyday, but small and live organisms wich don´t have the same bacterial load of a shrimp kept freezed for months. That´s the dangerous difference.
When you fed everyday, did the it split? Did it work? I tried this technique some time ago but didn´t divide. :sad2:
When you fed everyday, did the it split? Did it work? I tried this technique some time ago but didn´t divide. :sad2:
mobert
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I feed home mixed food as close to Eric Borneman's Coral Recipe as I can conveniently do. Copied from this link, http://www.theseas.org/index.php?topic=797.0 is:
"Eric Borneman's Famous Fish Food Recipe
« on: March 09, 2009, 07:38:51 PM »
This food was made at our March 2009 Meeting of the SEAS. Fish and corals respond really well to it - plan on cutting back on the recipe if you're just making for your own use.
Fish food and coral food (coral food is liquefied)
Ingredients
- a whole fresh sea fish
- 10 whole shrimp - I squeeze the heads
- 1 pound fresh mussels - cracked and scraped out
- 1 pound fresh clams including clam juice
- 1 8 oz container fresh oysters
- 1-2 fresh or frozen squid, whole
- 1 package frozen sea urchin cubes
- 1 12 oz package artemia (brine shrimp, frozen), thawed
- 6 types of dried seaweed Nori, Wakame, Hijiki, Dulse, Ano, etc.) - available at Whole Foods market, health food stores, Asian markets.
about 2 g. powdered sea greens/antioxidants or immune boost complex
- 2 tbsp. marine flake
- 2 tbsp. VibraGro
- 2 tbsp. powdered spirulina
- 1 tbsp Super Selco
Optional (found frozen in Asian markets)
- ark shells
- periwinkles, etc...
Method
- Blend coarse ingredients in food processor
- Mix in fine ingredients (Artemia, powders, flake, Selco)
- Freeze in flats
Preparation
- Soak the seaweeds in fresh (declorinated) water until soft.
- Thaw all of the frozen ingredients in a bowl.
- Remove shells from all seafood.
- Crush all dry ingedients into a powder. A mortar and pestle is best, but various other kitchen implements (2 spoons, 1 spoon and a -
small plate) can be used.
- Add liquid vitamins to the powdered ingredients.
- Liquify all of the ingredients in a blender.
- Freeze in Ziplock bags in thin flats or in small compartment ice cube trays (cut pieces in half, or quarters for feeding convenience and
store in Ziplock bags after frozen).
Feeding Recommendations
Start by feeding small amounts (1/2 tsp per 50 gallons of system water per day) to begin with. You can gradually increase the amount, until you start to see water quality problems, then back off on the quantity a bit. The food can be administered at night (when most corals actively feed) or with the use of a turkey baster (dissolve the ration in a container of tank water and inject directly onto the corals).
This coral food is pure, high potency nutrition for your corals. Using a high powered protein skimmer in your tank will greatly assist you in keeping the accumulation of uneaten food to a safe level.
This makes a LOT of food...approximately 10-12 quart size Ziploc flats."
I can feed this everyday by turkey baster over the anemones during the day----not at night as recommended for corals or I can feed not at all for a month. It all depends on if I want my anemones to grow and split or not.
Water quality must be monitored.
Here is a video of feeding:
http://youtu.be/-ImQqjuU8m4
"Eric Borneman's Famous Fish Food Recipe
« on: March 09, 2009, 07:38:51 PM »
This food was made at our March 2009 Meeting of the SEAS. Fish and corals respond really well to it - plan on cutting back on the recipe if you're just making for your own use.
Fish food and coral food (coral food is liquefied)
Ingredients
- a whole fresh sea fish
- 10 whole shrimp - I squeeze the heads
- 1 pound fresh mussels - cracked and scraped out
- 1 pound fresh clams including clam juice
- 1 8 oz container fresh oysters
- 1-2 fresh or frozen squid, whole
- 1 package frozen sea urchin cubes
- 1 12 oz package artemia (brine shrimp, frozen), thawed
- 6 types of dried seaweed Nori, Wakame, Hijiki, Dulse, Ano, etc.) - available at Whole Foods market, health food stores, Asian markets.
about 2 g. powdered sea greens/antioxidants or immune boost complex
- 2 tbsp. marine flake
- 2 tbsp. VibraGro
- 2 tbsp. powdered spirulina
- 1 tbsp Super Selco
Optional (found frozen in Asian markets)
- ark shells
- periwinkles, etc...
Method
- Blend coarse ingredients in food processor
- Mix in fine ingredients (Artemia, powders, flake, Selco)
- Freeze in flats
Preparation
- Soak the seaweeds in fresh (declorinated) water until soft.
- Thaw all of the frozen ingredients in a bowl.
- Remove shells from all seafood.
- Crush all dry ingedients into a powder. A mortar and pestle is best, but various other kitchen implements (2 spoons, 1 spoon and a -
small plate) can be used.
- Add liquid vitamins to the powdered ingredients.
- Liquify all of the ingredients in a blender.
- Freeze in Ziplock bags in thin flats or in small compartment ice cube trays (cut pieces in half, or quarters for feeding convenience and
store in Ziplock bags after frozen).
Feeding Recommendations
Start by feeding small amounts (1/2 tsp per 50 gallons of system water per day) to begin with. You can gradually increase the amount, until you start to see water quality problems, then back off on the quantity a bit. The food can be administered at night (when most corals actively feed) or with the use of a turkey baster (dissolve the ration in a container of tank water and inject directly onto the corals).
This coral food is pure, high potency nutrition for your corals. Using a high powered protein skimmer in your tank will greatly assist you in keeping the accumulation of uneaten food to a safe level.
This makes a LOT of food...approximately 10-12 quart size Ziploc flats."
I can feed this everyday by turkey baster over the anemones during the day----not at night as recommended for corals or I can feed not at all for a month. It all depends on if I want my anemones to grow and split or not.
Water quality must be monitored.
Here is a video of feeding:
http://youtu.be/-ImQqjuU8m4
elder luis
New member
hey man, thanks for the recipe! I´ll study and make it! 
By the way, are you the owner of the aquarium of the video?? that´s the most beautiul aquarium I even seen! That´s THE inspiration for mine!
By the way, are you the owner of the aquarium of the video?? that´s the most beautiul aquarium I even seen! That´s THE inspiration for mine!
mobert
Active member
hey man, thanks for the recipe! I´ll study and make it!
By the way, are you the owner of the aquarium of the video?? that´s the most beautiul aquarium I even seen! That´s THE inspiration for mine!
Thanks! Yes, my tank. Did you see the HD video?
http://youtu.be/cEGoEBaTHVc
elder luis
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Thanks!! I´m your fan #1!!!!
After I see your tank, I decided to change mine to make something like yours!
Thanks for the video!
After I see your tank, I decided to change mine to make something like yours!
Thanks for the video!
steelhead77
New member
Think about these things in the wild. There isn't someone coming around and sticking food in their mouths twice a week. They are opportunistic feeders, not hunters. They are perfectly capable of getting everything they need from the water column and light. That said, it doesn't hurt to drop a piece of something onto their tentacles once or twice a month, but that's about it.
steelhead77
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I guess that kinda puts to bed the myth that you can NEVER keep more than one pair of clownfish in a tank. I'm impressed.
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