Rose & Bubble Tip more "stringy" than "bubbly"

[GillJoy]

Howdy! My rose and bubble tip tend to be extremely healthy but their tentacles are more like 3"-5" arms than with the bubble tips. The Bubble Tip actually split a few months ago and is thriving well in 2 locations in the tank. The Rose has some tentacles that reach about 8"-10". It's HUGE. However, it came to my attention this weekend that they may not be okay as they are not displaying their true-to-form "bubble" anatomy.

I recently added a True Perc. (female) and juvenille A. ocellaris and was reading here on RC that they tend to like the bubble tips. However, the clowns haven't started belly-flopping in any of the anenomes hence my reason for looking into this a little further.

Thoughts?

 

[fishy-doc]

give it some more food

 

[GillJoy]

thanks for the quick response. Would you recommend hand feeding? I used to use a meat baster (great for target feeding) and squirt some meaty foods in there. That should work, right? Or...should I use some other kinds of food? I also alternate with Kent Zooplex and Phytoplex every other day.

 

[RBTA]

Silversides and Mysis Shrimp would be great foods for anemones. Just be sure to vut the silver sides into small pieces so the anemone can eat it, because they won't if the piece is too big.