my new haddoni has a very similar behavior. part of its stomach was protruding and it would touch different parts of its tentacles to it. once the lights came on though, it quickly pulled its stomach back inside the mouth. do you all think it may be suspension feeding at night?
URGENT HELP for haddoni
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Chupacabras
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Even though saddles naturally use haddoni's as hosts, they are also notorious for killing those 'nems in captivity.
Keep an eye on that saddleback as it may be divebombing the 'nems mouth at night.
Keep an eye on that saddleback as it may be divebombing the 'nems mouth at night.
DJM32189
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Oh, I hope not. The saddleback is kind of skittish, so if it looks to be causing trouble, I just have to approach the tank! I have also never seen it divebomb the mouth. It tends to either lay in the anemone at night (during the day he swims around the rockwork) or he will hide behind it and stick his out through the folds.
I did add phytoplankton to the tank last night and then the mouth was open really wide (well really not the mouth, more the protruding stomach). Actually, now that I watch him for a few minutes, that is exactly what he does. The anemone will expand his stomach out through his mouth (just 2 bubbles) and then touch the stomach with each of his folds/tentacles. Perhaps, this is some form of filter feeding as he will not eat the silverside (at least just yet).
I did add phytoplankton to the tank last night and then the mouth was open really wide (well really not the mouth, more the protruding stomach). Actually, now that I watch him for a few minutes, that is exactly what he does. The anemone will expand his stomach out through his mouth (just 2 bubbles) and then touch the stomach with each of his folds/tentacles. Perhaps, this is some form of filter feeding as he will not eat the silverside (at least just yet).
55semireef
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Can we get some pictures?
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