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04-12-2007, 07:28 PM
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Little Fishy
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Anenomes
Has anyone ever tried to feed a feeder fish to an anenome??
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04-12-2007, 07:32 PM
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Little fish in a big pond
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Canton, GA USA
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Only frozen silversides.
There's no benefit to feeding live feeders like goldfish.
Jenn
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04-12-2007, 07:35 PM
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I've got the REEF rash!
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Just like Jenn said "Silversides".
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04-12-2007, 07:39 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: pa
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Mine won't hang on to anything I try to feed it. It will close on a piece of food and then let it go. Would something be wrong or is there a trick to feeding??
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04-12-2007, 08:25 PM
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Saltwater Mom
Join Date: May 2006
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maybe the food is too big. Mine eats krill, cut up silversides, cut up shrimp.
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04-12-2007, 08:27 PM
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Usually Confused
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Southern California
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Quote:
Originally Posted by buzard200
Has anyone ever tried to feed a feeder fish to an anenome??
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EEWWWWWW Call PITA!!
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04-13-2007, 04:00 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: pa
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I've tried everything to get him to eat. I guess all I can do is hope he is getting enough on the frozens and flake.....
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04-13-2007, 04:38 PM
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Little fish in a big pond
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Canton, GA USA
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If it's not hungry it won't accept food.
Do you have clowns hosting in it? If so they are also likely to feed the anemone.
Are you thawing the frozen before you feed it (sorry if it's an elementary question - I had a customer freeze-burn an anemone feeding it frozen frozen!).
It's not likely to eat flakes - too small. What other foods have you tried?
Jenn
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04-13-2007, 05:35 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: pa
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I've tried raw shrimp (which he ate a small piece when I first got him 2 weeks ago), silversides, sand eels, frozen brine ect.
Don't worry about the elementary as I am very new to reefing (6mos), but yes I take water from the tank in a small cup and let it thaw completely.
He looks ok, but has not reattached to anything and stays in the same area. I will post a pic... |
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04-13-2007, 05:38 PM
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Little fish in a big pond
Join Date: Sep 2000
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What specie of anemone is it? You've had it 2 weeks - has it attached to anything yet?
What sort of lighting do you have? Please provide a bit of info on your overall tank setup and parameters.
I'll keep an eye open for the pic 
Jenn
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04-13-2007, 05:44 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JennM
Are you thawing the frozen before you feed it (sorry if it's an elementary question - I had a customer freeze-burn an anemone feeding it frozen frozen!).
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Ive killed one this way.....i didnt feed it to him intentionally...but he managed to get a hold of it just the same. Was dead within a couple of days
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04-13-2007, 06:48 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: pa
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My Blenny
Mr Linka
Mr No Eat!!!
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04-13-2007, 07:46 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: pa
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The tank has been doing very well...No losses as of yet. Low bio-load and has been up and running for 6-7 mos now.
1 scooter
2 false percs
1 linka
1 choc chip starfish
1 serpant star
snails and hermits
RBTA
live rock.
I spk to several different lfs's and they all told me I could keep the RBTA under lower lights. This one was at the lfs for a couple of weeks before I purchased and was doing ok there. |
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04-13-2007, 07:47 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: pa
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It's a 55gal that was fresh for several years...
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