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02-03-2005, 11:03 AM
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Plankton
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: dallas
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Anenome
hi im new here, and to salt water fish . my question is , i bought a bulb anenome like 5 days ago, and ive read that they eat meaty foods. but every time i try to feed him he just shrivels up . so my questiopn is , do they really need to eat meaty food or can they just make food of the light ? thanks
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02-03-2005, 01:29 PM
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Plankton
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Dallas
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the anenome's tentacles should grasp the food and then it shrivels up to eat it. If you have a clown fish it will help in feeding ur anenome because he takes food and feeds it. so yes they eat meaty foods. i had an anenome that took in fish flakes also. |
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02-03-2005, 01:56 PM
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Plankton
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: dallas
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can they still live off light only ?
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02-03-2005, 03:03 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Montana
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Hey, and welcome to TRT 
Yes, they are able to live off light alone, but intense lighting, vho or pc or mh. If you have less intense then feeding is a necessity.
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02-03-2005, 04:11 PM
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Plankton
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: dallas
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im guessing the regular light that came with my walmart tank isnt enough ? its a floresence light ( i dont think i spelld that right ) . what is vho, mh and pc , what should i use in my 10 gall. how many watts ? if you dont mind my ignorance ,
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02-03-2005, 04:30 PM
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Unfortunatly no its not enough. You might want to look into getting a pc (power compact aka compact fluorescent) setup. Check out some of the sponsers for trt, a 16" 96watt 50/50 or 2 32watt pc's, something like that; I know, it is really surprising when you start realizing the amount of money that this hobby takes, in the long run you'll be happy with your outcomes. BTW MH stands for metal halide, kind of lights in parking lot lighting; VHO very high output fluorescent lights normally 3 times output of normal bulbs.
Hopefully I didnt confuse you any more, keep asking questions thats what this site is for.
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02-03-2005, 05:28 PM
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Plankton
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: dallas
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i just went out and bought this like 10 min. ago . tell me if this is ok ..... CORALIFE 50% natural daylight 6000k 50% actinic 03 blue 360de. output 15 watt
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02-03-2005, 06:08 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2004
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You can run this light, it is pretty low for an anem, do feedings every other day to make sure it stays fed.
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02-03-2005, 06:10 PM
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more meaty the food, the better; shrimp, squid, and other good quality frozen food.
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02-04-2005, 09:59 AM
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Plankton
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: dallas
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thank you
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