BTA has silverside stuck in his mouth. Pic inside

fasteddie99 · 08/01/2009, 04:33 PM

I fed my BTA a silverside for the first time (usually feed scallop) and I apparently fed too big of a piece and now it has been stuck for about 2 hours.

Is there anything I can do or should I just let it go?

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clowns101 · 08/01/2009, 04:38 PM

How big is the anemone and how big was the silver side that you feed to the Bubble Tip Anemone?

block head · 08/01/2009, 04:49 PM

just leave it ,try about 1/4 " next time. or better yet ,feed shrimp,scallop,or krill

fasteddie99 · 08/01/2009, 04:54 PM

Clowns101,

the nem is about 2 1/2" across and the silverside was about 1 1/2"

block head,

way too big right? I will try a smaller piece like you said. I guess he will prolly spit out what he dont eat.

wrott · 08/01/2009, 06:05 PM

Don't worry about it, like you said, it will spit out what it can't eat.
Let the crabs have a feast!

clowns101 · 08/01/2009, 06:06 PM

Yes the peice that you feed was WAY to BIG.I would try feeding something mysis shrim due to the fact that the anemone is so small and that anemones seem not to digest the silversides very fast unlike mysis or krill.

Peter Eichler · 08/01/2009, 06:51 PM

Anemones are planktivores, even 1/4 of that silverside is a bigger piece of food than it would be likely to ever get naturally. For an anemone that size I'd suggest mysis or even just some falke food or pellets.

NexDog · 08/01/2009, 07:39 PM

Don't feed small anenomes, it's that simple. They can grab food from the water when you feed. I actually don't feed LTAs at all. I have 5 splits in my sump that have been there for 2 years and they are huge and healthy and have never been fed anything - except light.

08/01/2009, 04:33 PM	#1
fasteddie99 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Delaware Posts: 1,028	BTA has silverside stuck in his mouth. Pic inside I fed my BTA a silverside for the first time (usually feed scallop) and I apparently fed too big of a piece and now it has been stuck for about 2 hours. Is there anything I can do or should I just let it go? [IMG][/IMG] __________________ 125 gal LED lighting Super Reef Octopus XP-3000 SSS Current Tank Info: 125

08/01/2009, 04:38 PM	#2
clowns101 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 2,041	How big is the anemone and how big was the silver side that you feed to the Bubble Tip Anemone? __________________ Thanks, Austin clowns.101@hotmail.com Current Tank Info: 125 mixed reef system

08/01/2009, 04:54 PM	#4
fasteddie99 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Delaware Posts: 1,028	Clowns101, the nem is about 2 1/2" across and the silverside was about 1 1/2" block head, way too big right? I will try a smaller piece like you said. I guess he will prolly spit out what he dont eat. __________________ 125 gal LED lighting Super Reef Octopus XP-3000 SSS Current Tank Info: 125

08/01/2009, 06:05 PM	#5
wrott Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Alabama Posts: 2,912	Don't worry about it, like you said, it will spit out what it can't eat. Let the crabs have a feast! __________________ OK, but where does the meat go! ------------------------------------------------ 120g SPS, 125g mix, 56g FOWLR, 20g qt

08/01/2009, 06:06 PM	#6
clowns101 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 2,041	Yes the peice that you feed was WAY to BIG.I would try feeding something mysis shrim due to the fact that the anemone is so small and that anemones seem not to digest the silversides very fast unlike mysis or krill. __________________ Thanks, Austin clowns.101@hotmail.com Current Tank Info: 125 mixed reef system

08/01/2009, 04:49 PM	#3
block head Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: spencerport ny Posts: 2,619	just leave it ,try about 1/4 " next time. or better yet ,feed shrimp,scallop,or krill

08/01/2009, 06:51 PM	#7
Peter Eichler Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Milwaukee Posts: 6,081	Anemones are planktivores, even 1/4 of that silverside is a bigger piece of food than it would be likely to ever get naturally. For an anemone that size I'd suggest mysis or even just some falke food or pellets. __________________ April 2015 TOTM

08/01/2009, 07:39 PM	#8
NexDog Snail Killer Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Kyushu, Japan Posts: 4,804	Don't feed small anenomes, it's that simple. They can grab food from the water when you feed. I actually don't feed LTAs at all. I have 5 splits in my sump that have been there for 2 years and they are huge and healthy and have never been fed anything - except light. __________________ Laurence Flynn 340g In-Wall Envision Tank and 150g Sump. Current Tank Info: Deltec 902, PFO hood with 3x400w Radium 20k and 4x96w PC's. Hammerhead closed loop - and 2 x Tunze 6105 (and Vortech still sucks).