What do you feed you anemones?

Jeremy837 · 02/04/2016, 04:53 PM

Hello I am new to the hobby and would just like to know what you feed your anemone and how the growth rate and cost compare, thank you.

jstack · 02/04/2016, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeremy837

Hello I am new to the hobby and would just like to know what you feed your anemone and how the growth rate and cost compare, thank you.

man why do I get the feeling you're about to go all stabby on some poor nem's for profit xD

Dkuhlmann · 02/04/2016, 05:57 PM

Healthy anemones do not need to eat anything.They get their food from the lights. There is a section here that is specific to Clowns and anemones. Questions and many threads specific to anemones can be asked and found there.

Cliving1 · 02/04/2016, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Dkuhlmann

Healthy anemones do not need to eat anything.They get their food from the lights. There is a section here that is specific to Clowns and anemones. Questions and many threads specific to anemones can be asked and found there.

I was going to say light is all they need. While you can feed them, they dont need it. A well established tank with good light will work. They should move around to find the flow, light, and placement they want.

Jeremy837 · 02/04/2016, 07:49 PM

im not going to frag anemones I just wanted to know if it was some exspinsive food plan for them or something.

Dkuhlmann · 02/04/2016, 08:19 PM

You can feed them small pieces of store bought seafood like salmon, shrimp, scallops just make sure there are no preservatives. You can also feed them mysis shrimp or frozen mix food like LRS or Rod's. I wouldn't feed them more than once or twice a week. They will also catch food that you're feeding to your fish as it floats around the tank. With anemones if you feed them a lot, they will grow bigger. So if you have say a small BTA just feed it every three days or so and it will grow faster. Watch it because BTA's can and will get HUGE, or they can split if you over feed them.

oh207 · 02/05/2016, 08:46 AM

I feed them with a good light.
And they get whatever I feed the fish, mysis, LRS etc. They are not target fed, whatever flows their way is what they get.

davocean · 02/05/2016, 08:58 AM

Agree w/ others, other than if a nem is white/bleached then it needs small feedings like mysis to help bring back to health and regain zooxanthellae which it needs in order to process that light into energy.

Timfish · 02/05/2016, 09:19 AM

Anemones, like corals, feed on the ammonium fish excrete from their gills removing this waste product before it can be used by algae or broken down into nitrates by nitrifying bacteria.

https://www.mendeley.com/research/ef...-regeneration/

Live Rockin · 02/05/2016, 09:54 AM

Mine gets a Mysis shrimp about twice a week. I have also read where they do not need to be feed and use the light to basically grow there own food within there body. Mine however gobbles up the shrimp and has yet to spit it out.

02/04/2016, 04:53 PM	#1
Jeremy837 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 21	What do you feed you anemones? Hello I am new to the hobby and would just like to know what you feed your anemone and how the growth rate and cost compare, thank you.

02/04/2016, 05:57 PM	#3
Dkuhlmann Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 8,823	Healthy anemones do not need to eat anything.They get their food from the lights. There is a section here that is specific to Clowns and anemones. Questions and many threads specific to anemones can be asked and found there. __________________ Previous tanks: 200 gal fowlr 9" Emperor Angel and many different butterfly fish 4" maroon clown and several other fish, 50 gal sump, 40 gal mixed reef/fish mostly softies and LPS. Current Tank Info: 40b 750 gph 45 lbs lr, 2"-3" sand, 165w full spectrum dimable LED, 20 gal sump/refugium 30 lbs lr, Bak Pak 2 skimmer, 4" sock temp 79-80, sg 1.026, NH3 0, NO2 0, NO3 <10, ph 8.2, calc 400, mag 1300

02/04/2016, 08:19 PM	#6
Dkuhlmann Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 8,823	You can feed them small pieces of store bought seafood like salmon, shrimp, scallops just make sure there are no preservatives. You can also feed them mysis shrimp or frozen mix food like LRS or Rod's. I wouldn't feed them more than once or twice a week. They will also catch food that you're feeding to your fish as it floats around the tank. With anemones if you feed them a lot, they will grow bigger. So if you have say a small BTA just feed it every three days or so and it will grow faster. Watch it because BTA's can and will get HUGE, or they can split if you over feed them. __________________ Previous tanks: 200 gal fowlr 9" Emperor Angel and many different butterfly fish 4" maroon clown and several other fish, 50 gal sump, 40 gal mixed reef/fish mostly softies and LPS. Current Tank Info: 40b 750 gph 45 lbs lr, 2"-3" sand, 165w full spectrum dimable LED, 20 gal sump/refugium 30 lbs lr, Bak Pak 2 skimmer, 4" sock temp 79-80, sg 1.026, NH3 0, NO2 0, NO3 <10, ph 8.2, calc 400, mag 1300

02/05/2016, 08:46 AM	#7
oh207 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Amityville, NY Posts: 762	I feed them with a good light. And they get whatever I feed the fish, mysis, LRS etc. They are not target fed, whatever flows their way is what they get. __________________ -oh207 Current Tank Info: DB 65g RR Tank, 30g Sump w sock & fuge, EHEIM 3000 Rtn. Pump, Araganite 40lbs, 40lbs base rock, 60lbs LR, EHEIM 150W Jager Heater, Ecotech MP40wES & MP10wES Vortech Propeller Pump, Ecotech Radion XR30w LED, Seaside Aquatics Protein Skimmer (CS7-150g)

02/05/2016, 08:58 AM	#8
davocean Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 14,655	Agree w/ others, other than if a nem is white/bleached then it needs small feedings like mysis to help bring back to health and regain zooxanthellae which it needs in order to process that light into energy. __________________ There's a fine line between owning your tank and your tank owning you! Current Tank Info: SCA 120g RR Starfire, Tunze silence 1073.02 return, 40g sump w/ fuge, SWC Extreme 160 cone skimmer,Geismann reflexx 4xT5, 2x Panorama Pro LED strips, Vortech MP40QD

02/04/2016, 07:49 PM	#5
Jeremy837 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 21	im not going to frag anemones I just wanted to know if it was some exspinsive food plan for them or something.

02/05/2016, 09:19 AM	#9
Timfish Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 1,985	Anemones, like corals, feed on the ammonium fish excrete from their gills removing this waste product before it can be used by algae or broken down into nitrates by nitrifying bacteria. https://www.mendeley.com/research/ef...-regeneration/ __________________ "Our crystal clear aquaria come nowhere close to the nutrient loads that swirl around natural reefs" Charles Delbeek

02/05/2016, 09:54 AM	#10
Live Rockin Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 120	Mine gets a Mysis shrimp about twice a week. I have also read where they do not need to be feed and use the light to basically grow there own food within there body. Mine however gobbles up the shrimp and has yet to spit it out. __________________ .. Current Tank Info: 90 Gallon DT \|\| 29 Gal Sump \|\| Reef Octopus 110 Skimmer W/Mag 9 Return\|\| 2 Koralia 1500 w/Wave Maker\|\|2 165 Watt Chinese LED's\|\|