What does a rose anemone eat?

jrod11 · 09/30/2008, 09:25 AM

What should I feed a rose anemone? Anyone have any specific brands that they work well?

abulgin · 09/30/2008, 09:31 AM

Small pieces of any meaty seafood. Silversides work well, as do table shrimp and mysis. The piece should be no larger than the anemone's mouth--usually no bigger than a 1/4". You should also soak the food in a multi-vitamin, like Selcon.

brdracing · 09/30/2008, 09:36 AM

How often should they be feed too? I just got a couple anemones.
brooks

jrod11 · 09/30/2008, 09:39 AM

Do i just hold it by the mouth until the tentacles grab it?

chimmike · 09/30/2008, 09:46 AM

they eat clowns, occasional arrow crabs, and sometimes a blue hippo tang, so make sure you're careful with your livestock choices!

mikekr · 09/30/2008, 09:53 AM

This website has a lot of info:
http://www.karensroseanemones.com/

Just in case I didn't insert the link correctly, the site is: www.karensroseanemones.com

jrod11 · 09/30/2008, 10:05 AM

They eat clowns? joke right?

abulgin · 09/30/2008, 10:52 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by jrod11
They eat clowns? joke right?

For the most part . . .

They can burn anything that comes into contact, including clowns that have not fully acclimated to the BTA.

You should feed the BTA once or twice per week. If the BTA is in good health, you should not have any problems feeding it. It should grab onto the food immediately and begin to eat. It is highly recommended that you find/create/build some type of cover that you can place over the BTA while it's feeding so that any fish and/or shrimps you have can't steal the food--they will definitely do this, and you'll be wasting time/effort trying to feed the BTA only to have it eventually die. I've read about people using strawberry baskets and similar vessels to cover the BTA.

Playa-1 · 09/30/2008, 11:18 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by mikekr
This website has a lot of info:
http://www.karensroseanemones.com/

Just in case I didn't insert the link correctly, the site is: www.karensroseanemones.com

+1

09/30/2008, 09:25 AM	#1
jrod11 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: San Diego Posts: 347	What does a rose anemone eat? What should I feed a rose anemone? Anyone have any specific brands that they work well?

09/30/2008, 09:46 AM	#5
chimmike oxygen abuser Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Parrish, FL Posts: 5,089 Blog Entries: 2	they eat clowns, occasional arrow crabs, and sometimes a blue hippo tang, so make sure you're careful with your livestock choices! __________________ -Mike Tankless wonder Geaux Noles!

09/30/2008, 09:53 AM	#6
mikekr Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Plantation, FL Posts: 52	This website has a lot of info: http://www.karensroseanemones.com/ Just in case I didn't insert the link correctly, the site is: www.karensroseanemones.com __________________ Mike Current Tank Info: 55 gal mixed reef tank, 10 gal fuge, 17 gal sump, T-5's, mag 9.5, koralia 3 & 4, MSX 160

09/30/2008, 09:31 AM	#2
abulgin Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 2,664	Small pieces of any meaty seafood. Silversides work well, as do table shrimp and mysis. The piece should be no larger than the anemone's mouth--usually no bigger than a 1/4". You should also soak the food in a multi-vitamin, like Selcon.

09/30/2008, 09:36 AM	#3
brdracing Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Statesville, NC Posts: 299	How often should they be feed too? I just got a couple anemones. brooks

09/30/2008, 09:39 AM	#4
jrod11 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: San Diego Posts: 347	Do i just hold it by the mouth until the tentacles grab it?

09/30/2008, 10:05 AM	#7
jrod11 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: San Diego Posts: 347	They eat clowns? joke right?