Spitting?

LivinThaLyfe33 · 07/12/2006, 07:24 PM

im drawing a blank here...my sebae anenome (sold as a bulb but def. not) ate a whole silverside today and almost half (the one inteaded for my starfish) and he spit both pieces out...im not sure if he is just full or if he is rejecting it...but my worm(drawing a blank with the name...refered a a centipede in the tank anyhow) is going after it so should i take it out or leave it in...ive left food in there before with no side effects but a nasty fishy smell is coming off i think something may have died behind or in the rocks that i cant see

bertoni · 07/12/2006, 11:13 PM

The anemone probably doesn't like silversides, at least yet. I would remove the food, but the tank's filtration might be able to handle the load.

LivinThaLyfe33 · 07/12/2006, 11:24 PM

ok actually ithink i figuredit out

...i gave it the WHOLE silverside but rather should have cut it in half and also fed him yesterday i will do half every other day or so and see how this works...as for the stuff he spit out i let my bristle worm chomp on it for a while then took it out but thanks for the help

waynemk · 07/12/2006, 11:33 PM

I've had a couple of anenomes and some would take food and some wont. if it doesnt want to eat it, dont force it. I have kept several for years and never fed but they did like the light. Most like light. What kind and how much light do you have over the 40?

Leaving large chunks of uneaten food in your tank is only going to drive up wastes that bad algae feed on and cause problems. I have never seen anyone under feed a tank. Usually people add too much food. I understand the differnece between fish and not but a good rule of thumb is if it isnt eaten in 5 minutes then its too much. Since its spitting it out i would say that its too much then.

LivinThaLyfe33 · 07/12/2006, 11:42 PM

i kno its not enough so please dont bombard me with the critisism...i have about 1 watt per gallon for now...looking for an upgrade now for a 250 Watt PC system...MH is too expensive for my wallet right now...the anenome on the other hand seems to be doing fine w/o the light...ancored himself in a crevis under a large rock and is starting to get color back from when i first got him...eats fine and hasnt moved around since the day i brought him home so im guessing hez either dying or not happy...he probably isnt too hungry since i have 2 clowns hosting him already...its been about 5-6 days

07/12/2006, 07:24 PM	#1
LivinThaLyfe33 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 261	Spitting? im drawing a blank here...my sebae anenome (sold as a bulb but def. not) ate a whole silverside today and almost half (the one inteaded for my starfish) and he spit both pieces out...im not sure if he is just full or if he is rejecting it...but my worm(drawing a blank with the name...refered a a centipede in the tank anyhow) is going after it so should i take it out or leave it in...ive left food in there before with no side effects but a nasty fishy smell is coming off i think something may have died behind or in the rocks that i cant see __________________ 40Gal. SW 35-40 LR 20 Lbs. crushed coral Odyssea PS75 Protein Skimmer Arc-eyed Hawkfish Clarkii+Percula clowns 2 Bar Gobies Chocolate Chip Star Bulb Anenome Pincushin Urchin Hippo Tang

07/12/2006, 11:13 PM	#2
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	The anemone probably doesn't like silversides, at least yet. I would remove the food, but the tank's filtration might be able to handle the load. __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

07/12/2006, 11:24 PM	#3
LivinThaLyfe33 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 261	ok actually ithink i figuredit out...i gave it the WHOLE silverside but rather should have cut it in half and also fed him yesterday i will do half every other day or so and see how this works...as for the stuff he spit out i let my bristle worm chomp on it for a while then took it out but thanks for the help __________________ 40Gal. SW 35-40 LR 20 Lbs. crushed coral Odyssea PS75 Protein Skimmer Arc-eyed Hawkfish Clarkii+Percula clowns 2 Bar Gobies Chocolate Chip Star Bulb Anenome Pincushin Urchin Hippo Tang

07/12/2006, 11:33 PM	#4
waynemk Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 98	I've had a couple of anenomes and some would take food and some wont. if it doesnt want to eat it, dont force it. I have kept several for years and never fed but they did like the light. Most like light. What kind and how much light do you have over the 40? Leaving large chunks of uneaten food in your tank is only going to drive up wastes that bad algae feed on and cause problems. I have never seen anyone under feed a tank. Usually people add too much food. I understand the differnece between fish and not but a good rule of thumb is if it isnt eaten in 5 minutes then its too much. Since its spitting it out i would say that its too much then. __________________ Sometimes you watch the show and sometimes you are the show. It doesn't matter either way, as long as you enjoy the show. Current Tank Info: 25g@work and planning a house around a 200-400 gal

07/12/2006, 11:42 PM	#5
LivinThaLyfe33 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 261	i kno its not enough so please dont bombard me with the critisism...i have about 1 watt per gallon for now...looking for an upgrade now for a 250 Watt PC system...MH is too expensive for my wallet right now...the anenome on the other hand seems to be doing fine w/o the light...ancored himself in a crevis under a large rock and is starting to get color back from when i first got him...eats fine and hasnt moved around since the day i brought him home so im guessing hez either dying or not happy...he probably isnt too hungry since i have 2 clowns hosting him already...its been about 5-6 days __________________ 40Gal. SW 35-40 LR 20 Lbs. crushed coral Odyssea PS75 Protein Skimmer Arc-eyed Hawkfish Clarkii+Percula clowns 2 Bar Gobies Chocolate Chip Star Bulb Anenome Pincushin Urchin Hippo Tang