Feeding an Anemone

kramleigh · 04/10/2007, 01:15 PM

Hi all!

Been reading a lot about feeding my BTA. My question is... When I feed it half a cockle, do I just place it on the tentacles or actually in its mouth? Thanks

Oh.. and does quite stringy tentacles mean it's hungry?

James77 · 04/10/2007, 01:17 PM

touch the food to its tentacles-if its hungry it will grab it.

papagimp · 04/10/2007, 01:21 PM

NEVER force feed an anemone. (by putting food directly in it's mouth)

clownin'round · 04/10/2007, 02:00 PM

anemone should take the food and pull it into its own mouth if hungry.

Sepeku · 04/10/2007, 02:03 PM

Stingy-ness is a good sign of health from what little experience I've had with a condylactis.

04/10/2007, 01:15 PM	#1
kramleigh Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 164	Feeding an Anemone Hi all! Been reading a lot about feeding my BTA. My question is... When I feed it half a cockle, do I just place it on the tentacles or actually in its mouth? Thanks Oh.. and does quite stringy tentacles mean it's hungry?

04/10/2007, 01:17 PM	#2
James77 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 8,158	touch the food to its tentacles-if its hungry it will grab it. __________________ Jim Current Tank Info: 120g Mixed Reef and 75g Freshwater

04/10/2007, 01:21 PM	#3
papagimp COMAS Rocks! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 8,185 Blog Entries: 2	NEVER force feed an anemone. (by putting food directly in it's mouth) __________________ 58g Softie & 75g Stoney Member, Central Oklahoma Marine Aquarium Society Current Tank Info: 58g Mixed Reef Project - Started June 2011

04/10/2007, 02:00 PM	#4
clownin'round Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: maryland Posts: 61	anemone should take the food and pull it into its own mouth if hungry.

04/10/2007, 02:03 PM	#5
Sepeku Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Memphis, TN Posts: 356	Stingy-ness is a good sign of health from what little experience I've had with a condylactis.