Aptasia for lunch

gwenvet · 02/05/2009, 12:14 PM

My two peppermint shrimp ate all 20+ of my aptasia in about 2-3 weeks time. Now do I have to start feeding them or will they be ok scavenging the floor? They do grab some of the mysis when I feed but didn't know if I should hand feed them a big shrimp or how often.

Gdevine · 02/05/2009, 12:45 PM

A BIG mistake made by many after the pep's done their job on the aiptasia is that they don't feed these shrimp. If they get to a point of starvation they will go after your corals...which you don't want.

When I feed my Rock Anemone with Silversides I put a few small pieces on a tickler stick and feed them directly twice a week. In between they get what the fish don't get.

Feed them.

bclark7169 · 02/05/2009, 12:48 PM

I also feed mine and they get some of what the fish don't

gwenvet · 02/05/2009, 04:17 PM

Do I need to get some silversides (are these at the aquarium store?) or is something else good too?

Arati · 02/05/2009, 04:48 PM

I feed mine formula 1 pellets, they are to big for the fish to eat so the peps get em.

Craig Lambert · 02/05/2009, 04:49 PM

I use formula one pellets for shrimp food. They really go after them, and its easy to make sure that its all being consumed.

02/05/2009, 12:14 PM	#1
gwenvet Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: West Lafayette, Indiana Posts: 300	Aptasia for lunch My two peppermint shrimp ate all 20+ of my aptasia in about 2-3 weeks time. Now do I have to start feeding them or will they be ok scavenging the floor? They do grab some of the mysis when I feed but didn't know if I should hand feed them a big shrimp or how often.

02/05/2009, 12:45 PM	#2
Gdevine Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Pompano Beach, FL Posts: 1,232	A BIG mistake made by many after the pep's done their job on the aiptasia is that they don't feed these shrimp. If they get to a point of starvation they will go after your corals...which you don't want. When I feed my Rock Anemone with Silversides I put a few small pieces on a tickler stick and feed them directly twice a week. In between they get what the fish don't get. Feed them. __________________ What's good having a monkey if you can't play with it? Current Tank Info: 65g Mixed Reef - 35g Fuge - EcoSystem Method

02/05/2009, 04:48 PM	#5
Arati Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: LI,NY Posts: 722	I feed mine formula 1 pellets, they are to big for the fish to eat so the peps get em. __________________ I wasn't planning on keeping the turtle until it could pull me around under water. ~RV7AFlyer Current Tank Info: 150 ish gallons of Reef

02/05/2009, 04:49 PM	#6
Craig Lambert Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 2,897	I use formula one pellets for shrimp food. They really go after them, and its easy to make sure that its all being consumed. __________________ "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will spend all day in a boat drinking beer." Current Tank Info: 75G Tank, 29G Sump, 100lbs LR, AquaC EV-180, Iwaki MD-20RT return Tunze nano streams 4X54 t-5/Icecap Ballast & SLR's 2x110 vho actinic

02/05/2009, 12:48 PM	#3
bclark7169 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: gainesville,ga. Posts: 6	I also feed mine and they get some of what the fish don't

02/05/2009, 04:17 PM	#4
gwenvet Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: West Lafayette, Indiana Posts: 300	Do I need to get some silversides (are these at the aquarium store?) or is something else good too?