starving anemone

[nanonøkk]

ok so i just did research for a while like a really long time on my anemone and i thought it was a bacterial infection but it turns out it’s actually starving.
so i’m just wondering if there’s anything i can do besides giving him a small pencil sized eraser peice of shrimp a day can i soak it in something that will help or no.
i also know i did a lot of threads on my bta and ik all the questions and stuff i asked but it was a bacterial infection because then it’s mouth would have been gaping all the time but it did gape for the longest time until i started feeding it again and it’s tenticals are now just small nubs.
also i’m gonna put a picture of it from a while ago so far all it’s done was gain some of its color back but the tenticals are still small.

 

[Variant]

As is with most things reef related just take it slow. I would feed maybe once a week and then gradually to once every 3 days based on its feeding response.

Frequency of feeding needs to take into account size of food i think.

 

[nanonøkk]

As is with most things reef related just take it slow. I would feed maybe once a week and then gradually to once every 3 days based on its feeding response.

Frequency of feeding needs to take into account size of food i think.

thanks i’ll keep up with the feedings and then slow down on them

 

[Marcus250Reef]

ok so i just did research for a while like a really long time on my anemone and i thought it was a bacterial infection but it turns out it’s actually starving.
so i’m just wondering if there’s anything i can do besides giving him a small pencil sized eraser peice of shrimp a day can i soak it in something that will help or no.
i also know i did a lot of threads on my bta and ik all the questions and stuff i asked but it was a bacterial infection because then it’s mouth would have been gaping all the time but it did gape for the longest time until i started feeding it again and it’s tenticals are now just small nubs.
also i’m gonna put a picture of it from a while ago so far all it’s done was gain some of its color back but the tenticals are still small.

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My Anemone is doing exactly this also. Been like it for 2 weeks now. I moved the rock it is on to a location i could see it. Since then it doesn't seem to be happy with its new location. I'm now considering moving it back but don't want to mess to much. Interested to see and read what others suggest on this on

 

[nanonøkk]

My Anemone is doing exactly this also. Been like it for 2 weeks now. I moved the rock it is on to a location i could see it. Since then it doesn't seem to be happy with its new location. I'm now considering moving it back but don't want to mess to much. Interested to see and read what others suggest on this on

yea i’m thinking about ordering an anemone cup you should check that out if you want too keep it in place

 

[Marcus250Reef]

yea i’m thinking about ordering an anemone cup you should check that out if you want too keep it in place

I will google it. Never heard of an anemone cup. I'm new to this hobby and only been it around 5 months. So a lot to learn.

 

[nanonøkk]

I will google it. Never heard of an anemone cup. I'm new to this hobby and only been it around 5 months. So a lot to learn.

yea the only thing though is if it wants to move it can just walk out of the cup at anytime

 

[footgal]

I will google it. Never heard of an anemone cup. I'm new to this hobby and only been it around 5 months. So a lot to learn.

nem boxes work better, I find that they often escape the cups in long-term. I feed my nems every day, but then they are healthy and have been healthy for as long as theyve been in my care. I always love recommending feeding nems, I feel like they just do better with at least weekly feedings.

 

[nanonøkk]

nem boxes work better, I find that they often escape the cups in long-term. I feed my nems every day, but then they are healthy and have been healthy for as long as theyve been in my care. I always love recommending feeding nems, I feel like they just do better with at least weekly feedings.

do you have a specific thing that you feed your nems and yea i might go with a box but i was gonna go with a cup so it’s not a long term thing

 

[Marcus250Reef]

do you have a specific thing that you feed your nems and yea i might go with a box but i was gonna go with a cup so it’s not a long term thing

I've got anemone pellets, i've got reef roids, i also got frozen cope pods. I feed my fish the frozen brine shrimp.

 

[nanonøkk]

I've got anemone pellets, i've got reef roids, i also got frozen cope pods. I feed my fish the frozen brine shrimp.

i tried to feed mine reef roids it didn’t like it so much but i might try pellets it seems to love frozen shrimp though

 

[footgal]

do you have a specific thing that you feed your nems and yea i might go with a box but i was gonna go with a cup so it’s not a long term thing

I really like the LRS foods, since I feed my fish the nano version I just use that. I think it gives them a variety of foods so they don’t get nutrient deficiencies which I would be worried about if I were to feed something like chopped shrimp every day

 

[footgal]

i tried to feed mine reef roids it didn’t like it so much but i might try pellets it seems to love frozen shrimp though

Oof yeah reefroids stress them out. They can smell the food but the particles are to small to actually consume. Feeding meaty foods 1/2 the size of the mouth (not oral plate) is the way to go. Any larger than that and it becomes a choking hazard which the coral can actually die from if it’s unable to expel the food

 

[vetteguy53081]

Allow it to take to tank and tank conditions.
Feed twice per week using mysis shrimp or even a squirt of brine shrimp.
Moderate light and water flow and salinity 1.025 and temp 77-79

 

[Marcus250Reef]

Allow it to take to tank and tank conditions.
Feed twice per week using mysis shrimp or even a squirt of brine shrimp.
Moderate light and water flow and salinity 1.025 and temp 77-79

Thank you

 

[Marcus250Reef]

Oof yeah reefroids stress them out. They can smell the food but the particles are to small to actually consume. Feeding meaty foods 1/2 the size of the mouth (not oral plate) is the way to go. Any larger than that and it becomes a choking hazard which the coral can actually die from if it’s unable to expel the food
I will stop the reef roids.
Thank you

 

[nanonøkk]

I really like the LRS foods, since I feed my fish the nano version I just use that. I think it gives them a variety of foods so they don’t get nutrient deficiencies which I would be worried about if I were to feed something like chopped shrimp every day

yea i decided to go with coral and inverts only i’m thinking about getting a porcelain crab soon when my anemone is all healthy again and yea i was worried about the shrimp too but it really loves it i’ve been feeding really small peices about the size of it mouth part

 

[nanonøkk]

Oof yeah reefroids stress them out. They can smell the food but the particles are to small to actually consume. Feeding meaty foods 1/2 the size of the mouth (not oral plate) is the way to go. Any larger than that and it becomes a choking hazard which the coral can actually die from if it’s unable to expel the food

yea i’ve been feeding small bits tomorrow i’m gonna try to feed it mysis shrimp too see how it likes that