Anenome not eating...

Yep, and the most important thing is proper lighting.
Feeding is suplimental.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets



Pszemol wrote on 2/3/2006 9:51 AM:
"Michael Lawford" wrote in message
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The last time he ate (big pink anenome about 20CM across) was 8 days
ago and
only about 1 quarter of a giant prawn. His colour is still good he
just has
gone off the prawns. Should I give him some hake instead. Or should
I try
and get some new prawns or go for the smaller ones - the old ones I keep
frozen in the fridge until I thaw them for feeding?


Try different foods - verify what is the species of your anemone and try
to feed it what it likes... I found my bubble tip anemone prefers krill
over big shrimps/prawns. BTW - 8 days is not that long for an anemone...
Maybe it is not so hungry.

My bubble tip will only eat brime shrimp- and i feed him every 2 days

"Wayne Sallee" wrote in message
...
Yep, and the most important thing is proper lighting.
Feeding is suplimental.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets



Pszemol wrote on 2/3/2006 9:51 AM:
"Michael Lawford" wrote in message
...

The last time he ate (big pink anenome about 20CM across) was 8 days
ago and
only about 1 quarter of a giant prawn. His colour is still good he
just has
gone off the prawns. Should I give him some hake instead. Or should
I try
and get some new prawns or go for the smaller ones - the old ones I
keep
frozen in the fridge until I thaw them for feeding?


Try different foods - verify what is the species of your anemone and try
to feed it what it likes... I found my bubble tip anemone prefers krill
over big shrimps/prawns. BTW - 8 days is not that long for an anemone...
Maybe it is not so hungry.

"volux" wrote in message ...
My bubble tip will only eat brime shrimp- and i feed him every 2 days

Have you tried feeding it thawed whole raw krill, including shell?

tried frozen krill - wont touch it, but again i havent tired it in a while,
nothing else in the tank will eat it either - (clown fish and globy)


"Pszemol" wrote in message
...
"volux" wrote in message
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My bubble tip will only eat brime shrimp- and i feed him every 2 days

Have you tried feeding it thawed whole raw krill, including shell?

Try Prime Reef frozen cubes by Ocean Nutrition. I thaw a cube out and feed
my anemones every couple days one of them. They seem to gobble it up.

Susan
"volux" wrote in message
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tried frozen krill - wont touch it, but again i havent tired it in a
while,
nothing else in the tank will eat it either - (clown fish and globy)


"Pszemol" wrote in message
...
"volux" wrote in message
...
My bubble tip will only eat brime shrimp- and i feed him every 2 days

Have you tried feeding it thawed whole raw krill, including shell?

Hmmmm - I dont know. It has been a good 2 weeks or more and he still wont
feed. The funny thing is that he looks happy as ever and is fully open at
the moment. This am I found some gooey stuff that he had expelled that
looked like the remins of something. Perhaps he had eaten something?

He is a large pink one with white tips that my clowns love - what is that?

I have had him about 10 months and never had a problem. My lighting is fine
and I have been feeding him a prawn tail a week -8 days and never had a
problem.

Perhaps I will try another prawn tail (a smaller one) tomorrow and see what
happens.
What do you think?


"Susan" wrote in message
. ..
Try Prime Reef frozen cubes by Ocean Nutrition. I thaw a cube out and
feed my anemones every couple days one of them. They seem to gobble it
up.

Susan
"volux" wrote in message
...
tried frozen krill - wont touch it, but again i havent tired it in a
while,
nothing else in the tank will eat it either - (clown fish and globy)


"Pszemol" wrote in message
...
"volux" wrote in message
...
My bubble tip will only eat brime shrimp- and i feed him every 2 days

Have you tried feeding it thawed whole raw krill, including shell?

Maybe he just does not want to eat as often.
Also since it is inhabited by the clown fish, it is
probably also being fed by the clown fish.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets



Michael Lawford wrote on 2/6/2006 6:18 AM:
Hmmmm - I dont know. It has been a good 2 weeks or more and he still wont
feed. The funny thing is that he looks happy as ever and is fully open at
the moment. This am I found some gooey stuff that he had expelled that
looked like the remins of something. Perhaps he had eaten something?

He is a large pink one with white tips that my clowns love - what is that?

I have had him about 10 months and never had a problem. My lighting is fine
and I have been feeding him a prawn tail a week -8 days and never had a
problem.

Perhaps I will try another prawn tail (a smaller one) tomorrow and see what
happens.
What do you think?


"Susan" wrote in message
. ..

Try Prime Reef frozen cubes by Ocean Nutrition. I thaw a cube out and
feed my anemones every couple days one of them. They seem to gobble it
up.

Susan
"volux" wrote in message
...

tried frozen krill - wont touch it, but again i havent tired it in a
while,
nothing else in the tank will eat it either - (clown fish and globy)


"Pszemol" wrote in message
...

"volux" wrote in message

...

My bubble tip will only eat brime shrimp- and i feed him every 2 days

Have you tried feeding it thawed whole raw krill, including shell?