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Anenone ate but spit it out...

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snorkeler
, 03-30-2013 at 07:15 AM (1894 Views)
Yesterday I fed the anemone with a piece of shrimp. All seemed good, it gobbled it down slowly, was looking great after. Today it was looking good too, then 15 min ago I noticed it was all shtiveled up, deflated, and the shrimp piece was lying nearby...

Doesn't seem like any tank mate pulled it out, for the piece is just sitting there and nobody is eating it, nobody is even touching it... not even the mithrax crabs...

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The shrimp came from fishmonger only one day before feeding time, it was kept in the fridge the whole time before feeding, it was smelling but after I threw the head away and washed it the smell stopped.... all apparently ok.

Maybe the piece was too big for the anemone?

I'll try again maybe today with a smaller piece....

Any advice from anyone with an anemone?

Snork

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  1. Navanax's Avatar
    you're right the piece was probably too large. just try feeding it a smaller piece, about 1/4 of the shrimp.
  2. melev's Avatar
    Agreed. You can cut your shrimp into four or five equal sized pieces, and offer just one piece per session. Years ago I fed my anemone every three days a piece of shrimp the size of a lima bean. However, about a year later I pretty much stopped feeding them ever. I've had that same anemone since 2003 and it has done very well without target feeding.

    I'm not saying don't feed yours, but you may find at one point it is no longer necessary. Right now it is small and could use some nutrients, but once or twice a week with a tiny bit of meaty food.
  3. snorkeler's Avatar
    Thx guys! Makes me feel more confident everything is normal. It is looking normal now. I'll try feeding it tomorrow with a much smaller piece.