Anemone assistants required

[Grayzie]

I have been feeding my anem uncocked shrimp 2 hours after lights out for about 2 months, but I've noticed lately it is not eating them anymore, and I suspect it ate a jr male clown a couple nights ago. So I ask, what is the best thing to feed my anem,

 

[Tahoe61]

Anemones really do not need to feed very often if you have appropriate lighting. I would only feed it once every 2 weeks. I like raw scallops.

 

[Grayzie]

my lighting is not up to snuff I'm affraid, set died 5 weeks ago, and I haven't been able to free up enough to purchase proper replacements, you see the picture, is that normal, to me it's the worse it's looked in a long time

 

[Grayzie]

I do have half of the lighting with everything over on the side with the lights, but still it doesn't look happy

 

[fishroomlady]

the anemone actually looks good to me. I agree in that you shouldn't feed it so frequently.....I feed mine a small amount of mysis about once a week but I tend to feed my tank heavy.

 

[davocean]

That's an LTA/M.doreensis, and I think that substrate looks a bit course for one, and is that crushed coral?
They are more sensitive than many nems, need good water params, established tank, decent light, and a sand bed of 3-4 min.
You should not have to feed hardly at all.

 

[adimas]

I have the same anemone. I have had it for about 6 months and feed it silversides and telapia. I only feed twice a week sometimes even once a week. He seems to be happy with that. I'm not sure if you should feed it telapia but it hasn't affected it negatively so far. I tried the shrimp a couple of times, at first he took it fine then he started throwing it back up so i stopped feeding it shrimp. Likes fish alot more!!

 

[Grayzie]

it's crushed coral, but I have a section with just sand, I've moved it to the sand, and it keeps moving to that exact spot, I will switch to fish and try once a week, thank you for your help

 

[fishroomlady]

I would leave it be where it keeps going back to - there's something about that spot that it likes

 

[davocean]

The only reason I asked is because crushed coral often becomes a nitrate sink, and LTA's don't do well w/ high nitrates.
he may be moving to light or flow preference.
I and many others have had bad experiences w/ silversides, I do not feed them anymore, too many safe options, scallops, raw shrimp, or at this time for OP mysis would be my suggestion, smaller light feedings are less stressful.
Check your params and nitrates should be in that check.

 

[davocean]

Oh and usually they kinda close up when lights go out, if you do spot feed, do it in daylight.

 

[Grayzie]

I siphon my sand bed regularly because it does just suck it down, thank you for the idea's I'll definitely try smaller feedings in the day

 

[Stemick]

I don't have A LTA but I have RBTA and I feed them when every I think about it and if I feed it dureing the day. They are stretch out most of the day and close up at night. They every now and then they will shrink down and look like the're deflating but the next day there stretch back out. I have read in a couple places that them just dueing a self water change. IME they will not stay were there not happy.