Anemone Feeding

dhanking · Jun 30, 2020

How many times a week do I have to feed an anemone and what food?

PicassoClown04 · Jun 30, 2020

I feed mine daily, but most people do it between 1-3 times a week, pellets, frozen foods, anything meaty and chunky is good. Just put it into the tentacles (I use my fingers but tweezers/tongs also work well if you’re worried about getting stung or something). Feeding them makes them bubble really really nice. Good luck!

James M · Jun 30, 2020

You don’t have to feed it but you can.feed
1-2 a week

Afaylenerich88 · Jun 30, 2020

I feed mine 1 time a week. He gets 1 piece of silver side fish. But he catches bits of rods food I feed to my tank daily.
Really depends on how much you feed your tank aswell. You don't want him pooping up a storm in your tank. So best to just let photosynthesis do most of the work

User1 · Jun 30, 2020

Mine must hate me then. I don't feed them at all. Stopped a long time ago. They get everything they need from the water column, clowns they let host, or light. I started with one nine years ago peaked at fourteen. Gave some away and now holding steady at eight. They are a weed like Xenia in my opinion but understand why they are liked. They just can be a bit rough on some corals should they move or grow forcing you to move the coral or rehome.

Edit: changed week to weed

. Typing, hands, fingers, and thought train must have crashed

. Anyway in my case they are a bit out of control

Gernader · Jun 30, 2020

I feed mine once a week with a small piece of raw shrimp. It’s growing really fast

tehmadreefer · Jun 30, 2020

No real need to feed them

dhanking · Jul 1, 2020

Ok thanks guys

dhanking · Jul 1, 2020

footgal said:
I feed mine daily, but most people do it between 1-3 times a week, pellets, frozen foods, anything meaty and chunky is good. Just put it into the tentacles (I use my fingers but tweezers/tongs also work well if you’re worried about getting stung or something). Feeding them makes them bubble really really nice. Good luck!

Nice anemone

justmee · Jul 1, 2020

I feed them daily along with my fishes with Thera-A pellets...

Fishurama · Jul 1, 2020

I have 12 anemones in my tank, all either mini maxis or rock flowers. No need to feed them, but if you do feed them every week or so, they enjoy it and will grow a bit faster because of it. But say you choose to not feed them, nothing will happen.
I had my first mini maxi ever move to the back of the tank where i can't reach it, so i dont feed it. Going on 1 year and a half or so with no issues.