Hungriest anemone?

[duberii]

Ok, this is gonna sound really dumb, but hear me out. I love to feed my corals. I’ve started getting into NPS and anemones as well, because I think they’re especially fun to feed. I have a bta and a rock flower, and my bta only eats once or twice a month. My rock flower I feed around once a week.

I would love to have an anemone I could feed whenever I pass the tank- just like how I feed my dendros. are there any that are like that?

I assume something like a tube anemone that is non photosynthetic would have a big appetite, but I really have no idea

 

[Spare time]

Maybe a condy?

 

[OnyxPerc]

Ok, this is gonna sound really dumb, but hear me out. I love to feed my corals. I’ve started getting into NPS and anemones as well, because I think they’re especially fun to feed. I have a bta and a rock flower, and my bta only eats once or twice a month. My rock flower I feed around once a week.

I would love to have an anemone I could feed whenever I pass the tank- just like how I feed my dendros. are there any that are like that?

I assume something like a tube anemone that is non photosynthetic would have a big appetite, but I really have no idea

For me, carpets have always been the biggest eaters. I've never tried feeding more than once a week, but I supposed you could feed them smaller bits more frequently.

 

[AcroNem]

Tube anemones should take food pretty much any time, Corynactis, Condylactis would probably eat any time too. Carpets will eat pretty much anything but don't need daily feeding. As for anemones in captivity there aren't many others for non photosynthetic in warm water. Diodogorgia nodulifera is a gorgonian that should be fed many times per day, and they're pretty, but need specific food and consistent flow.

 

[Mr_Knightley]

In my experience, Long tentacle nems have a pretty huge apatite. I didn't feed mine for a month or so, and he shrunk by about %10, so I would guess they like to eat. Plus, they are stunning! And clowns seem to like hosting them a bit more, since they look more like a sebae nem or the like.
It really just comes down to your research though. I've also heard that mini carpet nems are very big eaters, but I have never personally owned them.
Good luck to you, and God bless your day!

 

[duberii]

For me, carpets have always been the biggest eaters. I've never tried feeding more than once a week, but I supposed you could feed them smaller bits more frequently.

I only have a 32 gallon tank, so a carpet is out of the picture unless it’s a mini carpet... are their feedings the same?

 

[duberii]

Tube anemones should take food pretty much any time, Corynactis, Condylactis would probably eat any time too. Carpets will eat pretty much anything but don't need daily feeding. As for anemones in captivity there aren't many others for non photosynthetic in warm water. Diodogorgia nodulifera is a gorgonian that should be fed many times per day, and they're pretty, but need specific food and consistent flow.

I’m thinking about a tube nem, but im sorta cautious because people say they’re challenging. I assume it’s because they’re azoox, because people said dendros are expert only but they’re my best growing coral. Are they super sensitive to shifts in parameters as well?

I’m trying to keep something fairly cheap, so a Condy is probably the way to go.

as for the gorgonian, I don’t have the supplies to turn my system into that “constant feeding” type system with fine particulate food, so I’m looking for something with a large mouth (like a Turbinaria or larger)

thanks a bunch for the advice!

 

[duberii]

My only reluctance is that I have a serpent star and a scooter blenny who can’t seem to get a grasp of what stings and what doesn’t, so I’m hoping they don’t get gobbled up by something like a tube anemone

 

[AcroNem]

My only reluctance is that I have a serpent star and a scooter blenny who can’t seem to get a grasp of what stings and what doesn’t, so I’m hoping they don’t get gobbled up by something like a tube anemone

Contrary to popular belief, tube anemones will rarely if ever catch and/or consume a healthy fish. Weak or nearly dead/dead fish will obviously be at risk. Condylactis or "fish eating anemone" along with carpet anemones will be much more likely to harm a fish. A tube anemone is naturally more challenging as it should be fed several times daily or at least a good feeding daily. It isn't any more sensitive to parameter changes than another anemone.