BigRedSquid
Active Member
Idk where to put this topic.
Im trying to find a site that sales tiny silversides for my Rbta
Im trying to find a site that sales tiny silversides for my Rbta
Silversides
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BigRedSquid
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Prepackaged stuff or stuff from the grocery stores?
ermartin
Active Member
I buy the stuff from the seafood counter. I have never used scallops but I use the shrimp and cut it up in nice size chunks leaving the shell on. i keep it in the freezer as i only feed my BTA's maybe every 2 weeks to once a month
ermartin
Active Member
because they pickup food from when i feed my fish daily. as well as from the clown's that host in them. there are those that NEVER directly feed them. here is an old post https://www.reef2reef.com/forums/an...poll-what-how-often-do-you-feed-your-bta.html
SantaMonica
Valuable Member
Any food you buy will have bacteria in/on it. It's how quickly they freeze it that determines how bad it gets (just like with our food).
BigRedSquid
Active Member
Leaving the shell on is ok? Ive been told its bad idk
It actually doesn't harm the bta. I can't find the study but that says it benefits with minerals I just don't remember which but they won't miss it either if you decide to peel. I think only hazard would be if a hungry fish decides to eat it. I don't think all fish can digest the exoskeleton.
chiblackhawks4
Community Member
Never fed mine anything besides shelled and finely chopped shrimp from the seafood counter. They also eat the mix I feed the tank. Id say stay away from silversides, heard many horror stories. I directly feed my nems once or twice a week.
tyler1503
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I don't get why most people aren't doing this'd or tier nems or fish. Its far cleaner, cheaper and dare I say more nutritious than most packaged fish foods. The only packaged foods I feed my tank is mysis and nori.
KorD
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I hear that!!! I get my shrimp from the local counter where they laugh at me for buying 5 shrimp and scallops at a time.
tyler1503
2500 Club Member
Yea, I always used to get questioned why I want 1 prawn and 1 squid ring haha. Now most of them know me and start wrapping up my order when they see me coming. If I ever ask for more than the regular they usually laugh and say something like "your eel hungry today eh?" 
What terrible spelling in my last comment......stupid auto correct.
What terrible spelling in my last comment......stupid auto correct.
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Justinky
Community Member
My best encounter when buying raw shrimp/scallops at Krogers,
Me: I would like 3 shrimp
Two guys: Heavy eater, don't eat it all at once hehe
Me: It's actually for my saltwater fish tank
Two guys: I don't think those are going to swim around in your tank
Me: Haha, it's for feeding my anemones
Two guys: ?????
Trex
Valuable Member
Personally, I wouldn't use silversides for any anemone. Lost an otherwise healthy H. malu to their use, and I know a couple other seasoned anemone keepers that have had similar experiences.
For an E. quadricolor, I wouldn't feed it anything larger than Mysis shrimp -- in the wild they don't eat anything larger than that.
In addition, the larger the food, the harder it is for the anemone to digest, which could leave undigested food -- will foul the internal water of the anemone.
If you are seeing a waste ball from an anemone after feeding it, you are feeding it too much at once and/or too large of food.
For an E. quadricolor, I wouldn't feed it anything larger than Mysis shrimp -- in the wild they don't eat anything larger than that.
In addition, the larger the food, the harder it is for the anemone to digest, which could leave undigested food -- will foul the internal water of the anemone.
If you are seeing a waste ball from an anemone after feeding it, you are feeding it too much at once and/or too large of food.
