Feeding anemones

[gdwats2]

I've had them for years and they have mostly eaten fallout. one is a bubble tip (not red) and the other a carpet. lately I heve been feeding them pieces of scallops. no shrinking or puking yet. So, I was wondering how often to feed my anemones, and what is bet to feed..

 

[Woodstock]

I feed mine atleast 3 times per week (unless I am out of town). 90% of their food is thawed whole silversides, the other 10% is homemade mush which consists of shrimp, scallops, clams, red tuna, salmon, frozen cyclopeez, and garlic.

 

[forestal]

i feed every other day pe mysis or a blend of homemade seafood puree

 

[gdwats2]

Is it as efficient to feed them mush as it is whole pieces of say..scallops, and then let them get the small stuff (mysis, cyclopeze, fishpoop etc..) from fish feeding fallout?

 

[Sharkbait]

I stick with the fallout method myself, low nutrients

 

[Woodstock]

I like the direct feeding method. I feed my anemones and fishes on the heavy side but make up for it with aggressive skimming and water changes

 

[cheeks69]

Overfeeding anemones can actually kill them. I used to feed once a week but when I added MHalide I feed them now infrequently. Another potential problem or {not} is that they will split frequently I removed most of my anemones but from the 2 BTA's I kept they became 7 so watch out.

 

[BoomerD]

I always fed my anemones 2X (or 3X occasionally) weekly. Chopped bits of silverside or shrimp from the grocery store. Never large pieces, (usually less than 1/4" cubes). I DID experience growth and splitting with my roses on a riparian scale however...

 

[Frankie]

I always went with the fall out method. Never lost one except the lta and that was due to the CL intake.