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clown fish and anemine that wont eat

post #1 of 12
1/2/12 at 9:07am
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i have two clown fish and i just bought a anemone its fully open but when i put a peice of shrimp into its tenticles it takes it in swallows it but the next day or during the night it spits it out? help please shrug.gif

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post #2 of 12
1/2/12 at 4:29pm

Info needed:

 

  • Tank size
  • Tank age
  • Lighting
  • Type of anemone
  • Water parameters
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post #3 of 12
1/2/12 at 4:31pm

Also...how large a piece of shrimp are you giving it?  and is it raw with the shell off?

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post #4 of 12
1/2/12 at 8:00pm
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tank size is a 15 gal lighting is actinic and 10'000 and the the shell is off but i fed it early at like 2:00 pm and it took it in i switched to my actinic lighting before like 25 mins ago before bed time and thats when its spitting it out? its a regular long tentical anemone

 

size-15 gal

age-3 months

lighting-10'000k,actinic

water parameters idk what this means im still kinda new to this stuff if that means salt level its at a norm range i check it everyday

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post #5 of 12
1/2/12 at 8:01pm
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oh lol sorry fellas kinda tired haha im feeding it a size of shrimp the size of a dime

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post #6 of 12
1/3/12 at 6:54am
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Originally Posted by clown222 View Post

tank size is a 15 gal lighting is actinic and 10'000 and the the shell is off but i fed it early at like 2:00 pm and it took it in i switched to my actinic lighting before like 25 mins ago before bed time and thats when its spitting it out? its a regular long tentical anemone

 

size-15 gal

age-3 months

lighting-10'000k,actinic

water parameters idk what this means im still kinda new to this stuff if that means salt level its at a norm range i check it everyday



Your tank is too new and does not have sufficient lighting (except for a non-photosynthetic one). I would return the anemone. It is doomed in your tank. A 15 gallon tank is not big enough either to support a LTA.

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post #7 of 12
1/7/12 at 8:43pm
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good news my anemone is finally eating! :p i bought krill and it took it in real fast lol and it recently got hosted by my clown!!!! :))))))) very happy thanks for all the help but i do have one more question how often should i feed him one full size piece of krill im hearing once a week some say once a month but that cant be rite

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post #8 of 12
1/8/12 at 6:35am

To be honest, I don't know what to say.  If you feed it then it will grow and that's bad because your tank is so small.  On the other hand you don't have enough light for it to feed itself so it needs supplemental food.

 

I see no way to win in this situation.

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post #9 of 12
1/8/12 at 6:56am
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Originally Posted by Bang Guy View Post

To be honest, I don't know what to say.  If you feed it then it will grow and that's bad because your tank is so small.  On the other hand you don't have enough light for it to feed itself so it needs supplemental food.

 

I see no way to win in this situation.



+1.

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post #10 of 12
1/8/12 at 7:10am
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well the place i bought it from wont take fish back that already have left the store which i think is stupid but if the thing gets so big why eaven have one what dose it matter from a 15 gallon tank to 55 wont it out grow that eventually too?

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post #11 of 12
1/8/12 at 7:56am
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Originally Posted by clown222 View Post

well the place i bought it from wont take fish back that already have left the store which i think is stupid but if the thing gets so big why eaven have one what dose it matter from a 15 gallon tank to 55 wont it out grow that eventually too?



It has a better chance of survival for a longer period of time in a 55 as opposed to a 15. Also, care can be put in to the aquascaping in the 55 to give the LTA the best shot at survival.

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post #12 of 12
1/8/12 at 8:09am
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well the thing that sucks is i cant get rid of it bc this pet store wont take him back then they give me the bs that how do we know it ours and all that stuff

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