Anenome feeding?

[carp31]

What is the best things to feed a anenome?

 

[farslayer]

I spot feed mine brine shrimp. He's been doing pretty well so far. I also add zooplex and phytoplex to the tank water once a week.

 

[salty cheese]

Anemones like meaty foods like shrimp or squid.

 

[farslayer]

I've never tried to give him squid, I'll have to try that one out. My wife was very surprised the first time I fed him meat, she thought he was a strict filter feeder.

 

[22caddy]

You can feed silversides, shrimp, anything meaty. Brine shrimp really isn't very good unless it is enriched. Mysis is much more beneficial.

 

[farslayer]

I always get the Omega-3 and the Spirulina enhanced brine and alternate between the two, I never get the plain brine.

 

[thomas712]

Mysis shrimp
Frozen Plankton
krill
squid
cyclopezee
Formula one
flakes
cocktail shrimp
silversides
I agree that frozen brine isn't very good. Even the enriched stuff. Not just because it isn't very nutritious but because of the phosphates in it as preservitives. I never use it.
Anything frozen should be thawed and rinsed in RO water IMO, IME.

 

[22caddy]

Not just because it isn't very nutritious but because of the phosphates in it as preservitives.
Never knew that. Learn something new everyday.

 

[thomas712]

Originally posted by 22CADDY
Never knew that. Learn something new everyday.
Apost from many moons ago, look for these ingrediants in any food you feed your fish.
Originally posted by Thomas712
Preservitives is exactly correct. Even in flake food. How do you avoid it. Even making your own food you would have to find out somehow if the processing from the seafood you purchase has been treated in any way with a presvertive, most likely it has.
But on the whole you can make your own and rinse the heck out of it with good ole RO and probably do better then other frozen food and wind up saving money as well.
Phosphates can also come from decaying matter which is what frozen food can or is becoming.
Here is a small phosphate list that are used as preservitives.
Acetylated distarch phosphate (thickener,
stabiliser)
Ammonium phosphates (acidity regulator)
Bone phosphate (anti-caking agent, emulsifier)
Calcium phosphates (acidity regulator, emulsifier,
stabiliser, anti-caking agent)
Distarch phosphate (thickener, stabiliser)
Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate (thickener,
stabiliser)
Magnesium phosphates (acidity regulator, anti-
caking agent)
Monostarch phosphate (thickener, stabiliser)
Phosphated distarch phosphate (thickener,
stabiliser)
Potassium phosphates (acidity regulator,
emulsifier, stabiliser)
Potassium polymetaphosphate or Sodium
metaphosphate, insoluble or Sodium
polyphosphates, glassy (emulsifier, stabiliser)
Potassium pyrophosphate or Sodium acid
pyrophosphate or Sodium pyrophosphate
(emulsifiers, acidity regulators, stabilisers)
Potassium tripolyphosphate or Sodium
tripolyphosphate (acidity regulator)
Riboflavin or Riboflavin 5'-phosphate sodium
(colour)
Sodium aluminium phosphate (acidity regulator,
emulsifier)
Sodium phosphates (acidity regulator, emulsifier,
stabiliser)

 

[bergamer]

I have had my purple anenomi for about 5 months and he looks great, although he has never eaten anything. I just put phytoplankton in the tank

 

[farslayer]

Never knew much about preservatives, thanks for the info!
Try feeding your purple anemone some of those meaty foods and see if he likes them