annome problems "HELP ME PLEASE"

[dawman]

Originally Posted by NigerBang
People I am sure were asking about what type of Lighting...NO, PC, T5, MH's....Not what kinda bulb..Really has no bearing at all..

He asked my lighting set up , not what type of light fixture .
Also , he didn`t ask what type of lighting , I`m sure if he meant light fixtures he would have asked so , when I responded . I mentioned my lighting set up[timing for certain lighting] . Your post is the one that "has no bearing at all.."

 

[nigerbang]

Originally Posted by Dawman
He asked my lighting set up , not what type of light fixture .
Also , he didn`t ask what type of lighting , I`m sure if he meant light fixtures he would have asked so , when I responded . I mentioned my lighting set up[timing for certain lighting] . Your post is the one that "has no bearing at all.."
The type of bulb and lighting schedual isnt going to be the yes it will live or no that lighting is not strong enough...Since about 90% of anemones dont live on target feeding very long the type of lighting fixture is important...Not the bulb...

 

[dawman]

Originally Posted by NigerBang
The type of bulb and lighting schedual isnt going to be the yes it will live or no that lighting is not strong enough...Since about 90% of anemones dont live on target feeding very long the type of lighting fixture is important...Not the bulb...
You don`t get it do you ?

I know the fixture is important ! He asked what my set up was . As in running which bulbs as acting like the sun rising and setting . Now you find where I mentioned ;
"The type of bulb and lighting schedual isnt going to be the yes it will live or no that lighting is not strong enough."
As I did not , all I did was answer a question on my set up not what will make it live or not. As you know there are many different watt ranges in actinic and daylight bulbs . Nothing was asked about standard flourescent, pc , t-5 , vho, or mh. I simply answered a question and maybe you should read the posts entirely before jumping on me .

 

[dawman]

Besides the whole lighting issue was done and over with and we were talking about feeding . You have nothing else to do ?

 

[eugenez_21]

yea i been to karensrosebubbletips site as i recall she says u can feed silversites and she does as long as there not to huge for the specific anenome i recall she said the size of its mouth or small.

Personaly im a starter

 

[michaeltx]

I dont know what the problem was because while I read though this dawman my first thought was ok you said the lighting scheme but not what type of lighting there was.
Now this is not going to be a norm of this board when someone else trying to be constructive and add something that was not said and you got defensive about it. also how did this go from sirmordrid anemone question to you answering questions and debate on feeding and sirmordrid hasnt posted back I dont get that part at all.?

I have to agree that feeding is a big deal but the lighting is equally as big of a deal. Anemones DO NOT feed on micro vert foods they will act as if they do when they get balsted with it though its a defensive reaction to the balst of water coming at them.
I dont know where you guys get the information on them not eating larger meaty meals because I have always chopped up squid, krill, and shrimp and feed them 2-3 times a week without a problem and it has ever KILLED my anemones in fact I have never lost any anemone in my system other than the ones (apistia) that I killed on purpose.
Mike

 

[cjml]

Originally Posted by MichaelTX
I dont know what the problem was because while I read though this dawman my first thought was ok you said the lighting scheme but not what type of lighting there was.
Now this is not going to be a norm of this board when someone else trying to be constructive and add something that was not said and you got defensive about it. also how did this go from sirmordrid anemone question to you answering questions and debate on feeding and sirmordrid hasnt posted back I dont get that part at all.?

I have to agree that feeding is a big deal but the lighting is equally as big of a deal. Anemones DO NOT feed on micro vert foods they will act as if they do when they get balsted with it though its a defensive reaction to the balst of water coming at them.
I dont know where you guys get the information on them not eating larger meaty meals because I have always chopped up squid, krill, and shrimp and feed them 2-3 times a week without a problem and it has ever KILLED my anemones in fact I have never lost any anemone in my system other than the ones (apistia) that I killed on purpose.
Mike

 

[choco]

Originally Posted by Rod Buehle
They do capture smaller meaty particles (zooplankton) from the water column and will also snag a larger meal on occasion. But be careful feeding larger particles (whole shrimp or silversides) on a continual basis, the digestive system of most anemones isnt the best, and they will often expel more energy than they gain while trying to digest large meals.

I never said they didn't capture smaller meaty particles, I said injecting a syringe into an anemone is stressful and feeding it meaty pieces of fish or shrimp is the best way to feed any anemone.

 

[dawman]

Again , he wasn`t INJECTING a syringe . They have syringes with out needles you can hook tubing to to put plankton on and near the anemone . Like the syringes that come with direct feeding foods .

 

[choco]

Originally Posted by Dawman
Again , he wasn`t INJECTING a syringe . They have syringes with out needles you can hook tubing to to put plankton on and near the anemone . Like the syringes that come with direct feeding foods .
Why don't you just feed the anemone what they are suppose to be fed such as pieces of fish or shrimp like they do in the wild? IMO, setting up a syringe with the tubing and all that is not worth the trouble. Its not really benefitting the anemone anyways.

 

[dawman]

Originally Posted by Choco
Why don't you just feed the anemone what they are suppose to be fed such as pieces of fish or shrimp like they do in the wild? IMO, setting up a syringe with the tubing and all that is not worth the trouble. Its not really benefitting the anemone anyways.

First , not much trouble at all , 5 seconds maybe . Anemones eat mainly zooplankton in the wild and occasionly eat pieces of fish or shrimp . Not benefitting the anemone ? That is what they eat . I`ve had my anemones for years and if feeding them plankton and shrimp once and a while is not beneficial they would have died long time ago .
You feed yours what you want . While we know and have been doing so with succes .

 

[choco]

I have been feeding my anemones pieces of shrimp for the past 10 years with success. In fact, I still have my Crispa and BTA alive and healthy still feeding on pieces of shrimp and occasionally fish since I bought them 10 years ago. Some anemones have died but those fatalities were due to power outages and them ending up in the intakes of powerheads.
What I have fed works for me and I know there are other diets that work for others. Anemones have a varied diet. They do and can eat large chunks of seafood but it is better (for the anemone and your system) to feed it smaller pieces. IMO, a good diet consists of fresh scallops, shrimp, krill, and mysis shrimp.
This is my opinion and also many others too. Yeah sure you can feed your anemome zooplankton which is fine to do but I have seen much more efficient methods of feeding especially when all you have to do is drop a piece of shrimp in and let the clownfish feed the anemone. Thats way more simpler than hooking up tubing with syringes.
Oh and just for the record, anemones get their primary nutrition and energy from the zooxanthellae algae that inhabits their tissue, not from zooplankton.

 

[dawman]

Whatever , give it a rest . You feed yours your way . Like I stated mine don`t just get plankton , get shrimp also .

 

[choco]

Originally Posted by Dawman
Whatever , give it a rest . You feed yours your way . Like I stated mine don`t just get plankton , get shrimp also .

..will the brick wall or the skull brake first.