How To Feed Carpet Anemone...

[euphoria]

Got a small carpet anemone who is hosting my 2 percula clowns...

problem is that the anemone seems to find a comfort zone between 2 vertical rocks and it is attached to one of the rocks vertically. My 2 clowns seemed very confortable with it, and now they like hanging around there as well.

I've heard ppl feeding anemone with prawns, but looking at my situation, its quite impossible right? the prawn will probably drop on the sand bed and rot in there.

How huh?

What else do you guys feed your anemone?

Jim

[metals99]

clownd will take food back for anemone sometimes.. didn't that happen??

[Golden Tooth]

Mine fed with prawns either by my clowns or direct.

[FuEl]

Carpet anemones are so sticky at their tentacles. They basically eat anything. Mine once ate a flame scallop. I would think that if you put your finger into it long enough the anemone would eat it too.

[euphoria]

clownd will take food back for anemone sometimes.. didn't that happen??

eh..i tried putting a piece of prawn on the sandbed...but i think the 2 clowns (literally) did not notice it. I'll try putting it closer tomorrow, a real small piece so tat my clowns can carry them

[Golden Tooth]

U hold the prawn till the clown grab it lah. Give one whole piece, they can bring it.

[euphoria]

U hold the prawn till the clown grab it lah. Give one whole piece, they can bring it.

ha ha will try... but 1 whole piece of market prawn is probably heavier than my 2 little clowns add together

[FuEl]

ha ha will try... but 1 whole piece of market prawn is probably heavier than my 2 little clowns add together

Why not you just put the prawn into the anemone directly? Why make your clowns perform slavery?

[euphoria]

Why not you just put the prawn into the anemone directly? Why make your clowns perform slavery?

my carpet is attached on the vertical side of the rock....if i drop it in, it'll probably fell into the space between the rocks and i'll have problem getting it out.

[Razo]

Why not you just put the prawn into the anemone directly? Why make your clowns perform slavery?

i think he say his anemone is stuck at a hard to reach place

[metals99]

try to attract clowns attention with the food..

[Dazza]

well i fed my with prawns now. U can try those frozen mysis shrimps first. The clowns will take em in plus let some drop onto the tentacles.

A word of caution, carpet needs plenty of light.

[euphoria]

well i fed my with prawns now. U can try those frozen mysis shrimps first. The clowns will take em in plus let some drop onto the tentacles.

A word of caution, carpet needs plenty of light.

hmm...then why is that bugger hiding between 2 rocks?

no choice...have to let it find its comfort zone, even if i dig it out now...it'll move there again