carpet anemone

so i just bought a yellow carpet anemone from the lfs hes about 18 to 20 inches about how much and how often should i feed him. also dose any one have some tips on boding my clown fish with him

 

What type of clown do you have?
Also be careful with carpets, they have been known to eat clownfish.

 

I thought that carpet anemones only ate fish that were not clownfish. I'm guessing, you could feed the carpet anemone about once per week. If it doesn't take in the food, then it isn't hungry.

 

It doesn’t happen vary often, but it’s not unheard of.

 

http://www.3reef.com/forums/inverts/carpet-anemone-ate-my-clownfish-47364.html

 

Carpets are very aggressive. If any of your fish happen to land on it....they will be a snack. I know people that feed them silver sides about every 3 to 5 days or so. I have a small BTA that gets 1/2 siverside every 3 days and it's been doing well.

Don't be surprised if you come home and notice fish missing.

 

It might be a good idea to ensure that yellow is a natural color for your anemone. There are some anemones that are dyed that require special care because the dye can affect their ability to host zooxanthellae and photosynthesize so you may need to feed it more at first to have better chances of it surviving. Maybe it's a non-issue for your type but I would at least look into it to be sure.

 

im not to sure what type it is i got it at petco. all the tag said was carpet anemone. its been in the tank for about a week and it looks really healthy

anemone - 3reef Photos

 

I'm sorry to say that your anemone is bleached. What kind of lighting is it under at the moment.

 

i thought that was the case i have an 18 inch t5 coralife 10000 k i was feeding it two silver sides every other day but i had to put them really close to its mouth for it to eat them any tips on trying to help this guy