Feeding my BTA

When i put frozen shrimp in my tank to feed my BTA, it doesnt go directly to him. So how do i actually feed him if you know what i'm trying to say.

 

use your fingers to put the shrimp in the anemone or a turkey baster
to look more professional you can use a large syringe instead of the turkey baster

pro-tip: the syringe is to be used to spray brine shrimp on top of the anemone and not inject the animal with food

 

haha got it. Thanks, i didnt think of that... When i feed it how many shrimp should i put in it. Also how often should i feed him?

 

frozen table shrimp or frozen brine?

 

i would only feed it weekly, it should get most food from photosynthesis. i would feed maybe a small amount at first. and play around with it if you feed it to much it will spit it back out undigested

 

I would get a full size shrimp from the store and feed him with a pair of tongs (plastic of course). Start out once/twice a month

 

I'd start out with just a chunk of that shrimp. Thaw it in a small clean coffee cup with some tank water, mush the section up in your fingers, not to the point of it falling apart and put your arm into the tank and put it up to it. If it's hungry, the tentacles will wrap around it in your finger tips. then let it go and watch it enjoy! if you're sensitive to the water, wear a long arm glove

 

i am feeding it frozen brine shrimp. My LPS told me that they should be fed about 3 times a week. Everyone is telling me different things.

 

i wish large polyped corals would talk to me. lol

i not a anemone guy but i always felt feeding wasn't very important feeding when ever i remembered unless the anemone was in poor health or bleaching. but then again im not really a anemone guy. you should probably go with someone else's recommedation of feeding schedules if they seem better.