Growing fast and getting hungry.....

All of my rock anemones are now huge in comparison to the original size....and and have a taste for shrimpand gobies!!!! My gorgeous RA just consumed a Harlequin shrimp (H. pictus), possibly some pepperments, and a yellow clown goby with alarming speed. I had 2 pepperment shrimp as well and they are now mia. After a bit of digging i have found that they reach asize of 10"! I think they may be headed to a new home when they hit 6"(within the next few months @ thier new rate). Just want to give anyone whith small shrimp or RA's a heads up. My brother told me about the first one (the harlequin) and i was highly doubtfull.....and this morning after searching for my goby i saw the bulge in my anemone and a portion of his fin protruding from the RA's mouth. All critters were in good health, my glutenous RA is only about 4". At least he was well fed.... :-/

 

I'd nuke them and get them out unless you want your tank dominated by those anemones.

 

i'd retun them now to the lfs. Or as craig said --- nuke 'em.

 

I wonder if they would be less predacious if you feed them regularly? Have you been feeding them meaty foods? Like krill or silversides? How often?

I am just curious...I don't know if heavier feeding would make a difference or not....

 

[quote author=birdlady link=board=Inverts;num=1100277046;start=0#3 date=11/14/04 at 15:51:34]I wonder if they would be less predacious if you feed them regularly?  Have you been feeding them meaty foods?  Like krill or silversides? How often?  

I am just curious...I don't know if heavier feeding would make a difference or not....
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Without any scientific data to back me up, I'm under the impression that they cannot "turn off" their nematocysts so even if they're well fed, if something touches their tentacles, the anemone will react and trap and ingest the animal.  If the animal is too large for the anemone to ingest or if the anemone is not hungry, it will spit the animal out (which will most likely be dead or close to it).  

 

What? No data? How dare you!

John

 

hehehe....damn my free thinking nature

 

Before YOU go completely 'off topic' as normal, I agree with what you wrote.

If you consider the fact that Anemomes are 'brainless' creatures who can not think but can only react then it makes sense that it will try to kill and devour at every opportunity

John

 

[quote author=JohnO link=board=Inverts;num=1100277046;start=0#7 date=11/14/04 at 16:51:40]
Before YOU go completely 'off topic' as normal, I agree with what you wrote.

If you consider the fact that Anemomes are 'brainless' creatures who can not think but can only react then it makes sense that it will try to kill and devour at every opportunity

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Aren't you precious

I don't have to consider it...I've lost several fish because of it

Now try to behave for a change

 

Precious? That's nearly the nicest thing that you have EVER called me Mutley, thank you

I am being good, pat me and I can be great ;-)

John