help nursing anemones back to health

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  1. loneracer05

    loneracer05 Clown Trigger

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    i saw on a local message board some one wanting to trade 2 small rbta for afew hermits.he said the 2 RBTA were formerly 1 and around 4 inches. he had them in a stock 29 gallon bio cube that was about 4 months old.he wanted them to go to a good home where they could do better.i rounded up 5 blue legs and went on my way.i got them home acclimated them and they are very much bleached but there is still some pink on them.they are stuck to a rock and are eating very well. they are in my year and a half old reef under t5 ho lighting. i feed them shrimp,octopus,muscle,clown fish eggs,plankton ect.... i know about the general care of nems but my question is is there anything i can do or not do to help nurse them back to health? my tank has perfect water and i top off twice per day. i know an ato would help but i cant swing it on this tank, i will be upgrading to a 220 tank shortly that tank will have one.
     
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  3. bvb-etf-luva

    bvb-etf-luva Banned

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    post your params, perfect doesnt explain enough. other than that theyll probably be fine. just keep water quality at top notch.
     
  4. french4orlife

    french4orlife Spaghetti Worm

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    what lighting do you have? strong lighting, and regular feedings. 2-3 times a week should help restore the anemones zooxanthellae
     
  5. loneracer05

    loneracer05 Clown Trigger

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    0 amonia 0 nitrites 0 nitrates undetectable po4... i run bio pellets they helped me out tons. i have a 4x54w t5ho fixture on a 55 gallon tank....can overfeeding hurt? whats the best food for them?
     
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    french4orlife Spaghetti Worm

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    shrimp thawed in tank water or silversides is what i used, but its mainly up to you..octopus, clam..shrimp
     
  7. loneracer05

    loneracer05 Clown Trigger

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    these guys are small lol i may be able to feed them afew scales of a silver side lol.... they have grown already since i put them in the tank. i got them at about the size of a dime 4 days ago they are now about the size of a nickle. ive fed them 3 times today i soaked clown fish eggs in selcon,vitamin c and spirulina.they both ate about 5-8 eggs each feeding.