Thanks Lucas. I only got it two weeks ago and it could be my imagination but it seems not quite as stark white. More of a creamy white now. I haven't noticed any difference under the
actinics. (waiting on my moon lights). He seems quite sticky to me, but the clown didn't seem to struggle to get the food away from him. I did squirt a little enriched mysis soaked in selecon into the center of his tenticles about 30 minutes after the clown kicked his food out....not sure if he ate it, but figured I'd give it a shot. I do feed the clown first, but maybe I waited too long to give the Anemone his food. Maybe I have to give it to him right away while the clown is busy eating. Thanks!
Pam
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Originally Posted by doctorthompson  Good to hear.
I wouldn't get in the habit of moving it, if the foot is attached under the substrate you could damage the anemone - plus it's a lot of stress for the anemone and the clownfish.
Check your water parameters. Anemones will typically seal their mouth and detach their foot and do the whole "tumbleweed" thing only when the local conditions are sub-par (light, water flow, water quality). It may move again, so keep an eye on it. How brown is it now compared to when you got it? Have any other pigments started showing up, perhaps only under actinics or blue moonlights?
The food should be grabbed and "wrapped" in tentacles quite quickly, the anemone's tentacles should also be quite sticky and difficult for the clown to simply pull chunks off of. Do you feed the clown first? frozen mysis usually keeps them busy, might want to try some other foods on the anemone too - maybe it's not a fish-eater like most Heteractis crispa ... or is yours an H. malu? I can never remember which one is called the "Sebae". |
