RBTA...man these guys are mobile

[Bill S]

Whether that silverside is eaten by the anemone - and 98% of it converted to anemone waste - or it sits on the bottom. It's STILL organic matter that has to be converted all the way through the nitrogen cycle.

[crabman]

Whether that silverside is eaten by the anemone - and 98% of it converted to anemone waste - or it sits on the bottom. It's STILL organic matter that has to be converted all the way through the nitrogen cycle.

the same can be said for all frozen food...

[SoLiD]

May be I need to video my Pep's & Snails waiting for my RBTA's .... um poop.

BTW: My Nitrates are undetectable with 2 different test kits.

[crabman]

May be I need to video my Pep's & Snails waiting my RBTA's .... um poop.

thats hilarious! and by the way i'm so sorry for hijacking your thread! i seriously did not mean to do that!

[Jamie]

So how exactly am I supposed to feed it? Do I just lay the food on it's disk/mouth? How does it stay there? How big should the pieces be? How long does it take for it to eat?

For starters, could I try to target feed with some brine?

Thanks, Jamie

[SoLiD]

I'll call you and give you the 411.

[Jamie]

Whoa....that was cool. I cut off a hunk of a Formula One cube and placed it on the RBTA's tentacles. Immediately it responded and moved the food to its mouth. It closed up and surrounded the food. Within a couple of minutes the chunk of food was gone. Way cool to watch for the first time.

David...just saw your post...figures that my cell is off and charging. I wish it was on 5 minutes ago because I was totally winging it, just hoping I was doing it right, stressing out...lol.

[DrMark]

All the animals in the tank eat and excrete, thats what they do. Clean up crews, bacteria, and protein skimmers are designed to help with the rest. I think it is beneficial to feed the anenomes, just like you feed the fish. Many choices what to feed. A little piece of silverside a couple or three times per week is what I do. Use some long tweezers and, as you have figured out, place it on the tentacles long enough for it to grip it. It will do the rest. Wonderful animals.
Mark