Feeding Carpet Anemones

[Reefer420]

I need to get this thing out of my tank!!! Started moving again- good thing I haven't bought any coral- but it is hurting a hitchhiker I had (not sure what it is). Ice is not possible- it has lodged itself smack in the middle of my tank deep in between the rocks! Any other ideas? If it moves I will hopefully be able to get it out before it settles again- maybe I'll try a turkey baster full of ice RO/DI water...

 

[inkblue]

well this morning, i caught my carpet moving... he was most vulnerable then... :approve: he was detached and looked like he was standing on his 'carpet' ?!

 

[Reefer420]

arrrgghhhh- i am sick of my condy! woke up this morning to find that it has moved again! where? i don't know b/c I couldn't see it!!!! I am all about keeping it alive if I can, and hopefully taking it back to the LFS- but it better not die in the middle of my tanks rock!!!
well he came out finally and looks fine as usual- but this thing is going to cause problems in my tank, as soon as I can- he's outta there!

 

[inkblue]

...don't hurt it, i'll take him off your hands dude

 

[inkblue]

Last night, my carpet ate a 2-inch shrimp!! Couldn't believe he couLd eat that sucker :bigeyes2:

 

[GQ22]

did u deshell the shrimp or fed it whole?

 

[inkblue]

:shocked1: fed the WHOLE thing... head, shell, taiL... i figuRed in nature it eats it like that... so i stuck him on and the carPet gobbLed it up

 

[pmui]

inkblue,

don't overfeed, it will pollute the tank.

P.

 

[inkblue]

oK... i'm only feeding it like once a weeK... i hoPe that's cooL

 

[pmui]

sounds like a large carpet...your feeding it a 2" shrimp. I would check you water parameter to make sure you don't get an amonia spike from the additonal waste.

P.

 

[inkblue]

He's huge!! maybe about 7-8" when he opEns up :shocked1:

 

[Deanos]

LOL...that's not huge at all for a carpet. And like Peter said, a whole 2" shrimp is a hefty meal. Watch out when it spits up the undigested portion.

 

[inkblue]

That's huge for my tank... wait, how big will this thing grow?? :eek1:

 

[pmui]

don't quote me, but carpets get to be about 18" the size of a bath mat

 

[Deanos]

Depends on the species, but here's one that grows to 20".

Live Aquaria

 

[inkblue]

That's just nuTz :smokin: hoPefully the clowns steve gave me will mate again... :shhh:

 

[Reefer420]

inkblue- have to say i love ur avatar... my g/f's family has a bulldog and it is the friendliest dog I have ever met. It might also be the dumbest- and loves to fart in your face- and might never be a cover model- and might eat anything it sees (a large bag of birdseed comes to mind..) --but I have never found a dog as happy to see anyone when they get home!

 

[andylee]

I gave mine to a friend when I had to take down my old tank for a move, but used to feed shrimp, clams. It also ate a bunch of other things: cleaner shrimp (one white antenna sticking out of mouth), 6-lined wrasse (pile of b???

 

[inkblue]

LOL... to some he looKs mean :sgrin: and people alwayS ask if he bites, i say "...he drools!". Once a Con Ed guy came to read the meter, and Red, my bulldog, 'attacked' him, Red was out in the yard at the time.

I heaRd screaMing and went outside to see what the noise was about. ApparentLy, Red had attached himseLF to the guy's leg... to HUMP him!! :icon16:

It was a big ruKus, the guy tripped, had hiS supervisor come out coz he was so shaKen by the 'attack', theY took pics of Red in case he wanted disaBility, etc... feLt sorrY for the guY coz he was reaLLY scared. But you cant reaLLy accuse a doG of being dangerous for huMping youR leg... :arg:

It was jusT funny...

 

[Reefer420]

lol- yeah, 'Otto' does the same thing (both the drooling and the humping- nonstop humping).