lta and saddle back

woolyt2 · 02/14/2008, 08:43 PM

my saddel back goes in to my lta now but the lta wont and cant eat the sb will take any silversides or other food the i feed to the lta out and move the food to some where else ....what can i do ? any help would be great

woolyt2 · 02/15/2008, 09:15 AM

anyone have any ideas on what can be done to help the lta eat

garygb · 02/15/2008, 10:05 AM

How large is the fish and how large is the anemone. If you feed the fish first, until it is full, then will it still take the anemones food? What are your water parameters? Generally LTA's are sticky enough to hang on to the food. Any pics?

woolyt2 · 02/15/2008, 01:31 PM

the fish is about 2 in. the lta is about 7 when fully open ...yes even when the fish eats first this still happens ...but the fish does not eat the silverside just takes it and moves it to some where else in the tank

WM15 · 02/15/2008, 01:39 PM

mine did this up until yesterday but i have a RBTA instead. first i would put some food in at the complete opposite end of the tank. and then fed the nem. the funny thing is though that as of today he is now feeding the nem and i now dont have to feed fish on the other side off the tank

woolyt2 · 02/15/2008, 01:55 PM

well maybe just needs more time

garygb · 02/15/2008, 02:16 PM

Sounds like the anemone is plenty big. Is the food fresh? The reason I ask is that my anemones seem to grab on more tightly to fresh food and food that I haven't fed in a few days. They seem less eager to take silversides if I feed it say three times in a row.

02/14/2008, 08:43 PM	#1
woolyt2 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: mobile Posts: 205	lta and saddle back my saddel back goes in to my lta now but the lta wont and cant eat the sb will take any silversides or other food the i feed to the lta out and move the food to some where else ....what can i do ? any help would be great

02/15/2008, 09:15 AM	#2
woolyt2 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: mobile Posts: 205	anyone have any ideas on what can be done to help the lta eat

02/15/2008, 10:05 AM	#3
garygb Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: los angeles Posts: 4,016	How large is the fish and how large is the anemone. If you feed the fish first, until it is full, then will it still take the anemones food? What are your water parameters? Generally LTA's are sticky enough to hang on to the food. Any pics?

02/15/2008, 01:31 PM	#4
woolyt2 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: mobile Posts: 205	the fish is about 2 in. the lta is about 7 when fully open ...yes even when the fish eats first this still happens ...but the fish does not eat the silverside just takes it and moves it to some where else in the tank

02/15/2008, 01:39 PM	#5
WM15 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Okinawa, Japan Posts: 244	mine did this up until yesterday but i have a RBTA instead. first i would put some food in at the complete opposite end of the tank. and then fed the nem. the funny thing is though that as of today he is now feeding the nem and i now dont have to feed fish on the other side off the tank

02/15/2008, 01:55 PM	#6
woolyt2 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: mobile Posts: 205	well maybe just needs more time

02/15/2008, 02:16 PM	#7
garygb Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: los angeles Posts: 4,016	Sounds like the anemone is plenty big. Is the food fresh? The reason I ask is that my anemones seem to grab on more tightly to fresh food and food that I haven't fed in a few days. They seem less eager to take silversides if I feed it say three times in a row.