Is something wrong with my nem?

[mattaytayan]

Just got home and noticed my new nem looks like this, its a gbta. Had it for 2 days so far and its been opening nicely and bubbling up. The photo on the bottom is what it usually looks like. Is something wrong or is this just normal nem behavior to close up like this with its mouth out. Thanks

Also noticed it has a red foot unlike the others at the store. Does that make it “rarer” and possible worth more?

 

[wesman42]

How old is the tank? It's definitely not happy....

 

[PDR]

Have you fed it recently?

 

[mattaytayan]

How old is the tank? It's definitely not happy....

Tanks about 8 month old now

 

[mattaytayan]

Have you fed it recently?

I havent fed it, just got it 2 days ago

 

[PDR]

I would just wait and watch it for now. Let us know how its looking in the morning.

 

[mattaytayan]

It seems good now and its also eating. Might have just been deficating when i came home

 

[moz71]

Whoa I am no expert but is that what you fed it? I feed mine so much smaller pieces.

 

[ShaunRobinson]

As above mate, if you are feeding the nem you need to chop that into much smaller pieces. That is far too big!

 

[PDR]

What did you try and feed it? I'm a big fan of mysis soaked in selcon. I also like LFS foods.

 

[BranchingHammer]

With anemones and LPS, any food that is too large like a silverside, I have read, poses a risk to the animal bc it rots in its stomach. Just my 0.02

 

[mattaytayan]

I feed silversides

 

[PDR]

I feed silversides

I would recommend against feeding silversides to anemones. There have been many documented cases of them killing anemones.

 

[mattaytayan]

I would recommend against feeding silversides to anemones. There have been many documented cases of them killing anemones.

Really, what would be better

 

[PDR]

I recommend mysis (preferably soaked in selcon) or a variety food like Reef Frenzy.

 

[mattaytayan]

?

 

[BranchingHammer]

Mysis

 

[PDR]

?

Sorry I was on my phone and it crapped out. I edited the post.

 

[Huff747]

I’m no expert but most of what I’ve read is if you have adequate lighting you don’t need to feed them directly. I have had mine for about a year, I don’t feed it directly, it gets some when I feed the tank and sometimes the clowns bring it some. It has grown well and split once in that time.

Link on feeding from the stickies - https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/feeding-your-nem-stop-and-read-this-first.321885/

 

[moz71]

I had one in past where I fed it mysis Infrequently maybe one a week or every 2 weeks and just a little squirt of mysis out of a syringe (very little). And he grew 3 times the size in2 years. So sad I had to move and sell him. Now back into it and doing the same with 2 new btas and doing great.