Sea Apple feeding

[exnisstech]

I was able to capture my Sea Apple feeding. I'm hopeful I can keep it alive but time will tell. I have a phyto blend on a doser dosing once an hour 24/7 but I've only had it a 2 weeks.

I sped the video up 2x


The tank thread is below for anyone interested.

AIO Build - IOAIO 8g Nano budget build

August 2nd update. Goby and shrimp are starting to be more visible. The Sea Apple appears to be eating. I sped the video up. The first porcelain crab I added didn't make it. It looked like a goner when it arrived. My LFS had a few so I picked one up. I'm dosing phyto every hour around the...

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[tbrown]

This would be a cool addition...

 

[56longroof]

Very cool. Now I want one!

 

[Utubereefer]

Awesome video! Subscribed to your channel. Sea apples are so cool but I’ve never had the guts to try to take care of one.

 

[exnisstech]

Awesome video! Subscribed to your channel. Sea apples are so cool but I’ve never had the guts to try to take care of one.

I wouldn't try one normally but in a tank this small that I can focus on filter feeders maybe I'll be able to keep it for a while. The only fish is a high fin goby so there's no one to pick on it to cause it go nuclear.
As to YouTube I appreciate it but I use it pretty much as a place that allows me to post videos here and to share with family so hopefully your not expecting any meaningful content lol.

 

[Dogeatbird]

Cool Video, and Sea Apple. Have you tried hatching Baby Brine. If nothing else your gony will love them.

 

[sixty_reefer]

Really cool vid, looks amazing . I did used to see so much more activity on my filter feeders wend I used to to dose hourly vs one time a day.

 

[exnisstech]

Cool Video, and Sea Apple. Have you tried hatching Baby Brine. If nothing else your gony will love them.

Actually I have been hatching them and a few days ago I added them to the phyto that is on a doser and I'm seeing a positive response from the gorgonians.

 

[Tyrone]

Wow! I had 2 in my previous 90 gallon reeftank. I hope you’re planning on moving your sea apple to a bigger tank in the future.

 

[BryanM]

This thing looks like a sea heart .... Love it, I hope this works out!

 

[exnisstech]

Wow! I had 2 in my previous 90 gallon reeftank. I hope you’re planning on moving your sea apple to a bigger tank in the future.

TBH when i was reading about them i never thought to research max size. The difficulties keeping them was mostly what kept popping up. If I'm lucky enough to keep it that long I do have larger tanks running it can be moved to.

 

[Tyrone]

Not to discourage you but yours looks like juvenile. The reason I say I hope your sea apple will go to a bigger tank is it going to grow and may double in size.

 

[tbrown]

TBH when i was reading about them i never thought to research max size. The difficulties keeping them was mostly what kept popping up. If I'm lucky enough to keep it that long I do have larger tanks running it can be moved to.

Not to discourage you but yours looks like juvenile. The reason I say I hope your sea apple will go to a bigger tank is it going to grow and may double in size.

He already addressed that above.

 

[exnisstech]

Not to discourage you but yours looks like juvenile. The reason I say I hope your sea apple will go to a bigger tank is it going to grow and may double in size.

Just wanted to post a FTS reference. 8g is small but it's not as cramped as it looks in the video.
How long did you have your Sea Apples?

 

[Dogeatbird]

Size of system is only relevant when considering a mobile organism. Also when considering the impact/potential for parameter changes.

For a benthic/sessile organism, which a sea apple can be considered. The size of system should not be a concern unless stable conditions are affected.

 

[exnisstech]

Size of system is only relevant when considering a mobile organism. Also when considering the impact/potential for parameter changes.

For a benthic/sessile organism, which a sea apple can be considered. The size of system should not be a concern unless stable conditions are affected.

Thank you for that explanation.

 

[Tyrone]

In a small tank you need to watch your parameters like a hawk, especially having very sensitive corals, fish, and invertebrates. I had one for three years and the other one for two years.

 

[Tyrone]

Here one of my sea apples from 2018 before I took this tank down.

 

[Tyrone]

Here’s two pictures of mine.

 

[Tyrone]

Here’s a video