Shrimp vs Anemone..... What should I do?!

[adamizy]

He's always stealing food from him and now he made the anemone go into a ball and hours later nothing changed

Looks like he's flipping him off lol

 

[cameronh]

You'll just have to separate them at feeding times:D

 

[joshkirkland83]

Hand feed the nem and keep your hand in the tank to shoo away the shrimp while the nem eats.

 

[adamizy]

lol this guy is a pain in the butt I don't wanna babysit them

 

[joshkirkland83]

lol this guy is a pain in the *** I don't wanna babysit them

It is what it is. Other option is to get rid of one.

 

[joshkirkland83]

How often do you feed your nem? What do you feed it?

 

[adamizy]

How often do you feed your nem? What do you feed it?

About once or twice a week I feed LRS coral frenzy

 

[joshkirkland83]

About once or twice a week I feed LRS coral frenzy

Thats why. Shrimp go crazy for it. Try feeding a thawed chunk of medium shrimp, no bigger than oral disk to the nem.

 

[adamizy]

Figured that too. Maybe I'll feed the shrimp first then the nem

 

[Okiereefer]

I have the same problem when feeding my sun polyps, so I cut a bottle in half and cover them with it before feeding and it keeps the shrimp away.

 

[RMS18]

Same issue here.. I have to feed the shrimp a piece of frozen meat so they stay busy while I feed the nem. But the 2 fire shrimp do go to the nem throughout the day and pick at the nem in hope to find food. The nem will close for a minute or two but reopens.