Silversides ?
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Afropenguin
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neptune sells packs of them
NanoCrazed
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Petsmart also sells them...
BUT don't feed silversides to BTAs. Feed shrimp or mysis instead.
BUT don't feed silversides to BTAs. Feed shrimp or mysis instead.
TurboReef
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why don’t you feed silversides to BTA’s? This seems to be the food of choice according to many threads I’ve read. I’d like to know more about your opinion on why not to ?
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NanoCrazed
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Biggest problem with silversides is that the handling and processing is a roll of the dice so they can sometimes harbor things that can get a nem sick. Bad seafood can get a nem sick very quickly. Anecdotally, I've heard bones from silversides can be problematic...though if you cut it up small enough you can probably negate. (Ironically, nems eat via symbiotic bacteria...that spoils and digests the food... but bad bacteria or bacterial imbalance can kill a nem prettty quickly)
Which brings me to the reason i hate silversides... thawing and cutting silversides just to feed a tiny piece is a PITA...and stinks too. I opt for convenience any day.
For what it's worth none of the experienced high end nem keepers feed silversides...at least of the ones I know.
That said, i have a whole barely used package of silversides... maybe taken out 2 fish at most. You are welcome to have it if you swing by Mountain View as i am just using it as an icepack in the freezer...
The_Lazy_Reefer
Supporting Member
Snag a bag of reef frenzy nano and feed them that. I too found silversides to be too cumbersome for all but the largest of nems to handle.
Vhuang168
Guest
Nems are photosynthetic. They do not need solid food to survive.
They are opportunistic feeders so any food that touches their tentacles will get pulled in.
If you broadcast feed your tank, some of it will get picked up by the nem. You do not need to purposely feed your nem.
If I find a large chunk in my frozen, I do feed it to the nem so as not to waste it floating around until it breaks down.
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They are opportunistic feeders so any food that touches their tentacles will get pulled in.
If you broadcast feed your tank, some of it will get picked up by the nem. You do not need to purposely feed your nem.
If I find a large chunk in my frozen, I do feed it to the nem so as not to waste it floating around until it breaks down.
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Coral reefer
Past President
Give it one cube frozen mysis per week if you want it to split a lot and take over your tank. Otherwise don’t bother.
NanoCrazed
Supporting Member
Or piss it off often to have it split...
Can confirm.Or piss it off often to have it split...
Nem spent six months derping around my 20g and got huge (~6-7" across). I tried to get it to move, it refused, and then split into four nems.
My preferred feed for Nems in my propagation tank was TDO pellets. Clean, easy to feed to multiple Nems, and magically delicious. Vincent is correct that they are photosynthetic and there is no actual requirement to feed them, but the prevailing theory is that young Nems especially do benefit from occasional feedings. Nmes appear to get about 90% of all their nutrition via photosynthesis, but that is on the form of sugars. Young Nems especially do benefit from some fats, and other nutrients besides just sugar. Broadcast feeding in many tanks gives that, but it is also an inefficient means to make certain Nems got the extra nutrients so dropping a TDO pellet or two in one every week can't hurt.
Or take a sharp knife.....Or piss it off often to have it split...
Coral reefer
Past President
Well well well. Bruce recommending more fats?My preferred feed for Nems in my propagation tank was TDO pellets. Clean, easy to feed to multiple Nems, and magically delicious. Vincent is correct that they are photosynthetic and there is no actual requirement to feed them, but the prevailing theory is that young Nems especially do benefit from occasional feedings. Nmes appear to get about 90% of all their nutrition via photosynthesis, but that is on the form of sugars. Young Nems especially do benefit from some fats, and other nutrients besides just sugar. Broadcast feeding in many tanks gives that, but it is also an inefficient means to make certain Nems got the extra nutrients so dropping a TDO pellet or two in one every week can't hurt.
nobody is asking how to feed me and you buddy.
