[quote author=birdlady link=board=Inverts;num=1100277046;start=0#3 date=11/14/04 at 15:51:34]I wonder if they would be less predacious if you feed them regularly? *Have you been feeding them meaty foods? *Like krill or silversides? How often? *
I am just curious...I don't know if heavier feeding would make a difference or not....
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Without any scientific data to back me up, I'm under the impression that they cannot "turn off" their nematocysts so even if they're well fed, if something touches their tentacles, the anemone will react and trap and ingest the animal. *If the animal is too large for the anemone to ingest or if the anemone is not hungry, it will spit the animal out (which will most likely be dead or close to it). *
