Favite / moon coral

[mal]

I would like to get one, but have no idea what to feed. I don't have any corals like them in my tank. I am curious as to what, and how, those that have them, feed them. I can't imagine feeding it silversides, krill etc, like I do all my lps and anemones. I know they have long sweepers at night and need good lights and water, but do they filter feed effectively for good growth, or is additional feeding suggested? I have Bornemans books, but I would like some real experiences as opposed to what I can read. Thanks everyone!

 

[nm reef]

Mal...several months ago I bought a favia sp....it was rather small...about the size of a golf ball sort of...its been under 4x65 pc & 2x110 vho...never really feed it much directly...I do try to direct feed the liqiud from when I use the turkey baster to feed the other corals( I try to insure that I at least spray it a little)...other than that I dose dt's on the average twice a week.....its closer to softball size now and doing great....at night the sweepers do come out but I've never had much of a problem with it being aggressive...mine currently sits on the sand bed in a medium flow current between a cynarina and a long tentacle plate...hopes yours does well....

 

[mal]

Thanks for the info, Haven't got one yet...still gathering info. They are really cool though, lot's of different colors, shapes and textures.

 

[chevron tang]

Their really not hard to keep as long as you have good lighting. Do you dose your tank with phytoplex or some other source of plankton? A good idea would be to at night when the sweeper tentacles come out, put some brine shrimp in the tank. You really don't have to but they do love it.

 

[ubeturwrasse]

favites sp. , an LPS, is mostly a filter feeder and needs to be fed phytoplankton regularly (about 3x/week). It will also eat brine shrimp or other foods its sweepers can get ahold of. About once a week though, I personally stick some brine shrimp on its side to make sure its eating well, and the coral will shrink and consume it rather quickly(for a coral)It is also a hot and agressive coral and should not be placed too close to other corals. It likes med to high lighting and med to high water current. too high of a current will cause it to have longer sweepers. It is an excellent addition to any reef tank and one of my favorite (nopun intended) corals. HTH