Feeding plate coral and open brain

[sterling]

I have a plate coral and an open brain that I have taken to feeding small bits of scallop or mysis shrimp to (I have to ward off the shrimps when I do). My question is how small of pieces of scallop should I use. I've heard that corals can get "constipated" with too large of pieces. Is this true?
The plate coral is fascinating to watch as it draws the bits of food towards its mouth

 

[bang guy]

I have not heard of coral having a problem with large food items. It has been my experience that they will reject anything they cannot eat. The shrimp are always a problem I resort to giving the shrimp a large piece to occupy them while the LPS eats.

 

[jonthefb]

i do the same exact thing as bang and give the shrimp a piece to calm them down and get em off my back. i too have never heard of corals gettign constipated cause of large pieces of food. in my experience, they just reject whatever they dont digest!
good luck
jon

 

[broomer5]

I feed my open brain about a half cube ( 1/4" cubic piece ) of thawed out frozen squid, shrimp or silversides.
So far no apparent problems doing so.
Can't comment on the plate coral feeding.

 

[sterling]

Great!! Thanks for the info

 

[lurch694u]

How do you feed a bubble coral? At night when they are retracted or during the day when there open... Any help would be great...

 

[sterling]

I don't have a bubble coral, so I don't know, but perhaps someone else will post an answer for you.

 

[jonthefb]

with my bubble that is about the size of a softball, i feed freeze dried krill during the day. i make sure there is no air in the piece of krill and place it in the center of the bubbly mass. before long, the bubbles will have deflated, feeder tentacles out, and the piece of krillis in itz mouth. I also target feed at night sometimes, with dt's or marine snow, while all the feeder tents are out and about!
good luck
jon