Never Had Coral Before...

[ledzep]

So, I went to one of my LFSs to get my first coral and when I picked out the small little zoa frag, he said I needed to feed it, is this true? I thought they could get their food through photosynthesis... I know you can feed them some other stuff, but I didn't think it was really necessary..

 

[natclanwy]

Not necessary to feed zoas just need to make sure they have adequate lighting.

 

[ledzep]

Thats what I thought, well I guess I'm not goin to that guy's store anymore, do you need to feed mushrooms?

 

[scopus tang]

Originally Posted by LedZep
http:///forum/post/2524615
Thats what I thought, well I guess I'm not goin to that guy's store anymore, do you need to feed mushrooms?
No, again, you can supplimental feed, but its not required.

 

[bimm3rb0y]

yeah its not required...i just bought a green button zoa frag with 5 small heads about less than a month ago and now i have about 14 heads...all i really do is provide adequate lighting and put it in a separate container inside the tank to keep it away from my inverts and cuc...

 

[jesses89]

its not necessary to feed them, they get more than enough thru photosynthesis with enough lighting, but it wouldnt hurt to feed them microplankton? every once in a while... plus theyll grow faster

 

[bimm3rb0y]

could you buy microplankton or is this something your tank produces...?

 

[ledzep]

Ok, thanks, guess I can go get me some zoas and shrooms now.

 

[natclanwy]

Originally Posted by bimm3rb0y
http:///forum/post/2525216
could you buy microplankton or is this something your tank produces...?
Yes you can buy it two popular brands are DT's Phytoplankton and Marine snow. I prefer the DT's but others have had good success with the Marine Snow.