Sun Coral

[chroniccoral35]

I have a 10g, 1 green open brain, polyps, green star polyps, green mushroom, purple mushroom, and a devil hand. I have a nice dark cavey type spot for a Sun Coral, would anyone advise against it? and what kind of food do they usually take when you spot feed them? and how often should you spot feed them?

 

[mr_x]

i've read daily, and 2 x a day. i have a small colony that i've fed about every other day and it's been growing fine.
misis, cyclo-peeze, and other meaty foods will work. try to get all the heads when you feed.
i wouldn't advise against it, if you are up to the task.

 

[chroniccoral35]

How do I make sure it eats without the clowns or shrimp or whatever eating it also?

 

[jerryatrick]

Originally Posted by ChronicCoral35
http:///forum/post/2663233
How do I make sure it eats without the clowns or shrimp or whatever eating it also?
Some people will take the sun coral out and feed it in a bowl with tank water. If you don't want to take the coral out you can try dome feeding. I have a tupperware bowl that I will place over top of it after I spot feed.

 

[morval]

most people use a turkey baster to spot feed corals. ive got a black sun coral and a bunch of other LPS that i feed all the time and i just give a squirt to the tank to distract the fish then hit all the corals. my tang and LMB still steal a few pieces but i just watch and make sure all the corals get somthing down. and sun corals eat pretty fast so its not usually a problem

 

[chroniccoral35]

Yeah, tomorrow IF I do buy the sun coral, I'm going to stop and grab a TB, my buddy does the same thing...that seems easier, thanks guys.

 

[alix2.0]

i fed mine once a day for the first few months that i had it, but now i only feed it every 1-3 days, and it still grows and reproduces pretty quickly. i use the pop bottle dome method, or my 3 peppermint shrimp steal its food.

 

[nano reefer]

should do fine. they need to fed often though. i dont have one, but i see most people use mysis.

 

[chroniccoral35]

I use phytoplankton for my devil hand, will the sun coral eat that? its a bottle from my LFS.

 

[mr_x]

no. it needs meaty foods. larger pieces than phytoplankton. buy some misis shrimp or frozen cyclo-peeze. they carry both at the hidden reef.