[jadakiss]

hi guys i just got a sun coral and ive read many post but i still would like to ask is how many times a week does a suncoral need to be feed and the most important does every head need to eat to survive. im currently feeding by putting a 1 liter soda bottle so no fish and snail would eat the mysis and i put my baster threw the hole but some mysis hit the head some on the sand. any way i just what to know if each head needs to eat to survive.

[emps]

Quote: Originally Posted by jadakiss hi guys i just got a sun coral and ive read many post but i still would like to ask is how many times a week does a suncoral need to be feed and the most important does every head need to eat to survive. im currently feeding by putting a 1 liter soda bottle so no fish and snail would eat the mysis and i put my baster threw the hole but some mysis hit the head some on the sand. any way i just what to know if each head needs to eat to survive.

I feed mine 2-3 times a week. Feed everything else first in the tank. Sun polyps will open up sensing food in the tank. I turn off the powerheads and turkey baste the whole colony trying to get mysis on each head. If everything else was fed earlier they shouldn't fight for the mysis.

[jadakiss]

doesnt that pollute ur water like raise nitrate in ur tank.but do each head needs to eat to survive??????

[lanacane214]

first some cyclo peeze,wait like 10 minutes and all the heads will open up then just spray mysis shrimp to the general area ,not every head needs to be fed,that would be a major pain in the a$%,you could feed as much as you would like but a least 2 times a week.i have gone like 2 weeks without feeding them and there fine,they open up when the light go out,you think there not eating but they catch what ever food floats by.there really east to take care of

[jadakiss]

ok . so i guess the answer is as long as 2 or 3 heads eat they all eat.

[emps]

Quote: Originally Posted by jadakiss doesnt that pollute ur water like raise nitrate in ur tank.but do each head needs to eat to survive??????

I've got 3 colonies, an orange, a yellow, and a black branching. Not many mysis are left behind, and if they do the nassarius snails grab the extras.

[jadakiss]

thanks for the advice

[qckwzrd]

I feed mine everyday but twice a week would be just fine. It hasn't been proven whether or not each head needs to be fed but I would feed as many as possible. I believe as long as the skin is connected that they transfer nutrients to one another, but that's just me. I feed mine, cyclops (frozen and flaked) mysis shrimp, chopped squid and shrimp as well as formula one flakes. Sometimes I give them blackworms and live brine shrimp soaked in selcon. Keep an eye on your nitrates depending on how much and how often you feed. Any pics?

[rookie07]

A recent picture.




A pic from when I first got it....


For a fram of reference, 1st pic-far right side has small bit of rock, with 1 single head on it...thats the front in the 2nd picture, the small bit of orange. Ive had it about 4 months now.

I think each head needs to eat 1 time a week. Each head is its own being...needs its own food.
I feed mine evry day...but only some get food, so it evens out to 2-3 times a week.
The more you feed, the more they grow, at first i was feeding directly with turkey baster 2 times a day...nnow they eat when the tank eats...what ever gets fed, gets fed(its in a gd spot for food floating by)...Ive only been doing this method for about 2 weeks...so im not sure exactly how gd this method is, but it seems ok.
My return gives a slight flow, so after about 5 mins, i turn the main PH back on, and that covers everything, even my zoas grab mysis and eat them

[jadakiss]

wow ur suncoral looks crazy.