Coral feeding~

[DevIouS]

Sup guys~

Just wanted to hear some input & personal experience on what you guys feed your corals or if you don't feed at all.
If it's not too much trouble, please post which coral (either softies, LPS or SPS.....*not each individual coral*), which shows the best response & your technique (spot feed, turn off all pumps, let it flow, etc.)

Myself:
Once a week I turn off my return pump & float cyclopeeze, for all my corals. Sometimes with the lights on (not much reaction.), sometimes with the lights off. Not sure if they are eating, but after a few minutes it's gone. It goes somewhere.
At no set schedule, I turn off all pumps & spot feed a mixture of Brine shrimp, Mysis Shrimp & Cyclopeeze to my Acans, Blastos, Lobo, Candy Canes & Toadstool. Major REACTION!

Just wondering if it's worth feeding cyclopeeze, Phyto, Daphnia, etc. or would I just be polluting my water.
I have very few SPS.

Thanks~

 

[SlamaJama]

phil, i think ur rite on target...and even if ur sps livestock grows u can still feed in that maner and stil ltarget the sps

 

[joe]

I feed my LPS Directly(had feed each of the polyps) once a week with mysis. NOT on the larger pieces, only the small frags get hand fed attention.

i also throw in Cyclopeeze 2X a week, and turn off the pump, and its just setteles down over the blastos and they eat it.
blastos are hard to feed, but i seem to be doing well with my way.

Also I feed my dendros once a week with mysis.


SUP PHIL!

 

[Reefer420]

I feed my corals pretty much nightly - my tank isn't large so spot feeding is really easy and doesn't take any time. I don't turn off my pumps, just the skimmer.

I feed my tank frozen cyclopeeze daily, phyto 2x a week, and some of those reef roids that I got in that free sample once a week or so...

 

[masterswimmer]

I feed the tank everyday. I only shut pumps/skimmer off once every couple of weeks. The food that is primarily sps related is frozen cyclopeeze and DT's Oyster Eggs <<<< great coral food btw.

The other food I feed for fish is also good for LPS. Frozen mysis, daphnia, blood worms, enriched bbs, hikari marine algae (cubes). Like I said, this is primarily for the fish, but the feeding response from my LPS makes it apparent that they like this fare also.

swimmer

 

[Reefer420]

other than cyclopeeze, whats a good food that both fish/corals will like?

mysis?

 

[PalmTree]

What is cyclopeeze? I very seldom feed my corals but I'm thinking maybe I should now. BTW thanks for the colony Phil. Its doing geat in my tank!

 

[Deanos]

What is cyclopeeze?

Cyclop-eeze

 

[DevIouS]

Good methods fellas. Keep them coming.
Glad to see I'm on the right track.

Can dosing Phyto lead to algae blooms, as I once read?





Sup Joe!

BTW thanks for the colony Phil. Its doing geat in my tank!

Waiting for your "Tank Thread"

 

[fritz]

I feed phyto everyday and on alternating days add in some cyclopeeze. Since I've started my reef has really taken off and my purple digitata has actually turned purple rather then being brown.

 

[masterswimmer]

other than cyclopeeze, whats a good food that both fish/corals will like?

mysis?

DT's Oyster Eggs

 

[Aqua Pro Builder]

What is cyclopeeze? I very seldom feed my corals but I'm thinking maybe I should now. BTW thanks for the colony Phil. Its doing geat in my tank!

If you are coming by this week, I can show you what it is in person.

I have some sample from a friend. Even the Sun Polyps respond to them. Seems good tasting food.

 

[Aqua Pro Builder]

Just tried some cyclopeeze for testing purpose and it's obviously more attractive than the zooplankton. Furtheremore, the size is smaller and more readlily to float in the mid water make it better for corals and probably some filter feeders(and whatever small animals your are keeping in the tank) that need target feeding.

Both my mandarin and seahorses eat them-no more fear that my tank is not going to have enough live food for them.

Those who woirries about mandarin dying should feel relief now.

Those who woirries about mandarin dying should feel relief now.

NOTE: rephrased to "at least it works in my case and two other mandarin I saw" rather than a general comment that mandarin will always eat cyclopeez since masterswimmer's mandarin did not like it.

My recommendation: for the safety side, don't get manderin unless you sure what you are doing. As for those who already have them, why not try the new food to see if it helps.

 

[masterswimmer]

Both my mandarin and seahorses eat them-no more fear that my tank is no going to have enough live food for them.

Those who woirries about mandarin dying should feel relief now.

My mandarin doesn't touch anything other than copepods. Please don't mislead anyone by saying that if they feed cyclopeeze to their tank, the mandarin will eat it. It would be a shame for someone to take your comment and think they can keep a mandarin without providing it pods. It can possibly work, but the odds are definitely against it.

My pipefish is a pod eater too. However it started eating cyclopeeze a few weeks ago. Some might and some might not.

swimmer

 

[Aqua Pro Builder]

My mandarin doesn't touch anything other than copepods. Please don't mislead anyone by saying that if they feed cyclopeeze to their tank, the mandarin will eat it. It would be a shame for someone to take your comment and think they can keep a mandarin without providing it pods. It can possibly work, but the odds are definitely against it.

My pipefish is a pod eater too. However it started eating cyclopeeze a few weeks ago. Some might and some might not.

swimmer

Agreed that it's always safer to assume the worst scenario that captive fish will not eat anything but real LIVE food since most fishes after captive may never acclimate(or not properly acclimated) to the new environment.

BTW where did you get the mandarin from? I suspect it also depends where they come from and how they are caught and handled. It would be good to know where are the problematic ones come from like what MAC is trying to do.

Also, congrats on your successful keeping of the pipefish, they are very hard to start eating in the first place and that you found a spare source of food for him. I never dare to try even one since I have seen so many failures everywhere.

 

[masterswimmer]

Good question on the origin of the mandarin. Unfortunately I've had him almost two years and I couldn't remember what I had for breakfast yesterday, let alone remember where the mandarin is from.

In an established tank, with a fully functional fuge and an adequate supply of pods, a Janns' pipefish is a great choice for entry into pipefish keeping. The other types of pipes are even harder to keep IMO. The guy I got mine from had about 6 or 7 in his display. This was the only one I got and either I was lucky or they are hardier than originally thought.

swimmer

 

[Aqua Pro Builder]

I couldn't remember what I had for breakfast yesterday, let alone remember where the mandarin is from.

LOL, I am worse than you-I cannot remember breakfast this morning

 

[masterswimmer]

LOL, I am worse than you-I cannot remember breakfast this morning

Touche` my good man! :lol2:

swimmer

 

[PalmTree]

I'll give you a call Wingo. I've been real busy with work but I'm sure I can squeeze you in somewhere! :splitspin