should i feed my tank?

[c_hemmerich]

I have a 5.5 g nano with about 10 corals in it. i have a red brain a candy cane some ricordea nd mushrooms, a few pollups and a few different crabs and snails. i was just wondering if it would be advisable to put in a bit of frozen brine shrimp every once in a while to suppliment my caorals and crustacians. i do use kent marine phytoplex and zooplex but i was wondering if the brines could be a good idea also?

[Aiptasia]

Adult artemia aren't very nutritious unless they're alive and have been gut loaded with a product like kent's pytoplex.

 

IMHO, i'd stick to the phyto and zooplex, target feeding each animal. IMHO, crabs should be kept in a state of hungry-ness, but if you think they'll starve, drop in a tetra sinking food pellet or two once a week (same ones designed for cory catfish).

 

The goal is to feed as little as possible to avoid nitrate and phosphate buildup.

[Tempest]

Brine shrimp are without nutritional value use mysis instead. The only thing that really needs to be fed is the brain. I have a green open brain and feed him a small portion of PE mysis 2x/week with a 3mm syringe. If you give them (open brains) too much they just spit it out. It couldn't hurt to throw in a little food (flake or mysis) for the crabs and snails (depending on the species) every now and then.