jackass Posted August 19, 2004 Share Posted August 19, 2004 how do you feed it and when ??? night or day time?? and also does its tentacles only come out at night? Link to comment
Dr. Saltwater Posted August 20, 2004 Share Posted August 20, 2004 Just before the lights go on the tentacles are out. That's the best time to feed it because it's full of plankton and when the tentacles retract, the corals gets it's daily light. Link to comment
skeletor Posted August 21, 2004 Share Posted August 21, 2004 yes, tentacles out when the lights are off... that's when you want to feed it, if you must. I've never fed the one in my tank, it's grown from 2 to 15 heads in the last 11 months. -skeletor- Link to comment
dsg7777 Posted August 21, 2004 Share Posted August 21, 2004 can you feed a frogspawn? Also, what do you feed the candycanes? Link to comment
mineralrock Posted August 30, 2004 Share Posted August 30, 2004 all LPS will benefit from monthly direct feedings of meaty food. I feed mine small pieces of silversides. Frogspawns/bubbles/brains prefer feeding while the light is on. Just stick it directly in their mouths. They'll ingest it pretty quickly...one piece per head. Link to comment
bobioden Posted September 4, 2004 Share Posted September 4, 2004 I have never fed mine either. He sees to be thriving after 2 years. Link to comment
EtOH_is_good Posted September 4, 2004 Share Posted September 4, 2004 if you feed him, he may thrive even better! Link to comment
bobioden Posted September 4, 2004 Share Posted September 4, 2004 I disagree, I don't think mine would "Survive " any better than what he has, and he is just fed when the tank is fed, nothing more. 2 years now in the tank and "Seems", very happy.. Link to comment
Turbo Posted September 4, 2004 Share Posted September 4, 2004 I just got my first candy cane coral two weeks ago. Ive been adding phytoplankton every other day for it and my mushrooms right after the light goes out. But I noticed some parts of a couple of the heads are white. I think they were like then when i got it but not sure. Does that mean its dying? What kind of specs. does it need to flourish? Link to comment
earwicker7 Posted September 4, 2004 Share Posted September 4, 2004 bobioden--I have to agree with etoh on this. In the wild, most LPS subsist on more than just the photosynthetic energy that their symbiotic xooxanthellae produce. If you have lots of 'pods or other zooplankton floating around your system, they are probably eating these during lights out without your knowing it. If not, try feeding them; I have no doubt that they will survive, but why not have them thrive? Just switch places for a minute--if you were their pet, would you want them to only feed you crackers or a well-balanced diet? Link to comment
bobioden Posted September 4, 2004 Share Posted September 4, 2004 I never said he is not eating. I am sure he is. I feed the fish every day so there is flake floating around. I also feed mysis shrimp, Dt's and Cyclop-ezze a few times a week.I also have a fuge full of pods and I am sure he is feeding off them. I just have never spot fed him, and he is definately doing more than surviving. He has grown for 4 heads to over 15, and they are huge and always expanded. Link to comment
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