Nola Bear Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 What’s your opinion/experience with this: how do sun corals and/or dendros fare without spot feeding? Full disclosure, I am not spot feeding my sun corals as I know they would prefer. At first, I would put a two liter with the bottom cut off over the colony and blast them with food stuffs 1-2 times per week. It is a pita and so I don’t do it as often as I should. Quote Link to comment
ngvu1 Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 They don't do photosynthesize, so feeding is the only way for them to get nutrition and not die. I have some and I know the pain. they are beautiful though 1 Quote Link to comment
Clown79 Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 They have to be hand fed, each head or they die. They are non photosynthetic corals so they receive no nutrience from light 1 Quote Link to comment
Nola Bear Posted January 27, 2018 Author Share Posted January 27, 2018 Oh, I understand that they are non photo . I should’ve said that in the op. I’m just thinking about how no one is “hand feeding” in the wild, and I also understand that the wild is much more nutrient rich than our little poto, but I do have a heavy nutrient system and they are alive and come out each night. I’m just wondering how often other sun coral owners are spot feeding and how often... 26 minutes ago, ngvu1 said: They don't do photosynthesize, so feeding is the only way for them to get nutrition and not die. I have some and I know the pain. they are beautiful though How often do you feed yours? Quote Link to comment
Clown79 Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 I used to feed my dendro every other day. I no longer have them. Got tired of feeding and didn't want to risk nutrient issues. I know some feed daily, some feed 2 times a day. 1 Quote Link to comment
Kellie in CA Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 I just used a long tweezer and put a mysis shrimp (or whatever I had at the time) on each polyp. Didn't take more than 5 minutes. 1 Quote Link to comment
eskimo1 Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 I feed my suncorals almost every day.Had them for 3 or 4 years. Quote Link to comment
Sjadet Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 Dendro doesn't need to be fed more than once a week as long as it's healthy. But suns need food. The levels needed to satisfy it soley on nutrients is toxic. In nature they grow in areas where there is a "dirty current" that brings particles and smaller animals to their mouths 24/7. This cannot be immitated in such as small envirorment. Eiher take it out and put it in a cup and let it rain, wait 5 min then put it back in the tank. Or take a pipette and put a food item in each mouth. They don't share food so if you miss one head it'll starve, especially if it's a new baby head. Quote Link to comment
ngvu1 Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 I feed my dendro and sun coral fauna Marine LPS pellets most the time. I rarely spill or drop the pellets to the tank water so the waste created is almost nothing. They are a pain in term of vacation and away time from the tank. Quote Link to comment
SantaMonica Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 You can get enough food particles to them if you do massive nutrient export, and you do not remove particles from the water. Flow is needed too, of course. Quote Link to comment
This guy is extra salty Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 Mine live in my display refugium. Been fine for months, except when my pistol shrimp decides to re-landscape Quote Link to comment
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