Feeding a hairy mushroom?

[sacjon]

I just got my first coral, a hairy shroom - gorgeous little bugger! The LFS recommeded Black Powder, but after buying it, I have read some very negative reviews about it. So, what should I be feeding my coral and other inverts (hermits and snails)?

 

I was thinking Zooplex - is that good? Or Marine Snow?

 

Btw, I already feed a small dose of mysis shrimp each day - mainly for my firefish.

[Cesar]

Yes Zooplex is good. I also dose my tank with that about every 2 days.

[SaltyDawg]

use the same thing you do to feed the fish and it will split and spread and be mary. I feed mine mysiss, silver sides, cyclopezz. ect ect.

[uscreef]

They don't have to be fed... but ya, feed em brine or mysis or anything meaty, they're anemones.

[zhagg]

Feed mine brine shrimp... Got a pic, but I'm running out of space to post in my gallery...

(Is there any way for me to get that increased? I promise to only put good pics on my gallery! Or can someone tell me how to attach an image?)

[Dr. Saltwater]

They don't really have to bed fed if they're placed in a good spot. They usually get some of the micro-organisms that live on the LiveRock or the food that you give the rest of the tank.

[zhagg]

I figured I'd just find a way to host my pic:

[SaltyDawg]

Be aware if you have the fleshy kind like the one pictured they get HUGE!!!!! Just before they split. I mean they can get 6 inches in diameter. They will sting just about anything they touch ( providing it isnt a porite or another mushroom or yellow polyp.) if the brush against it. I have 6 of them in my 29 started out with one tiny one I bought for 8 bucks.

[SaltyDawg]

PS they DONOT eat microfauna off of the rock. and have no way to eat leftovers unless they happen by them in the current.