Article on zoanthids feeding behavior.

[A. Grandis]

Feeding behavior in the Hawaiian Zoanthids Palythoa and Zoanthus.

This paper has some observations from the wild and feeding stimulations and experiments with Palythoa and Zoanthus.

The paper shows that Zoanthus species do eat when they are offered food. Guess what? Fish!
The food is actually digested.

The density of shrimp offered had impact in the amount the polyps eat.
That should sustain the target feeding choice for our home aquaria.

It confirms the already known attitude of our Palythoa spp. in regards to grabbing offered food and digesting it.

Very interesting article to me.

http://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/bitstream/handle/10125/4286/vol25n4-512-520.pdf?sequence=1

Hope you enjoy,

Grandis.

 

[i2as kass]

Thanks for the post Grandis, downloading now.

 

[A. Grandis]

You're welcome. I'm glad you liked it. Well, I guess you're the only one.

That's an old paper I found yesterday and couldn't help but let you guys know...
I like the subject. :reading:

Grandis.

 

[KafudaFish]

Thank you for it.

 

[A. Grandis]

:thumbsup:
My pleasure!

Grandis.

 

[faceman]

thanks, very interesting article

 

[that Fish Guy]

Good Article.

The only problem that I have with Reef Roids is that the next day after using it My Phosphates rose by 0.2 so I stopped using Reef Roids because of that.

Does anybody else notice that?

 

[A. Grandis]

Normally I target feed one day before I do my water changes. That way the phosphates and other nutrients won't have time to feed the algae.
If you use the right amount of food you won't have that much of spike also.
Many times target feeding won't give you any nutrient problems, specially with a good skimmer running.

Grandis.

 

[that Fish Guy]

Normally I target feed one day before I do my water changes. That way the phosphates and other nutrients won't have time to feed the algae.
If you use the right amount of food you won't have that much of spike also.
Many times target feeding won't give you any nutrient problems, specially with a good skimmer running.

Grandis.

I didn't target feed though.

I just Dosed the Tank the recommended amount on the Bottle.

Today I will target feed my Zoanthids only and use less of the Reef Roids and then test tomorrow.

Hopefully that will work and then I will Do that once a week if it does.

Only problem is is that the tank with the Zoanthids has no Skimmer.

 

[A. Grandis]

I didn't target feed though.

I just Dosed the Tank the recommended amount on the Bottle.

Today I will target feed my Zoanthids only and use less of the Reef Roids and then test tomorrow.

Hopefully that will work and then I will Do that once a week if it does.

Only problem is is that the tank with the Zoanthids has no Skimmer.

Yeah, I recommend to get a nice skimmer for the zoa tank then.
Keep up with the partial water changes. I change 10% a week.
When you target feed you use only a bit of food. Only what the zoas will consume. Their guts aren't that big anyway...
You should be fine now with the ReefRoids.

Grandis.

 

[that Fish Guy]

Yeah, I recommend to get a nice skimmer for the zoa tank then.
Keep up with the partial water changes. I change 10% a week.
When you target feed you use only a bit of food. Only what the zoas will consume. Their guts aren't that big anyway...
You should be fine now with the ReefRoids.

Grandis.

The thing is is that it is only a 20 Gallon Tank and everyone told me that there is no need for a Protein Skimmer on anything under 40 Gallons.

They said that it is just easier to do big water changes to keep the tank clean.

So every week I change about 70 Percent of the Water.

 

[A. Grandis]

The thing is is that it is only a 20 Gallon Tank and everyone told me that there is no need for a Protein Skimmer on anything under 40 Gallons.

They said that it is just easier to do big water changes to keep the tank clean.

So every week I change about 70 Percent of the Water.

Post #22:
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2395019

Grandis.

 

[alb_56]

Hey Grandis, the report says "33%" is that the same as PPT? I've just never heard salinity referred to by percentages.

 

[alb_56]

Oh never mind, I read it wrong. Gosh darn it.