Feeding corals

[Bdawgfl]

When target feeding an LPS coral (frogspawn, open brain, candy cane to be specific), is it necessary to target each mouth or will one will feed all?

 

[gwrench]

Heres some good reading for you Bill....
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/fdreefinverts.htm

Regards
George

 

[MitchReef]

I have not yet looked at George's article, but I will say that is way too general a question, closely akin to somebody saying "do ya have to feed corals?" Some speces need individual polyp feeding, but others do not. I love to feed individual mysis to individual candy cane coral polyps:

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[WingnutSr]

I fed each one of the mouths.

 

[AquaKnight]

I would feed the open brain regularly, once a week or less, and the candy cane twice a month or so. Target each mouth as well.

I am not sold on the idea that Euphylliids have digestive systems.

 

[jay24k]

I've never fed my brain or my frogspawn/torch. They have grown huge too. I'm in the boat that they really don't need it. Sun polyps I will say do though.

 

[Bdawgfl]

Thanks for all the input. I chopped up some shrimp last night and placed some in the mouths of the brain and it swelled up and took the little bit. The Candy canes have always extended their tentacles for reef bugs and other phyto things, so I left them alone. The frogspawn is difficult to get food to stay on top of the mouth long enough(thieving tangs) for it to take it it. Maybe with a small pipette with puree of goodness can put on them long enough. Otherwise they seem to enjoy the same stuff as the canes do.