Feeding sun corals

[rayn]

I recently got a decent size group (to me) of sun corals.
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I try and feed them either nightly or every other night. Problem is that I will see a couple heads open up and then start to feed thinking that the others will open up too ( I read that they can smell the food in my research) but by the time the others open and look for food I already have used up my food. How should I go about feeding these guys? They seem to be doing okay and none are melting away so far, but I don't want them to either. I've had them a week and a half now and it has been this way since day one.

 

[flying_dutchman]

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1719839

 

[UgoneBannas]

Eventually they will all open at the same time if you feed it at the same time everyday. After that you can cut it down a few times a week

 

[rayn]

Thanks. I just don't want to loose them.

 

[malawinovice]

How fast do they eat?

Fast like the duncans
med like a long tent plate
or slow like lobos?

LFS got some in and have some spots in tank below a large mushroom that would be great.

 

[malawinovice]

I do well with the duncans and lt plates,
lobos really need a protective measures

 

[flying_dutchman]

again
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=1719839

 

[rayn]

again
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=1719839

I read that after bringing mine home and again after you posted it. I think, though that sometimes people are after preferences and a rial practice, not just a sticky with facts.

Mine eat rather quickly. If the food is squirted onto their tentacles that are out they grab ahold and eat. There are a few heads though I haven't seen open still. They all look good though and I feed still every other day.