Feeding your corals...

[Qckwzrd]

I have a question. I know people feed there corals and fish target foods and live foods (brine shrimp, ect.). I feed my freshwater killiefish grindal worms, microworms and vinegar eels. I also take care of a 55 gallon reef tank at work and tried feeding these foods to corals (Anemones, Giant Cup Mushrooms, star polyps, clove polyps, ect.) does anyone feed there fish or corals these type of live foods? and can they hurt any of the corals or saltwater fish?

 

[Justin74]

The anenome is the only thing I saw you mention that would need any kind of target feeding. But I would not recommend the fresh food as its gonna not have the same stuff to nourish it as a rich marine food will. About the best thing you could feed your anenome is either krill or mysis. Dont use brine as its the nutritional equivalence of a rice cake.Also rinse and thaw anything you give him becuase an unthawed frozen food could hurt his digestive system.

-Justin

 

[stevedola]

funny, i feed my lps a variety of fresh uncooked seafood that they seem to love. although you could be right that they would prefer processed garbage that 98% moisture rather than natural food.

 

[Amphiprion]

I think he was referring to foods of non-marine origin. At any rate, what kind of corals and anemones do you have? That will dictate the need for feeding and what kind of food that needs to be fed.

 

[Justin74]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7760977#post7760977 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by stevedola
funny, i feed my lps a variety of fresh uncooked seafood that they seem to love. although you could be right that they would prefer processed garbage that 98% moisture rather than natural food.

huh?

-Justin

 

[Justin74]

Ohhhhh, i think your misunderstanding when I said "fresh foods". It was very lazy(sorreh ) reference to fresh water fish food as opposed to salt water fish foods. (good decoding Amphiprion)

By all means of course, fresh is best.If it wiggles, even better

-Justin

 

[Stipe]

i target feed my, frogspawn, hammer, plate, torch etc you name it with brine (live and frozen), and mysis, and any other frozen delight or fresh seafood i can slice and dice. I slice adn diice it (not done with brine or mysis as they are small enouth) untill i can suck them up with a syringe then sray it onto my corals. They love the stuff, adn grow faster from what i can observe.

 

[benf]

will the corals benefit from those frozen foods if they are in liquid or semi liquid form? I was thinking of using a juicer to mix my cocktail together into finer particles and I wasnt sure if they need the frozen brine(etc..) to be bigger pieces to survive or semi to liquid form is ok? One of the problems i have always had when the particles are larger is that the fish will pick the food from the corals even when i feed the fish away from them at the same time.

 

[stevedola]

i wouldnt juice. i personally cant stand when the goo mix i make isnt chunky. if you want to feed small particle food then get some dts oyster eggs or artic pods.

 

[stevedola]

btw, sry justin- I thought you were telling him not to use fresh seafood.