How do you feed a sun polyp and ward off the vultures

[rm]

Yes, they open and close all day long.

Several were open when I first replied to your post. The last feeding of the tank was 4hrs before that time.

The talk of spot feeding got me curious so I put some cyclops-eze in the tank. Several more sun polyps opened up after this feeding. I use the cyclops-eze as part of my frozen food mix. I wanted to see if the polyps would open up for this alone. I did not spot feed it to them, just put a small amount in the tank.

I think they can feed just fine by themselves and probably get more abuse when fed big chunks of food that fish or shrimp will try to steal from them.

Can you tell me how long it took you to grown them to a 60 polyp group. I might try spot feeding if it causes them to spread faster.

 

[rm]

Just checked on them again.

Tank lights have been off for 30min.

All polyps are fully open.

 

[judy j]

I bought it this size. Every time I saw one in the store I wanted one but was told that they were hard to keep and needed to be feed every day. Never got one until they got a new one in that I couldn't resist. I do notice that it will stay open longer, even when the light is on if it is feed regularly. I believe that it wants to be feed often but I don't think the fish or tank needs to be feed that often. And I like to feed different things to the fish and other corals. I'm afraid of getting a algae out brake from over feeding. But since getting the coral beauty there is no algae.

 

[rm]

That's why I tried the cyclops-eze tonight.

You might want to try it, or something just as small:

1. It puts a lot less food in the tank.
2. The sun polyps respond to it by opening up.
3. Your fish won't bother the sun polyps.

 

[judy j]

I'll look for it this week. How does it come? Dried or frozen?

 

[judy j]

I've been using frozen brine shrimp

 

[rm]

I buy it frozen but I think you can also get it in dry form.

 

[timrandlerv10]

so...since its Easter and all...does God use a feeding hat or a turkey baster when He feeds His corals?