how do you feed your brain coral?

[timdam]

I tried to put small pieces of scallop on my brains. but it didn't work. i kept the tang away for about ten minutes, but nothing was happening. am i supposed to put it close to their mouth? or do they not eat scallop?

 

[sjwitt]

I mash up food into a thin paste and use a syringe to squirt it (gently) on top of the brain. It will respond within a few minutes while I keep the fish away. I've even soaked small pellets in tank water to soften them and, using the same technique, deposited pellets on the disk around the mouth.

 

[Algaenot]

Usually, once the lights are lowered the brains start to open and can be fed. As sjwitt mentioned above, place some food on or near the mouth opening and give it a few minutes to open. I was having problems with fish snatching the food before the coral could eat it so I made an acrylic box with holes drilled in the top and sides large enough to allow flow and small enough to keep out fish.

 

[atlantisaquari]

how can my brain eat coral?

 

[Cgreene]

I feed mine 1 hour after lights out. At this time, the feeding tentacles are fully extended. I target feed with a turkey blaster Mysis shrimp on Monday nights and Microvert and Zooplanton on Thursday nights; 2 lid fulls of each.