SPS feeding?

[AtlanticBlue]

Does SPS corals eat Daphnia cubes?

If not, what WILL they eat? Zooplankton?

 

[Peter Eichler]

Depends on the size of the Daphnia and the particular SPS but in most cases it's probably too large... What do SPS corals eat? Bacteria, detritus, and zooplankton are probably their most common source of nutrition placing autotrophy aside. Good food to consider feeding your SPS in a reef tank include oyster eggs, various small fish roes, the smaller sizes of Golden Pearls, and rotifers. Aim for foods that are known to have a 200 micron or smaller size.

 

[kylekinder]

i noticed you said fish eggs? where can you get good fish eggs? i usually just put food in my tank, or syringe feed, but lately i have been turning off my flow and filter for about thirty minutes so the filter can eat, and it has helped tremendously

 

[Peter Eichler]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12513125#post12513125 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by kylekinder
i noticed you said fish eggs? where can you get good fish eggs? i usually just put food in my tank, or syringe feed, but lately i have been turning off my flow and filter for about thirty minutes so the filter can eat, and it has helped tremendously

You can sometimes find fresh roe at asian markets or fish markets. I'd suggest avoiding the stuff with wasabi How suitable the roe will be for SPS corals is a tough one since roe comes in all different sizes. Most roe that I've seen would be too big for most SPS but your fish and other corals will love it. I recently saw food within the industry that was prawn roe which may or may not be an appropriate size for SPS. I'll give it a try next time I come across it.