sun coral spitting food?

[kyliegirl]

is it normal for sun corals to spit out their food a few hours later?

I feed mine every two nights, i feed them thawed mysis shrimp, they all take the food willingly but then a few hours later they seem to throw up, spitting out a ball of mysis they were fed.

is this normal behaviour?

 

[sufunk]

Lots of times, after i feed frozen cyclopeeze, a few hours later it spits some of it back out. It only does this once in a while so i always figured it was spitting out the extra it gobbled up, kinda like an anemone.
How much did you feed it? Did it spit all of it back up?

 

[kyliegirl]

i fed each a bit, it looks like they spit it all back up.

 

[sufunk]

How long have you had it? What are your water parameters?
Have you tried feeding something else? maybe frozen cyclo or krill?

 

[kyliegirl]

i havent tried feeding it anything else

my ph has been low lately around 7.8 constant, I am trying to raise it.
ammonia-nitire-nitrate- 0
sg- 1.026

ive had it for a week now, it opens up everynight to feed.

 

[sufunk]

You need to get it eating quick, so i'd try something different. Frozen krill or frozen cyclopeeze soaked in selcon and zoecon works great for me.

 

[keckles]

I have also had good luck feeding Cyclop-Eeze to these guys.

You might want to decrease the amount you are feeding. You don't have to drown each polyp with food. A light covering of anything small and meaty will be fine.

 

[sufunk]

Kyliegirl, any update?
did you get him to eat?