sen5241b November 5, 2008 Share November 5, 2008 Its been said you need to target feed them and they need low light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mopar32985 November 5, 2008 Share November 5, 2008 I have also herd that you have to target feed them. The other downfall i hear is they are not always open. Dont hold me to this its just what i have herd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckN November 5, 2008 Share November 5, 2008 I found that mine were opening alot with just my acitinics on and when my metal halides would come on they would close. So I put them in an area that was shaded by a piece of live rock and they open alot more now. I target feed them mysis shrip , they love it and sence doing so they have been doing really well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckN November 5, 2008 Share November 5, 2008 (edited) woops , dbl post Edited November 5, 2008 by ChuckN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugar Magnolia November 5, 2008 Share November 5, 2008 A good way to target feed them is to cut off the top of a soda bottle - size would depend on the coral, and place it with the neck facing up and squirt the preferred food directly into the open neck of the coral. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefhunter November 5, 2008 Share November 5, 2008 Dont get one unless you are going to feed it... I got one and it withered away... still trying to survive but I am too lazy to target feed one coral constantly... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowrie November 6, 2008 Share November 6, 2008 We have had a rock full for several years. We squirt some food at them when we are filtering feeding and then walk away for a while. When they open up we can spray the food right at them. We use a long piece of hard tubing with one of those baby snot-sucker balls on the end (can buy at the local drug store). We use a combination of frozen mysis, rotifers, enriched brine, golden pearls, phyto and lovely filter feeder food made at the WAMAS Club get-togethers. Bob and Tamie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanman November 6, 2008 Share November 6, 2008 I have both black and orange - and yes - they need to be fed at least a couple times a week to stay healthy. They will open up at night, and after getting a 'taste' (smell?) of cyclopeeze, or food in the water. My problem right now is my purple tang. SUPER chow-hound. Has never pushed back and said 'I'm full!' I feed the fish, and then try to feed the sun corals - and I have to beat the purple tang with the turkey baster so the corals can get a bite to eat! I've had my orange one for almost 2 years. It has grown to cover the rock it is on - but doesn't seem at all inclined to spread to the rocks it is touching. Best placement is in the shade, under an overhang of some sort - or a monti cap. bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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