What do I feed a plate coral??

[steveoutlaw]

Am I supposed to hand feed this thing?

[xeon]

I would recommend feeding it. Theoretically if you dose phyto you should be promoting planktonic life, which with water movement the coral would catch and eat. A sure bet is spot feeding it. You also want to be careful about placement... especially if it is the long tentacle variety. Basically it will sting other corals and is noted as being agressive. I would spot feed it mysis, cyclopeeze or some other chopped meaty foods at least every two weeks when the tentacles are out.