Acan Feeding Question

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So. I have a gorgeous acan frag, and it seems to be quite happy where it is so far. That said, I have a question on feeding it. The frag has 5 heads. 3 of them are very well placed for me to feed. The other two, very difficult, nigh impossible to feed, and frankly however I place it, likely there will be at least 2 heads that are difficult to feed. My question is, Does feeding one head feed the whole colony, or just that head? If I feed the 3 heads, will the nutrients be distributed to the heads I can't feed? The 3 heads I have fed take pellets like champs. They suck them right in. I just don't know if it helps the other two heads that I can't really feed well. If I need to feed those heads, any tips or tricks?
 

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I’m not sure if the nutrients are distributed or not but I would imagine based on the way they grow that they are. I only feed a few heads of mine and the others do ok. I e got two newer frags just like yours where I can’t feed some of the heads. Doesn’t seem to bother them all that much.
 
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I’m not sure if the nutrients are distributed or not but I would imagine based on the way they grow that they are. I only feed a few heads of mine and the others do ok. I e got two newer frags just like yours where I can’t feed some of the heads. Doesn’t seem to bother them all that much.
Cool. Yeah They're opening their mouths but they're gonna have to get some nutrition from their friends.
 

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yes, they share the nutrients from a single head. As I do, simply squirt a few mysis over the acan and they will all get to eat.
 

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