Bubble coral ate Krill?!?

[TinnysReef]

So I was feeding my frog fish Marvin and he ignored a piece of krill. The bubble coral kind of grabbed it … and ate it! You can kind of see the pink in the middle of the bubble coral in the picture - that’s the krill! Anyone else seen this? I thought krill were too big for corals to eat.

 

[BeanAnimal]

Some LPS corals and some softies (various mushroom) have mouths and will move food into them.

 

[vetteguy53081]

So I was feeding my frog fish Marvin and he ignored a piece of krill. The bubble coral kind of grabbed it … and ate it! You can kind of see the pink in the middle of the bubble coral in the picture - that’s the krill! Anyone else seen this? I thought krill were too big for corals to eat.

I feed mine mysis but like anemones, this coral will take in any source of food and if it doesnt like it, will eject it. Same applies to meat corals, and others with feeding mouths such as acan and candy canes.

 

[TinnysReef]

I feed mine mysis but like anemones, this coral will take in any source of food and if it doesnt like it, will eject it. Same applies to meat corals, and others with feeding mouths such as acan and candy canes.

Yeah I usually feed mysis I did not think coral would go for krill!

 

[vetteguy53081]

Yeah I usually feed mysis I did not think coral would go for krill!

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