Ever wonder where Aussie Acans come from?

I second jcdeng and his question on algae. I've also heard that overfeeding on a daily basis can hurt them or make them recede in size. I've been feeding mine reef roids and fauna marin lps but scaled back when i noticed some colonies pulled back while others had their feeders out.

On algae a good clean up crew comes to mind but I've busted emerald crabs and hermits ontop of my acans digging for food?

Depends on what you are feeding, if its 100% natural and from the ocean then you can feed every day, if its man made then you will want to be extra careful. When a pelleted food says feed one pellet per polyp, they mean it.

Shrimp and crabs will potentially go digging for food so be careful what you add, and as Steve mentioned, never put a peppermint in with your lps.
 
I used FM LPS pellets to bring back several hurting scoly, hillae, and acans. I used to have hermit crabs that would steal food and the scolys were receding bad. They have come back since getting rid of the crabs and feeding a few times a week. I had an acan echinata that got exposed to air and suffer a lot of damage, losing about half of it's flesh. With feedings, it came back and has covered up all of the skeleton again. I don't go by the one pellet rule and everything seems to do really well. However one time I dropped a bunch on the scoly that is the most aggressive, and the next day it had it's mouth wide open and a yellow tang was sticking his snout in there and eating what I guess was excess. At first I was concerned but there was no damage done. My Desjardini is a pig and tries to steal every pellet I put in no matter how much I feed him before ai target the corals.
 
Do you have to try to feed each polyp of the acan colony or does feeding just some of the heads result in growth and color for whole colony?

No need to feed every polyp... any polyp that catches food can contribute to the growth of the colony.
 
I used FM LPS pellets to bring back several hurting scoly, hillae, and acans. I used to have hermit crabs that would steal food and the scolys were receding bad. They have come back since getting rid of the crabs and feeding a few times a week. I had an acan echinata that got exposed to air and suffer a lot of damage, losing about half of it's flesh. With feedings, it came back and has covered up all of the skeleton again. I don't go by the one pellet rule and everything seems to do really well. However one time I dropped a bunch on the scoly that is the most aggressive, and the next day it had it's mouth wide open and a yellow tang was sticking his snout in there and eating what I guess was excess. At first I was concerned but there was no damage done. My Desjardini is a pig and tries to steal every pellet I put in no matter how much I feed him before ai target the corals.

Pellets are definitely convenient, but they can be overfed. We have observed pellets can kill Scolymia and Acanthophyllia via bacterial infections from uneaten, concentrated pellet food. Also check your product dates, as pellets can be prone to mold.
 

HOW MUCH DOES A FISH’S FEEDING REQUIREMENTS AFFECT YOUR STOCKING DECISIONS?

  • A lot! - I avoid fish that require frequent or specialized feeding

    Votes: 5 31.3%
  • Quite a bit, but an automatic feeder can change my answer

    Votes: 3 18.8%
  • It depends on whether my nutrient export can handle it

    Votes: 3 18.8%
  • It depends on how badly I want the fish

    Votes: 5 31.3%
  • Not much. I’m willing to adjust my routine

    Votes: 4 25.0%
  • Not at all. Feeding demands don’t limit my stocking choices

    Votes: 3 18.8%
  • I usually learn about the demanding feeding schedule after buying the fish!

    Votes: 1 6.3%
  • I haven’t really considered this before

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Something else (see my comments in the thread)

    Votes: 0 0.0%
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