Feeding a blasto

[Vincent100]

Hi all
If you feed one head of a blasto colony does it benefit the rest of the heads or are they like sun corals and you have to feed each head ?
Thanks

 

[John S.]

Seeing how it grows multiple heads, in my opinion they need multiple heads to distribute food evenly. If they didn't, why would they use the energy to create them in the first place.

 

[Ljaus]

I've only ever broadcast fed my blasto's and in 6 months they have gone from 2 to 8 heads. You could spot feed but you would spot feed all the heads at once

 

[John S.]

I've only ever broadcast fed my blasto's and in 6 months they have gone from 2 to 8 heads. You could spot feed but you would spot feed all the heads at once

6 months! Wow that's impressive! I get growth but not like that. Also would like to say if you spot feed them, don't over do it. Food can spoil before they have time to utilize it.

 

[Salty1962]

A bunch of hungry mouths to feed:)

 

[jpontier212]

So is it safe to assume that their growth is somewhat not rapid? I target feed all my corals with reef roids twice a week and broadcast phytoplankton twice a week a well and have not seen any growth in 3months. My Duncans are doing well but not the blasts. Any suggestions? Or do I need to develop my patience? LOL

 

[John S.]

Blastos have always been slow in my opinion, they do grow bit slowly. I think that's what reflects the price tag on them. :-/

 

[Jahalu]

I feed mine formula 2 pellets every now and then. They always eat it. But definitely not the fastest growing coral.

 

[Brad Vaughn]

Depends on the blasto variety imo. Merletti is faster growing than Wellsi.