Just got a Scoly, have some questions

[StartingATank]

First of all, what should I feed them. I have a selection of frozen mysis and spiraluna, PE Mysis shrimp pellets, and benereef. Also, how would I feed these. I also don't know where to put it. I got the Coral this night, and right now I have it in the big cave in my tank. Should I keep it in the shadows long-term or should I bring it out onto the sand bed. I do have room for it on the sand bed. But one concern I have about the cave is that there isn't really much water flow. Also, I have my nitrates at about 32 right now, and I'm going to do a 25% water change Tommorow. All of my other nutrients are on spot. Also, will my cleanup crew harm or eat the Coral. I have a pincushion urchin, and emerald crab that eats my Zoas, but only small polyped ones, some stometella and trochus snails, and a hermit crab who hunts my snails. Also, is there anything I might be missing from here.

 

[bluemon]

None of those CUC will eat your Scoly.

I wouldn’t put it in a cave, it needs to photosynthesize.

I would put it on a rock on the sandbed.

Being placed Directly on the sandbed could cause some flesh erosion. Low flow though.

You don’t have to feed it but it would appreciate it.

Anything you feed your fish it will appreciate. I do chunks of seafood and pellets

I would turn all pumps off, place a cup above them with a hole, and pipette food into its mouth. Otherwise fish and CUC come steal it

Also I suggest you ask these questions and research their care BEFORE buying things.

 

[StartingATank]

I did research them, I just wanted to make sure I would do it correctly. I will move it out onto the Sandbed so it can photosynthesize in just a moment,. Then I will take a pic to put on here.

 

[StartingATank]

Bump

 

[Tcook]

None of those CUC will eat your Scoly.

 

[StartingATank]

Here is a pic of my Scoly:

 

[StartingATank]

Is that an emerald crab?

 

[Tcook]

Yes. No idea what sex. Males(?) known to go rogue.

 

[StartingATank]

Yeah, I have an emerald, and he has eaten some of my eagle eyes Zoas and magicians Zoas. He has nibbled on a few of my snitches, but no major damage. But, if he eats some of my white zombies, Gobstoppers, or Bob Marley's, then I am getting rid of him. I also want to get rid of my blue leg hermit crab, who has hunted down and eaten 3 turbo snails, and a stometella snail. I only have 2 left, so I want to get rid of it before it eats one more. I can easily catch the hermit, who mostly is on the sand, but I can never catch the emerald, and I have a lot of curious fish a CUC, so I can't do a trap. I don't have luck in my tank with crustaceans except shrimp, and turbo snails. Every single one of my turbo snails has died. Its the same with gobies. I get a goby, and they die overnight.