Reef ration: Do you target feed your corals?

[Peace River]

Reef ration: Do you target feed your corals?

There are many ways to care for corals and, depending on the coral, there are many ways to feed them. Light is often part of the equation as well as elements from the water column. Sometimes feeding corals involves…well…feeding corals as in actually putting food in their mouths. This can be done with aquarium tweezers, a turkey baster, a pipette, or other ways to get food directly to specific corals rather than broadcast feeding. For example, pre-soaked pellets designed for corals can be fed using a pipette with the narrow tip cut off. Let talk about feeding corals – do you target feed your corals? Please share your experience and tips in the following thread!

Pro Tip: Watch the tank after the corals are target feed to make sure that fish and invertebrates aren’t eating the food out of the corals’ mouths. This can be a problem for several reasons including that it can lead to harassment and damage of the corals.

Photo by @lilopop11

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[Zero_Cool]

I just did 15 minutes ago. They looked hungry

 

[Minifoot77]

I do every once and a while I think its more for me than them

 

[Azael]

I feed them Reef Roids once in a while for a little boost.

 

[eleslie3]

Started feeding with pipette twice a week two months ago and amazed at the growth.

 

[Waters]

I only have Acros so I only broadcast RR/Reef Chili when my phosphate levels require it.

 

[doubleshot00]

Every once in a while. I try to make sure my cynarina gets a piece at least once a week and actually watch it eat.

 

[Reefer Matt]

I feed my LPS and zoas with Reef Roids and powder form Reef Chili. My observation with my coral has been that they seem to extend more and grow faster when fed. I do not feed my sps coral directly. Some of them (sps) in my display tank, I don't want to grow any faster.

 

[mushrommy]

Reef ration: Do you target feed your corals?

There are many ways to care for corals and, depending on the coral, there are many ways to feed them. Light is often part of the equation as well as elements from the water column. Sometimes feeding corals involves…well…feeding corals as in actually putting food in their mouths. This can be done with aquarium tweezers, a turkey baster, a pipette, or other ways to get food directly to specific corals rather than broadcast feeding. For example, pre-soaked pellets designed for corals can be fed using a pipette with the narrow tip cut off. Let talk about feeding corals – do you target feed your corals? Please share your experience and tips in the following thread!

Pro Tip: Watch the tank after the corals are target feed to make sure that fish and invertebrates aren’t eating the food out of the corals’ mouths. This can be a problem for several reasons including that it can lead to harassment and damage of the corals.

Photo by @lilopop11

This QOTD is sponsored by: www.tckcorals.com

I feed my candy cane coral reef roads and meaty foods every other day. They're polyps are huge!

 

[mike550]

Newbie coral question. Which types corals benefit from target feeding?

 

[mushrommy]

Newbie coral question. Which types corals benefit from target feeding?

Mainly lps coral, hammer coral tend to spit out it's food out lol. A few examples of coral that benefits from this are acans, candy cane coral, scolys, open brain coral, even mushroom coral, and ext... It helps with growth and polyps look fabulous, especially in acans! I feed mine a mixture of reef roids, mysis, and brine shrimp.

 

[mushrommy]

Newbie coral question. Which types corals benefit from target feeding?

Another very important thing is to have a pretty good cuc. And if there's shrimp distract them, they will yank out food from the coral.

 

[vetteguy53081]

I target feed twice a week with a blend of reef roids-RS A/B and mysis shrimp

 

[Court_Appointed_Hypeman]

Been feeding my candycane and duncans those brightwell LPS pellets, they noticeably started growing way faster, but that could be a coincidence.

 

[vlangel]

I am not good at target feeding so I do not get coral that need to be target fed. I do stategically place some coral that benefit from fish food in places where the flow carries the food to the coral. This has been working very well for me, and the coral!

 

[bluecheese]

I've never target fed before. But I just recently got an acan, a duncan, and a candy cane. I ordered some Reef Roids from BRS. I'm interested in how the corals react to food, and whether or not I'm able to target feed them without getting frustrated.

 

[Viperdragon]

I do once in a while how long are you all leaving the flow off when you do this.

 

[DHill6]

Flow is off for 20 minutes. I mainly feed Nyos LPS Power pellets twice a week, using solid tube with funnel end. Coral Frenzy pellets now and then. Scolys and blastos.
Tank also gets Nyos Instant Plankton or TM Phyton once a week, gonis and rods

 

[dhnguyen]

I target feed my sps with Red Sea AB+ one a month or so.

 

[MikeCRK]

I target feed twice a week with a blend of reef roids-RS A/B and mysis shrimp

I am doing exactly same