Tubastrea help please

Nordy · Feb 9, 2025

Hi,
I’ve had this Tubastrea for a little over two months. It is not doing so great. I’ve tried to get myself to feed it every other day around 5:00 pm. I usually mix some reef roids with phytoplankton. Is there something better to feed this Non photosynthetic coral? I’m trying to up my game. Sometimes I forget to feed at 5:00 because I’m so busy. Maybe everyday would be better, maybe multiple feedings? The picture of a picture with the Chalk bass is the Tubastrea I had 5 years ago in my first tank. I feel I was successful with that Tubastrea. Consistency of feeding is all I remember doing right. Maybe I used article pods, but I don’t recall. Please share all your tips to help me with this coral.

CHSUB · Feb 9, 2025

I feed daily when feeding fish. Sometimes it is closed, so a schedule has not worked for me, when it’s opened it gets food.

Nordy · Feb 9, 2025

CHSUB said:
I feed daily when feeding fish. Sometimes it is closed, so a schedule has not worked for me, when it’s opened it gets food.

What kind of food does your Tubastrea get?

twentyleagues · Feb 9, 2025

Mysis, brine shrimp, arcti pods, meaty foods. I have no luck with anything in my tank eating reef roids all the lps just spit it back out. I dont currently have any nps corals but I used to have a lot. Need to kind of "chum" the water first. Thaw the food in some tank was use a little extra mix the food up real well once thawed dump some of that in the tank and the coral should start to open. Then feed.

CHSUB · Feb 9, 2025

Nordy said:
What kind of food does your Tubastrea get?

I try to stimulate it while feeding corals reef Roids, however I feel more successful when feeding it brine shrimp as it captures, consumes and I can confirm it has eaten.

Nordy · Feb 9, 2025

twentyleagues said:
Mysis, brine shrimp, arcti pods, meaty foods. I have no luck with anything in my tank eating reef roids all the lps just spit it back out. I dont currently have any nps corals but I used to have a lot. Need to kind of "chum" the water first. Thaw the food in some tank was use a little extra mix the food up real well once thawed dump some of that in the tank and the coral should start to open. Then feed.