So maybe my wilsoni is a little more picky. It seems like he never actually wants to eat any mysis at all. I also feed the WWC frozen which they seem to like. That said my wilsoni only eats roids and pellets. Never actaully have i seen it consume actual meaty foods at all. My wilsoni also has quite a bit of sweepers that comeout at night along all of the ridgelines usually. They arent there all the time but id say most of the night. I bascially have thrown numbers and caution to to the wind let the nutrients take the wheel for awhile. I use formula two and life spectrum pellets. I think i have some other types too that might be a bit old but im sure they are fine. I need feed some more random stuff i think. Just for the available biodiversity. I usually start with polyp booster just because it gets the people going lol! i am seeing enough fluffy growth that ive just had to move it away from the rock wall. That seems like a positive report.I have tested about 15 different foods on him for target feeding.
Anything small and powdering like reef roids just ticks him off and they won’t be able to consume much of it. Wilsos don’t really have feeders (they do of course but they don’t operate well).
The food needs to have weight and have a large enough volume to where they can sink in and it will fall into their mouths.
By far, the best food so far has been pellets. I use @Coral Frenzy 1mm lps pellets as they stay on his tissue well, he can consume all of them, and he receives significantly more nutrition.
I give him a healthy 20-30 pellet feed with a two days on one day off schedule. My wilso eats about as much as one of my fish. He consumes all of them and has never ever rejected any food. I could probably feed him daily but don’t want to push it.
I will also target feed him mysis with cyclops. He will eat about a half a cube when I do this. The mysis is just a little floaty though.
I think one of the issues people have is that they simply do not feed these guys enough. They have access to a huge amount of crustaceans and aminos in their natural environment. By not feeding them often, you’re limiting their growth, color, and health potential.
If someone has a bleached wilso and aren’t feeding them very often, they’re not being a good husband.