Zoanthid food

[Ghostyboythedog]

Hi,
I am getting a zoanthid, to try out corals, do they need like coral food,? or just need a uv lights as there source of food

 

[SnazzyUrchin792]

They don’t need food, but they will enjoy an occasional treat.

 

[Ghostyboythedog]

They don’t need food, but they will enjoy an occasional treat.

Is it the same for duncans?

 

[SnazzyUrchin792]

Is it the same for duncans?

It’s the same for all corals

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

or just need a uv lights as there source of food

It’s the same for all corals

To clarify these two points here - they don't need UV lights, they need light from non-UV and non-IR portions of the light spectrum (i.e. they need visible light); also, most corals do just need light, a few (typically LPS) may do better if fed, and some (all NPS corals) just need fed (they're not photosynthetic, so they can't "feed on" the light like other corals can).

 

[Ghostyboythedog]

To clarify these two points here - they don't need UV lights, they need light from non-UV and non-IR portions of the light spectrum (i.e. they need visible light); also, most corals do just need light, a few (typically LPS) may do better if fed, and some (all NPS corals) just need fed (they're not photosynthetic, so they can't "feed on" the light like other corals can).

Thank you, obviously I'm to dumb to figure that out

 

[Ghostyboythedog]

It’s the same for all corals

Last question, even for fishless aquariums?

 

[Ghostyboythedog]

No food needed

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

Thank you, obviously I'm to dumb to figure that out

Ah, sorry if it came across rudely - I just know lighting and photosynthesis can be confusing to figure out.

Last question, even for fishless aquariums?

Corals need some sort of nutrients in the water, but not necessarily actual food - people dose things like ammonia and phosphate (or sometimes fish/coral foods) to feed the corals in fishless systems.

 

[Ghostyboythedog]

Ah, sorry if it came across rudely - I just know lighting and photosynthesis can be confusing to figure out.

Corals need some sort of nutrients in the water, but not necessarily actual food - people dose things like ammonia and phosphate (or sometimes fish/coral foods) to feed the corals in fishless systems.

Thank you, also it didn't come across rude at all.

 

[Ghostyboythedog]

Ah, sorry if it came across rudely - I just know lighting and photosynthesis can be confusing to figure out.

Corals need some sort of nutrients in the water, but not necessarily actual food - people dose things like ammonia and phosphate (or sometimes fish/coral foods) to feed the corals in fishless systems.

They eat fish food

 

[Ghostyboythedog]

That's kinda wild to me

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

They eat fish food

Yeah, LPS and some NPS corals can eat large food items; SPS and soft corals typically eat much smaller items.

 

[Ghostyboythedog]

Yeah, LPS and some NPS corals can eat large food items; SPS and soft corals typically eat much smaller items.

Okay, thank you

 

[PotatoPig]

Thank you, obviously I'm to dumb to figure that out

There’s no stupid questions here - there’s an absurd amount to learn and know about these tanks and a lot of it is obscure, non-obvious or counterintuitive. Even among the most highly experienced folks on here I doubt any would claim to have reached the end of their learning curve.