Feeding trachyphyllia, acanthastrea, and duncan corals

[finleydive]

Still figuring this out, one step at a time. Title says it all, really. What about you guys, how do you tackle this? Those darn tentacles, they only come out at night, right? Any advice would be awesome, thanks.

[coral8]

I'm a fan of simple feeding, to be honest. I give my tracky a couple of gflintix9s shrimp, they're pretty similar to big mysis shrimp, twice a week. Acans get the same deal, small bits of shrimp twice a week. No duncan just yet, but when I do get one, it'll be on the same schedule with shrimp pieces small enough for it. Weekly reef roids dosing, and I target feed each coral with a squirt of that.

[finleydive]

So I'm assuming mysis or brine would be suitable alternatives. Would brine be small enough for acans though? I'm curious about the feeding process.

Also, when you target feed, what kind of device are you using to administer the reef roids?

[dopestorm]

I feed my acans, acanthophyllia, cynaria, 3 elegences, trachy, plattys and favias with properly sized squid or krill, about 1-2 times a week. They also get whatever they can catch when I feed the fish a few times a day. Plus, I broadcast feed reef roids 1-2 times a week.

[zenoxa]

My LPS corals get fed about every two weeks. I use NLS pellets or live black worms, usually when the lights are on.

[finleydive]

Thanks for all the advice guys, really appreciate it.

Dopestorm, does your Trachy stretch its tentacles out at night? Mine's pretty stubborn, only comes out when it's really dark.

[zenoxa]

To be honest, it's not really about the tentacles expanding on their own, but I've found that feeding my fish first does the trick. The smell of food in the water seems to bring out the tentacles shortly after, kind of like a signal that it's time to eat.

[coral8]

Yeah, mysis or brine shrimp are fine. Bigger brine shrimp are actually perfect for Acans. I target feed using a pipette, trimmed the end so it can handle bigger pieces of brine. And for mysis, I just use a pair of tweezers.

[finleydive]

Rory, 26" deep tank, tweezers aren't an option for me. The pipette on a long tube, now that's something I could try.

[flame9x]

I repurposed a couple of 2-liter Coke bottles, taping them together to create a makeshift feeding tube - roughly 20" in length. The turkey baster fits snugly into the top, allowing food to gently trickle down to the coral.

When time is scarce, I opt for broadcast feeding the entire tank instead. My go-to options are Coral Frenzy, Reef Frenzy, and Reef Chili. It's interesting to note that most of my corals seem to have adapted to my feeding schedule, often extending their tentacles during the day in anticipation.