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11-29-2006, 10:41 AM
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| | Spanish Shawl Nudibranch
Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Watervliet, Michigan Age: 37
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 |  Should I or can I feed a brain coral?
I was told I didnt have to feed my brain coral, is this true? Seems like I read somewhere that I can, but Im not sure. What do ya think?  | 
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11-29-2006, 10:48 AM
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| | 3reef Moderator
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I think yes!  Small pieces of meaty foods given when the feeding tenticles are out is the ideal way to feed this coral. | |
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11-29-2006, 10:54 AM
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| | Spanish Shawl Nudibranch
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Well I am not quite sure what or where the tentacles would be on this as it has not changed since I added it to the tank. All I have noticed is that its mouth was starting to open yesterday and I tried to feed it some mysis shrimp which was not successful. I really dont care for mysis shrimp anyway due to most of it floating around in the tank. Unfortunately I have quite a bit of it left in the freezer. So what other types of meaty foods should I try? Should I like try to lay some tiny pieces of krill over the mouth and see what happens?
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Tank Contents:
55 gal
30 lbs. LR
70 lbs. LS
1 BTA
2 ocellaris clowns
1 yellow tang
2 3 striped damsels
2 blue reef chromis
1 lawnmower blenny
Yellow polyps
Star polyps
3 hermit crabs
11 snails
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11-29-2006, 10:57 AM
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| | Eyelash Blennie
Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Lakeland, Fl
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Nice looking coral
I concur that feeding this coral small meaty portions is a good idea...
Jim
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90 Gallon glass, 135#'s of rock and 2" sand. 2-250w 20k XM metal halides. 2-95 watt actinic VHO, 4 powerheads, Coralife skimmer. Maroon Gold Striped Clown, Blue Chromis, Kole Tang, Pygmy Angel, Serpent Star, Brittle Star,Gorgonians, Mushrooms, Yellow Polyps, Turbo Snails & Blue Legged Hermits. 20 gal sump with Caulerpa, Mag 7 return pump. | |
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11-29-2006, 11:11 AM
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| | Spanish Shawl Nudibranch
Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Watervliet, Michigan Age: 37
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Wow that is an awesome pic. Mine has never looked like that yet but I have only had it for 3 days now. I did use a turkey baster but it might work better if the tentacles were out i guess. Will keeping tryin! | |
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11-29-2006, 11:14 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Meriden, Connecticut Age: 44
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The best time for the tentacles/sweeper tentacles to be viewed is at night after the lights are off. They don't require feeding of larger food stuff(Mysis etc. though they will accept it) as they will take small food stuff such as Rotifers, Cyclops, Marine Snow,(phyto and Zoo)plankton as well. _________ 125gal.w/Mag9.5 return(dual megaflow)>Mag7 pump Aqua Cev180skimmer.Wave2k Hamilton Reefstar(2)250watthqi(mh)pend.a Yellow, Naso Tang Red Lip Blenny Percula Clown Demoiselles Niger Trigger F. Wrasses Ceriantharia Orn.Shrimp and Stars Hermits Queen Conch asst. snails> Stars Zoos shrooms Montipora Brains Gorgonians Favia Turbinaria(large+small polyp) Acropora Xenia Tridacna (CroceaMaximaSquamosa) Leathers <35+75gal.reef tank as well> 
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11-29-2006, 11:32 AM
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| | Spanish Shawl Nudibranch
Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Watervliet, Michigan Age: 37
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I heard of this stuff called marineland or something that someone mentioned in a post and he said his corals began flourishing. Do you know of it? | |
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11-29-2006, 11:39 AM
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| | Sea Dragon
Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: miami Age: 23
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yes its a food for small angels. but it works better on rico's and shrooms. try some cyclops. i have talked to alot of people about what they feed, and that seems to be one of the best. i heard that marine snow is an awesome product as well.
on another note, i found that open brains will take small pieces of squid (tiny chopped pieces) and shrimp.
hope it helps.
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15 gallon aga
20 pounds lr
35 pounds ls
Current Power quad 96 watt retrofit
ZooMed Powersweep 214
Aquaclear 70 moded into refugium
two trumpet corals (1 light blue, 1 lime green)
star pollyps (pink base with yellow tips, and regular green)
various mushrooms (over 5 types)
metalic green frogspawn
sea mat (aka button polyps)
2 false percs
1 cherub angel (2 1/2 years old)
2 blue legged hermits
2 turbos
2 margarita snails
2 Astrea snails
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11-29-2006, 11:40 AM
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| | 3reef Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Wethersfield, CT Age: 38
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No need to make things more complicated than they need to be Just feed the coral once or twice a week with the food that you already own (mysis shrimp, flakes). If you start feeding too many different kinds of foods, you'll just end up polluting your water. | |
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