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06/30/2009, 11:44 PM
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feeding a torch coral
what do you feed them?
i have brine shrimp and plankton on hand
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55 Gal Reef 20 Gal Guppy tank I didn't take them from the sea, but I didn't put them back either. Gettin zoo'd with my zoos!! Current Tank Info: 55G Reef, 20G Guppy, and a 35 Gal carp pond in the back yard for the wife. |
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07/01/2009, 12:23 AM
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fine ignore me
ill figure it out im good at that
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55 Gal Reef 20 Gal Guppy tank I didn't take them from the sea, but I didn't put them back either. Gettin zoo'd with my zoos!! Current Tank Info: 55G Reef, 20G Guppy, and a 35 Gal carp pond in the back yard for the wife. |
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07/01/2009, 12:25 AM
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I have a hammer and it will occasionally grab some small cyclopeeze or mysis, usually it dont bother tho9ugh. just eats up the light.
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07/01/2009, 12:32 AM
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I spot feed my torch & frog about 2 to 3 times a week.
I do a mix of cyclopeez, Rods food, mysis. I mix it all together in a glass along with some tank water. Then I suck it up with a turkey baster & spot feed them. They all seem fine & doing well
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07/01/2009, 12:38 AM
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ok thx
i have several corals, most doing fine the ones i am worried about are the torch and the open brain just got the torch one polyp looks a little lame the brain looks like it may be needing more food looks a little gaunt, not receding target fed phyto planton and brine shrimp and he hardly opened his mouth i may have slacked off here sorry if i got snotty
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55 Gal Reef 20 Gal Guppy tank I didn't take them from the sea, but I didn't put them back either. Gettin zoo'd with my zoos!! Current Tank Info: 55G Reef, 20G Guppy, and a 35 Gal carp pond in the back yard for the wife. |
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07/01/2009, 01:11 AM
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my hammer had a lame head when I got him as well. it took weeks to come around but looks great now. I wasn't feeding either
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L0S3R CVRC ------------------------------------------------ To check out my thread on Gorgonia Fragging click my red house Current Tank Info: 2g pico reef with 13w pc lighting stocked with zoos and a small hammer... 29g in progress (diy aquaclear 500 fuge) |
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07/01/2009, 06:27 AM
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I feed my open brain and RBTA, shrimp shavings and cyclop-eezs. I seldom target feed my hammer or torch because after I turn the pumps back on, the cyclop-eezs goes all over the tank and feeds everything. The torch in this recent picture is 5 years old. This pic is taken after I sold 5 heads last month.
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Ain't like goin down to the pond, cetching bluegills and tommy cats. Current Tank Info: 75 gal.,20 gal. sump with wet-dry, also run carbon,75 to 100lbs live rock. 3&1/2 inch sand bed, 390 Watts PC. lighting and loving it!!! |
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07/01/2009, 08:01 AM
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I have fed my torches larger pieces of food, chopped up shrimp. A little bit larger than anything in Rod's food but not by much.
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07/01/2009, 01:54 PM
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Cyclops and tubifex from a baster.....
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