Giant cup mushroom coral

tsutherland · 01/18/2006, 10:02 AM

I am wandering what people feed giant cup mushrooms? I also want to know if I should put the food on it and let it feed itself or if I should put it in its mouth I am also looking to upgrade my lighting system with a metal halide and vho combo. I have a 55gal tank and I am looking for a combo to fit this since it is about 13inches wide.

Thanks

Fast Fred · 01/18/2006, 10:09 AM

Try Cyclopeze. Melt it, mix with tank water, shut the pumps off, and gently squirt the food at it with a turkey baster (while the polyps are extended).

dr.darkness · 01/18/2006, 11:41 AM

It will feed it's self, your shrimp, small fish and other things that wander on to it. I finally got rid of it after it downed my fire shrimp.

tsutherland · 01/18/2006, 08:24 PM

What if I feed it chunks of diced shrimp that I prepare?

reefwick · 01/18/2006, 09:07 PM

Perfect! feed it meaty foods and place it near the mouth. I'm not sure what you mean by "let it feed itself" but yeah, I mean your not going to force feed it. Just put the food on it and it will feed.

dcombs44 · 01/18/2006, 09:32 PM

People have differing opinions. I have been told to both target feed as mentioned with a baster, I have also been told that it will take care of itself. From my understanding many soft corals produce most of there own food assuming they have proper lighting, and although they do feed on things in the tank, it's not necessarily imperative. IMHO

tsutherland · 01/19/2006, 04:32 PM

Thanks for all the help

sal mod · 01/26/2006, 10:36 PM

mine just ate a 3/4 inch clown fish

tsutherland · 01/27/2006, 07:55 AM

I started feeding mine fresh chopped shrimp and have not had any problem with it eating my fish or anything else in my tank. One has even grown an extra mouth so I guess I can expect a split sometime soon.

Wolfgang · 01/27/2006, 08:02 AM

I had one Eat all my small Fish during the Night!

01/18/2006, 10:02 AM	#1
tsutherland Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Kansas City Missouri Posts: 131	Giant cup mushroom coral I am wandering what people feed giant cup mushrooms? I also want to know if I should put the food on it and let it feed itself or if I should put it in its mouth I am also looking to upgrade my lighting system with a metal halide and vho combo. I have a 55gal tank and I am looking for a combo to fit this since it is about 13inches wide. Thanks

01/18/2006, 10:09 AM	#2
Fast Fred Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Northfield, NJ 08225 Posts: 1,170	Try Cyclopeze. Melt it, mix with tank water, shut the pumps off, and gently squirt the food at it with a turkey baster (while the polyps are extended). __________________ Ya know, for a clown fish, you're not very funny! Member of the New Jersey Reefers Club Current Tank Info: 125g Reef Ready AGA /55g Top Fin Tank for a sump/refugium/ LifeReef Skimmer/ Changing over to SPS only

01/18/2006, 11:41 AM	#3
dr.darkness Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: bay area,ca Posts: 346	It will feed it's self, your shrimp, small fish and other things that wander on to it. I finally got rid of it after it downed my fire shrimp. __________________ "I don't care who you think you are, when it comes down to it you're just another piece of meat to a serial killer" - William Dan Current Tank Info: 85g reef/12g nano

01/18/2006, 09:07 PM	#5
reefwick Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Winfield, IL Posts: 1,010	Perfect! feed it meaty foods and place it near the mouth. I'm not sure what you mean by "let it feed itself" but yeah, I mean your not going to force feed it. Just put the food on it and it will feed. __________________ 28 Gallon JBJ LED Professional Current Tank Info: 28 Gallon JBJ LED

01/27/2006, 08:02 AM	#10
Wolfgang Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Ohio Posts: 465	I had one Eat all my small Fish during the Night! __________________ 75 Gal Reef Ready, Vertex Omega 150 Skimmer, Maxspect Riptide Gyre Pump, ATI 4x48 Sunpower T5, Bubble Magnus Doser. Current Tank Info: 75 gal Reef

01/18/2006, 08:24 PM	#4
tsutherland Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Kansas City Missouri Posts: 131	What if I feed it chunks of diced shrimp that I prepare?

01/18/2006, 09:32 PM	#6
dcombs44 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 2,913	People have differing opinions. I have been told to both target feed as mentioned with a baster, I have also been told that it will take care of itself. From my understanding many soft corals produce most of there own food assuming they have proper lighting, and although they do feed on things in the tank, it's not necessarily imperative. IMHO

01/19/2006, 04:32 PM	#7
tsutherland Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Kansas City Missouri Posts: 131	Thanks for all the help

01/26/2006, 10:36 PM	#8
sal mod Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Long island ny Posts: 25	mine just ate a 3/4 inch clown fish

01/27/2006, 07:55 AM	#9
tsutherland Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Kansas City Missouri Posts: 131	I started feeding mine fresh chopped shrimp and have not had any problem with it eating my fish or anything else in my tank. One has even grown an extra mouth so I guess I can expect a split sometime soon.