feeding candy cane corals?

100%hydrophylic · 09/18/2009, 03:01 PM

how/when/what do i feed candy cane corals? (Caulastrea furcata)

(besides my twice a week feeding of phytoplankton)

MCCOOL · 09/18/2009, 03:09 PM

Mysis shrimp, once or twice a week.

ludnix · 09/18/2009, 03:20 PM

You can easily feed them mysis, brine, cyclops or any meaty food at night or whenever their tentacles happen to be out. You can feed them as often as you'd like, but I've found that they grow plenty on their own without target feeding.

100%hydrophylic · 09/18/2009, 03:32 PM

oh ok..... its a new coral in the tank. i put it in last saturday and ive only seen the feeder tentacles once. the colony is expanding fully everyday and looks healthy. is there any reason the feeder tentacles arent extending every night?

railroader46 · 09/18/2009, 03:49 PM

I have a green candy cane and it took about a week for all the tentacles to open up. I feed mine coral frenzy twice a week.

kevantheman35 · 09/18/2009, 03:54 PM

i feed mine mysis and some other frozen twice a week. they have gone from 3 heads to 14 heads in about 3-4 months under 24w pc's

100%hydrophylic · 09/18/2009, 04:56 PM

oh ok thanks.

Sisterlimonpot · 09/18/2009, 05:24 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by kevantheman35
i feed mine mysis and some other frozen twice a week. they have gone from 3 heads to 14 heads in about 3-4 months under 24w pc's

+1 the wife target feeds them what ever she feeds the tank that day and they have went from 2 heads to probably 20 in about 4-5 months under pc lighting.

railroader46 · 09/18/2009, 07:14 PM

I have a green candy cane and it took about a week for all the tentacles to open up. I feed mine coral frenzy twice a week.

thebanker · 09/22/2009, 01:23 AM

I just got one of these, already am seeing the tentacles out at night. I dose the tank with Kent PhytoMax and Marine Snow, and switch it up with cyclops. I put mysis in, but my fish usually finish them off before my coral can get any.

atwinparadox2 · 09/22/2009, 07:07 AM

What i have noticed with mine is the tentacles are fully extended after I feed the main tank. It seems like it takes some time for it to realize food is in the water. So after I feed the main tank, I target feed the CC corals. I just use a turkey baster and melt some frozen mysis/brine and gently release some right into the tentacles. The fish clean up the rest. They are also fully extended after the lights go out too.

09/18/2009, 03:01 PM	#1
100%hydrophylic Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: GA Posts: 1,636	feeding candy cane corals? how/when/what do i feed candy cane corals? (Caulastrea furcata) (besides my twice a week feeding of phytoplankton) __________________ :) Current Tank Info: 75g mixed reef, 28g nano SPS

09/18/2009, 03:09 PM	#2
MCCOOL Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 1,135	Mysis shrimp, once or twice a week. __________________ 58g reef

09/18/2009, 03:20 PM	#3
ludnix Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: California Posts: 3,031	You can easily feed them mysis, brine, cyclops or any meaty food at night or whenever their tentacles happen to be out. You can feed them as often as you'd like, but I've found that they grow plenty on their own without target feeding. __________________ -Eric Sutter Current Tank Info: 14g Biocube

09/18/2009, 03:32 PM	#4
100%hydrophylic Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: GA Posts: 1,636	oh ok..... its a new coral in the tank. i put it in last saturday and ive only seen the feeder tentacles once. the colony is expanding fully everyday and looks healthy. is there any reason the feeder tentacles arent extending every night? __________________ :) Current Tank Info: 75g mixed reef, 28g nano SPS

09/18/2009, 03:54 PM	#6
kevantheman35 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Fort wayne, IN Posts: 823	i feed mine mysis and some other frozen twice a week. they have gone from 3 heads to 14 heads in about 3-4 months under 24w pc's __________________ -Kevan Current Tank Info: 34g Mixed Reef Solana (2 years old). 12g jbj nanocube dx (retired at 2 years old)

09/18/2009, 03:49 PM	#5
railroader46 Moved On Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: kentucky Posts: 40	I have a green candy cane and it took about a week for all the tentacles to open up. I feed mine coral frenzy twice a week.

09/18/2009, 04:56 PM	#7
100%hydrophylic Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: GA Posts: 1,636	oh ok thanks. __________________ :) Current Tank Info: 75g mixed reef, 28g nano SPS

09/18/2009, 07:14 PM	#9
railroader46 Moved On Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: kentucky Posts: 40	I have a green candy cane and it took about a week for all the tentacles to open up. I feed mine coral frenzy twice a week.

09/22/2009, 01:23 AM	#10
thebanker Moved On Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Socal Posts: 2,315	I just got one of these, already am seeing the tentacles out at night. I dose the tank with Kent PhytoMax and Marine Snow, and switch it up with cyclops. I put mysis in, but my fish usually finish them off before my coral can get any.

09/22/2009, 07:07 AM	#11
atwinparadox2 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Kingston, PA Posts: 782	What i have noticed with mine is the tentacles are fully extended after I feed the main tank. It seems like it takes some time for it to realize food is in the water. So after I feed the main tank, I target feed the CC corals. I just use a turkey baster and melt some frozen mysis/brine and gently release some right into the tentacles. The fish clean up the rest. They are also fully extended after the lights go out too. __________________ \| begin each day as if it were on purpose \| when in doubt, remove all doubt \| Current Tank Info: \| 90 Gallon Main display, 2/175 MH, 2 actinic, 20 sump w/20 fuge, about to dabble with a algae scrub screen \|\| 75 in the works \|\|