Do I need to feed my LPS?

geaux xman · 09/21/2012, 06:16 PM

Just got a 4" hammer, frogspawn, and torch in. I have NO fish in the tank ATM.

150w 20K MH lighting.

Do I need to feed them?

I keep seeing this on LA.

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It will benefit from additional food fed weekly in the form of micro-plankton or brine shrimp.

Thanks in advance.

swcc · 09/21/2012, 06:25 PM

I only feed some coral frenzy to mine.

cloak · 09/21/2012, 07:11 PM

It wouldn't hurt to try, but don't go overboard. (once every ten days or so?) If your parameters are within reason & the lighting is sufficient, sometimes that's all they need. GL.

hollister · 09/21/2012, 07:29 PM

You could try with some brine in a turkey baster. Spray some on the coral and if they want it will grab it. If they do eat brine then i agree with previous statement of only do this 2 or 3 times a month.

horwitzs · 09/21/2012, 07:46 PM

If there's no fish to feed, I'd give them a little every now and then.
Once I have fish in the tank they've been happy with the bits of their food that get drifting around the water.

b0bab0ey · 09/21/2012, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by geaux xman

Just got a 4" hammer, frogspawn, and torch in. I have NO fish in the tank ATM.

150w 20K MH lighting.

Do I need to feed them?

I target feed my frogspawn raw shrimp & mysis. I do it 30 mins after the lights go out and their sweepers come out. I also shut off all my pumps for about an hour so they don't lose it. My frogspawn has grown from 4 heads to 20 in about a year.

lwillis22 · 09/21/2012, 08:26 PM

I have always wondered the same thing

wolfoholic · 09/21/2012, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by b0bab0ey

I target feed my frogspawn raw shrimp & mysis. I do it 30 mins after the lights go out and their sweepers come out. I also shut off all my pumps for about an hour so they don't lose it. My frogspawn has grown from 4 heads to 20 in about a year.

Second that.

09/21/2012, 07:46 PM	#5
horwitzs Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Kitsap Penninsula Posts: 470	If there's no fish to feed, I'd give them a little every now and then. Once I have fish in the tank they've been happy with the bits of their food that get drifting around the water. __________________ -Seth Current Tank Info: 120g fresh, 150g salt.

09/21/2012, 06:25 PM	#2
swcc Moved On Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Tampa Fl Posts: 1,659	I only feed some coral frenzy to mine.

09/21/2012, 07:11 PM	#3
cloak Moved On Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 14,854	It wouldn't hurt to try, but don't go overboard. (once every ten days or so?) If your parameters are within reason & the lighting is sufficient, sometimes that's all they need. GL.

09/21/2012, 07:29 PM	#4
hollister Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 2,037	You could try with some brine in a turkey baster. Spray some on the coral and if they want it will grab it. If they do eat brine then i agree with previous statement of only do this 2 or 3 times a month.

09/21/2012, 08:26 PM	#7
lwillis22 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 303	I have always wondered the same thing