Orange Sun Coral Target Feeding (Tubastrea Faulkneri)

Targeted feed of over 100 polyps without a dome/hat in less than 3 minutes.

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Pets & Animals

Tags:

• tubastrea
• faulkneri
• orangesuncoral
• suncoral
• tubastreafaulkneri
• saltwater
• marine
• reef
• sunpolyps
• cupcoral
• polyps
• LPS

[NaTiVoWeB]

How often do you feed your Orange Sun Coral ? 

[YayHeaven]

@NaTiVoWeB I rotate between twice a week and three times a week. Average is about every 4 days or so.

[NaTiVoWeB]

@YayHeaven ok, I just got one today do they eat Brine Shrimp and Reef Snow ?

[YayHeaven]

@NaTiVoWeB congrats, I hope it does well for you. Mysis is best. They prefer more substantial, fleshy foods. Reef plankton is another good one. Brine shrimp is okay but should not be the staple. It will need to learn when regular feeding time is, so I suggest you only feed it when it is time for the rest of the tank to eat. Hope that helps.

[pblomgren]

In theory, would a straw work? I mean, the same principle as kids do when they play with cola? I havent seen the feeder thingy before and found it very interesting. I heard of another solution. A "bell" (a plastic container, that allows the food to reach the tentacles without being eaten by other fish or taken by water current)

[YayHeaven]

@pblomgren A straw should work, yes! For some things I have had to feed using rigid airline tube and even the flexible airline, so I definitely think a straw would be just fine. I have seen "dome hats" like the bell you mention, where the top of a 2L soda bottle is cut and placed over the tubastrea to let the food float around in it without fouling up the water too much.

[NaTiVoWeB]

One more question, I got the sun coral 2 days ago it hasn't open yet. Do I have to wait for him to open so I can feed him ?

[NaTiVoWeB]

@YayHeaven Thanks I will be getting some Mysis Shrimp !!!

[saltburnsurfer]

That's nearly as exciting as watching Piranha's eat :)

[MendocinoCoastFilms2]

Excellent, fun, and informative video - thank you!!!