Sun Polyp Question - Aquarium Advice

runway1 · 11-03-2005, 11:37 AM

Is it necessary to target feed sun polyps? Thanks.

austinsdad · 11-03-2005, 11:47 AM

What kind ya got? Something in the Tubastrea line. Orange cup? But yes on the feeding question. I understand that they naturally capture fairly large prey. Mysid shrimp, brine, soaked in vitamin would do the trick from a turkey baster I'd guess. Borneman say at first you should coax them by blowing food by them in the beginning, but later they will "extend as soon as the lights go off like a faithful pet waiting for dinner".

They'll also need a decent water flow area.

runway1 · 11-03-2005, 12:07 PM

Thinking of adding one, actually. Love their color. I just want to do my homework on husbandry prior to buying.

austinsdad · 11-03-2005, 12:11 PM

I'd recommend Eric Borneman's book, "Corals, Selection, Husbandry, and Natural History". Good book [acronym:66ef244abd="In my opinion"]IMO[/acronym:66ef244abd] for choosing targeted coral and on care.

JohnS · 11-03-2005, 12:14 PM

If you're talking about corals like the one in my avatar, yes, you need to target feed them. And technically, you need to feed each head (from what I have been lead to believe, anyway). As AustinsDad suggested, coax them out and wait for their polyps to extend. Then target feed with a turkey baster or something like that. We generally shave off some frozen shrimp, mix it with mysis and then feed them that. They can actually handle some good size chunks (relative to their size that is).

They don't have high light requirements so a good flow, low light area is best. We tried putting ours under some rock, but that made it difficut to feed the back heads. We moved it up a bit and it's very very happy.

**melosu58** · 11-03-2005, 01:19 PM

As the others have said yes you must target feed them I have a oic of mine in my gallery and you will have to work a little to keep them. Not that it is not worth it. Have a good day

runway1 · 11-03-2005, 02:26 PM

austinsdad, I actually have that book as well as Marine Invertabrates by Mr. Shimek. I definitely will use their info. I just like to correlate that info with the real world input from you folks.

Thanks all!

macman7010 · 11-03-2005, 07:10 PM

yes its the only food source they will get, they are not symbotic

11-03-2005, 11:37 AM	#1
runway1 Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: So-Cal Posts: 641	Sun Polyp Question Is it necessary to target feed sun polyps? Thanks. __________________ 55 gallon dual 175 [acronym:f768dbc9ca="Metal halide light"]MH[/acronym:f768dbc9ca] w/ dual 32W [acronym:f768dbc9ca="Power compact fluorescent"]PC[/acronym:f768dbc9ca] Actinics 75# [acronym:f768dbc9ca="Live rock"]LR[/acronym:f768dbc9ca]

11-03-2005, 11:47 AM	#2
austinsdad Aquarium Advice Addict Community Mentor Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Clinton, Maryland Posts: 4,166 Images: 12	What kind ya got? Something in the Tubastrea line. Orange cup? But yes on the feeding question. I understand that they naturally capture fairly large prey. Mysid shrimp, brine, soaked in vitamin would do the trick from a turkey baster I'd guess. Borneman say at first you should coax them by blowing food by them in the beginning, but later they will "extend as soon as the lights go off like a faithful pet waiting for dinner". They'll also need a decent water flow area. __________________ -Ray- "Life may not be the party we hoped for but while we are here we might as well dance!"

11-03-2005, 12:07 PM	#3
runway1 Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: So-Cal Posts: 641	Thinking of adding one, actually. Love their color. I just want to do my homework on husbandry prior to buying. __________________ 55 gallon dual 175 [acronym:f768dbc9ca="Metal halide light"]MH[/acronym:f768dbc9ca] w/ dual 32W [acronym:f768dbc9ca="Power compact fluorescent"]PC[/acronym:f768dbc9ca] Actinics 75# [acronym:f768dbc9ca="Live rock"]LR[/acronym:f768dbc9ca]

11-03-2005, 12:11 PM	#4
austinsdad Aquarium Advice Addict Community Mentor Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Clinton, Maryland Posts: 4,166 Images: 12	I'd recommend Eric Borneman's book, "Corals, Selection, Husbandry, and Natural History". Good book [acronym:66ef244abd="In my opinion"]IMO[/acronym:66ef244abd] for choosing targeted coral and on care. __________________ -Ray- "Life may not be the party we hoped for but while we are here we might as well dance!"

11-03-2005, 12:14 PM	#5
JohnS Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Jackson NJ Posts: 77 Images: 18	If you're talking about corals like the one in my avatar, yes, you need to target feed them. And technically, you need to feed each head (from what I have been lead to believe, anyway). As AustinsDad suggested, coax them out and wait for their polyps to extend. Then target feed with a turkey baster or something like that. We generally shave off some frozen shrimp, mix it with mysis and then feed them that. They can actually handle some good size chunks (relative to their size that is). They don't have high light requirements so a good flow, low light area is best. We tried putting ours under some rock, but that made it difficut to feed the back heads. We moved it up a bit and it's very very happy. __________________ "Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I apologize if my last remarks sounded condescending . . . that means when you talk down to people." -------------------------------- 120g RR, 65g [acronym:eb0cdc3162="Hang On Back"]HOB[/acronym:eb0cdc3162] and 10g sump, 150g [acronym:eb0cdc3162="Broken or cut pieces of coral which will eventually grow into a new animal"]frag[/acronym:eb0cdc3162] tank, 100g sump. Highlights of live stock: Golden Moray eel, 2 purple tangs, 2 yellow tangs, 1 large copperband, 4 GSM's, dragon wrasse, barnacle blenny, 2 pajama cards, 3 green chromis and a dynamic assortment of soft & [acronym:eb0cdc3162="Large polyped Scleractinian (stoney) coral"]LPS[/acronym:eb0cdc3162] corals.

11-03-2005, 02:26 PM	#7
runway1 Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: So-Cal Posts: 641	austinsdad, I actually have that book as well as Marine Invertabrates by Mr. Shimek. I definitely will use their info. I just like to correlate that info with the real world input from you folks. Thanks all! __________________ 55 gallon dual 175 [acronym:f768dbc9ca="Metal halide light"]MH[/acronym:f768dbc9ca] w/ dual 32W [acronym:f768dbc9ca="Power compact fluorescent"]PC[/acronym:f768dbc9ca] Actinics 75# [acronym:f768dbc9ca="Live rock"]LR[/acronym:f768dbc9ca]

11-03-2005, 07:10 PM	#8
macman7010 Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: MD Posts: 798 Images: 7	yes its the only food source they will get, they are not symbotic __________________ Visit ReefWise.org http://www.reefwise.org "The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated." -Ghandi

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