Feeding LPS

Paul B

Paul B

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Maybe it's just me but I have been feeding my LPS corals pellets soaked in fish oil for years and they seem to thrive on it. I also feed other things but this is relatively easy and I like to get as much fish oil into them as I can.
Bubble corals, torch corals and candy canes I know will eat this.
You can see in this picture just above the reflected light the pellet going down it's mouth
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what type of pellets?
 
I use a baster looking thing to put the pellets near their mouth. Any type of fish oil available for human consumption, I take it myself every day. Push a pin in a fish oil capsule and put about 5 drops on about 20 of any type of sinking pellets.
I have always done this and would not feed pellets without fish oil. It just makes fish food so much more healthier.
 
Don't you have problems with the fish trying to steal the food? My wrasse always steels most of the food out of my hammers mouth.
 
Is that all you feed you lps? Mine enjoy mysis, brine and pellets. I often enrich the food with vitamin/aminoacids. Think i need to try the fish oil thing.
 
No that is not all I feed them. I mainly use the pellets to feed fish that are spawning in the back of the tank and they don't come out to feed. I shoot some pellets back there. I also put some in the tank at night for the night eaters. While I have the pellets in the rubber bulb thing, I put some on the LPS.
I would never feed my fish pellets without putting fish oil on them first.
 
I once squirted a whole lot of fish roe into my frogspawn. Seemed to enjoy it
 
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