Who has a sun coral

Wolfgang8810 · 04-23-2008, 03:35 PM

Who owns a sun coral and what are your tricks of the trade?

I have one with about 15 polyps its small and i got it a week ago. My trick is to squirtsome mysis shrimp mixed with phyto pure in the tank every 10 minutes for half an hour when only my blue and white LEDs are on. its going well so far.

So how about you?

bigbratt · 04-23-2008, 04:00 PM

I wait 1/2 hour after MH go out then target feed then mysis with a turkey baster after feeding the fish so that the fish don't steal food right out of it's mouth. I feed it every second day at approx the same time. Now it starts to open about an hour before feeding.

It's about 1/2 again the size of that pic.

Wolfgang8810 · 04-24-2008, 01:01 AM

here is a picture of mine tonight after feeding. not as big as yours but mine has a bunch of little polyps on the side. Sorry about the blurryness its hard to get a good picture with a bowfront :-(

Frankie · 04-24-2008, 01:43 AM

Here re mine. I don't direct feed mine, they rely on the flow bringing them food. I also see them eat pods at night. There over a year in my tank now.

glampka · 04-24-2008, 06:54 AM

I'll feed the fish first, that usually causes mine to open up. Once opened, I spot feed with frozen brine & plankton.

Reefer333 · 04-25-2008, 01:48 AM

Cut the bottom off a 2 liter bottle (or smaller depending on the size of you sun polyp) and put it over the sun polyps and squirt mysis shrimp in there and then close the lid, and they will feast!! Here are mine eating Krill!!

vdituri · 05-16-2008, 09:47 PM

Pretty yellows, but I love my black!

04-23-2008, 03:35 PM	#1 (permalink)
Wolfgang8810 Scopas Tang Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 416 View Gallery Karma Komment	Who has a sun coral Who owns a sun coral and what are your tricks of the trade? I have one with about 15 polyps its small and i got it a week ago. My trick is to squirtsome mysis shrimp mixed with phyto pure in the tank every 10 minutes for half an hour when only my blue and white LEDs are on. its going well so far. So how about you? __________________ I love fish! Fish.. fish.. fish!

04-23-2008, 04:00 PM	#2 (permalink)
bigbratt Bryozoan Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 40 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Who has a sun coral I wait 1/2 hour after MH go out then target feed then mysis with a turkey baster after feeding the fish so that the fish don't steal food right out of it's mouth. I feed it every second day at approx the same time. Now it starts to open about an hour before feeding. It's about 1/2 again the size of that pic. Last edited by bigbratt : 04-23-2008 at 04:01 PM. Reason: wrong pic

04-24-2008, 01:01 AM	#3 (permalink)
Wolfgang8810 Scopas Tang Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 416 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Who has a sun coral here is a picture of mine tonight after feeding. not as big as yours but mine has a bunch of little polyps on the side. Sorry about the blurryness its hard to get a good picture with a bowfront :-( __________________ I love fish! Fish.. fish.. fish!

04-24-2008, 06:54 AM	#5 (permalink)
glampka Torch coral Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Margaritaville Posts: 552 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Who has a sun coral I'll feed the fish first, that usually causes mine to open up. Once opened, I spot feed with frozen brine & plankton. __________________ We are the peolpe our parents warned us about! JB 30 gal mixed reef 12 gal mixed Aquapod, 70 W MH 12 gal JBJ cube - mixed reef 12 gal Aquapod - work in progress

04-25-2008, 01:48 AM	#6 (permalink)
Reefer333 Midas Blenny Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 110 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Who has a sun coral Cut the bottom off a 2 liter bottle (or smaller depending on the size of you sun polyp) and put it over the sun polyps and squirt mysis shrimp in there and then close the lid, and they will feast!! Here are mine eating Krill!!

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