Feeding Question

CAVINCA · 02-19-2008, 10:41 AM

Ok So i Finally got so inverts in my tank. i have a couple questions regarding them.. ive done quite a bit of research on them but the info i find seems more scientific rather than everyday pratical info.

1. ive got a fire/blood shrimp, how the heck do you feed him? I picked up some freeze dried mysis and turkey baisted it in front of him. he came out it all floated up. he seems a bit to shy to come out and get his own food. mind you this is at night hours. So i decided to feed him by hand which is the COOLEST thing ever, but its not very practical... those mysis are REALLY small. do you guess mix it up and cube or what? and howso do you do this?

2. Ive got a seahare. hes AWESOME. He eats a lot so i picked up some nori and some dried seaweed. because they eat so much and so fast should i be feeding it daily when all the alge is gone?

THANKS

Oh!!! theres pics in my Chronicle.

BigAl07 · 02-19-2008, 11:22 AM

Ok here's my 2 cents (ka ching ka ching).

Be careful feeding inverts only. They are mostly scavengers and eat detritus and waste. I feed mine very sparringly if at all. Espeically the shrimp.

The Sea Hare is another story. When my tank(s) are clean of Hair algae and other Macro Algae I often "Pimp mine out" to local reefers. When everyone is clean I will use a Nori strip on a clip (Not sure WHO really eats it) to supplement it's food along with some other macro algae from my fuges.

Woodstock · 02-19-2008, 02:15 PM

Ditto to Allen... but if you're like me, you'll get your jollys from feeding the shrimp

so just feed them only a few small pieces of food to prevent fouling your reef.

BigAl07 · 02-19-2008, 02:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Woodstock

Ditto to Allen... but if you're like me, you'll get your jollys from feeding the shrimp

so just feed them only a few small pieces of food to prevent fouling your reef.

:lol; jollys! Haven't EVER seen that in print and haven't heard that in a while

What I do for my wife's tank (6g NanoCube with NO fish) is just scoop out a couple of the mysis shrimp I am feeding my 90g tank and drop them into the 6g every other day or so. It's so cool to watch

CAVINCA · 02-19-2008, 02:45 PM

the darn things float out the overflow when the pumps come back on.

BigAl07 · 02-19-2008, 02:56 PM

I don't feed with my over-flow pumps running. I keep the tank flowing with power heads but over flows are OFF for 20 minutes.

amc78cj7 · 02-19-2008, 03:14 PM

Well I occasionally (maybe a few times a week) target feed my emerald crab and coral banded shrimp with a small chunk of shrimp each. I use a wooden shish-cabob skewer to do this primarily because it is fun. I only give them basically what they can put in their mouth. The emerald crab eats tank junk 24/7 so it hasn't affected his appetite. I don't know what the CBS eats, but he usually comes running for the shrimp.

There is not much leftover food in my tank. I place a small bit of mysis on a tablespoon, add some tank water and wait for it to sink in the spoon then I release it bit-by-bit into the tank near the power head and watch as the fish eat it up before it hits the bottom. The hermit crabs still seem to find enough junk to eat on the bottom though and the snails are doing fine with the algae.

framerguy · 02-19-2008, 03:20 PM

I seem to have plenty of algae to support my seahares but I will occasionally put nori in for the rabbitfish and they get some too. I do feed my cleaner shrimp only to keep them occupied while I feed everybody else. It's just a small morsal but it seems to do the trick.

leahski · 02-21-2008, 09:31 PM

so, all shrimps are mainly scavengers that shouldn't need to be fed?
i'm asking because i just got some sexy shrimp and i'm not exactly sure what to feed them.

02-19-2008, 10:41 AM	#1 (permalink)
CAVINCA Harlequin Tuskfish Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 964 View Gallery Karma Komment	Feeding Question Ok So i Finally got so inverts in my tank. i have a couple questions regarding them.. ive done quite a bit of research on them but the info i find seems more scientific rather than everyday pratical info. 1. ive got a fire/blood shrimp, how the heck do you feed him? I picked up some freeze dried mysis and turkey baisted it in front of him. he came out it all floated up. he seems a bit to shy to come out and get his own food. mind you this is at night hours. So i decided to feed him by hand which is the COOLEST thing ever, but its not very practical... those mysis are REALLY small. do you guess mix it up and cube or what? and howso do you do this? 2. Ive got a seahare. hes AWESOME. He eats a lot so i picked up some nori and some dried seaweed. because they eat so much and so fast should i be feeding it daily when all the alge is gone? THANKS Oh!!! theres pics in my Chronicle. __________________ Chronicle Marina del Filon de los Carlos (CLOSED) Carl's 55 Gallon Underwater Inn CARL

02-19-2008, 11:22 AM	#2 (permalink)
BigAl07 Do I look as lost as I am Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 21,549 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Feeding Question Ok here's my 2 cents (ka ching ka ching). Be careful feeding inverts only. They are mostly scavengers and eat detritus and waste. I feed mine very sparringly if at all. Espeically the shrimp. The Sea Hare is another story. When my tank(s) are clean of Hair algae and other Macro Algae I often "Pimp mine out" to local reefers. When everyone is clean I will use a Nori strip on a clip (Not sure WHO really eats it) to supplement it's food along with some other macro algae from my fuges. __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Live Rock Rubble will do the SAME thing as Bio-Balls and is NOT a suitable replacement for BIO-BALLS in a Reef System! It's ALL gotta go!!* Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Allen's home-made formula...currentNO3-((%WC.01)currentNO3)=finalNO3 (thanks Luukosian) This means if you change 50% of your total water volume (That's EVERYTHING) you'll get a net reduction of (NO3) somewhere around 50%. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Gone but not forgotten BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef

02-19-2008, 02:15 PM	#3 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 25,502 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Feeding Question Ditto to Allen... but if you're like me, you'll get your jollys from feeding the shrimp so just feed them only a few small pieces of food to prevent fouling your reef. __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* *My Victorious Battle with ICH* 120 Reef Chronicle ~ *Breeding Picasso Clownfish~* *Massive 300 gal growout~* *My Anemone & Picasso Tank ~* *Picasso & Snowcasso for sale~* "Energy and persistance conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________

02-19-2008, 02:45 PM	#5 (permalink)
CAVINCA Harlequin Tuskfish Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 964 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Feeding Question the darn things float out the overflow when the pumps come back on. __________________ Chronicle Marina del Filon de los Carlos (CLOSED) Carl's 55 Gallon Underwater Inn CARL

02-19-2008, 02:56 PM	#6 (permalink)
BigAl07 Do I look as lost as I am Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 21,549 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Feeding Question I don't feed with my over-flow pumps running. I keep the tank flowing with power heads but over flows are OFF for 20 minutes. __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Live Rock Rubble will do the SAME thing as Bio-Balls and is NOT a suitable replacement for BIO-BALLS in a Reef System! It's ALL gotta go!!* Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Allen's home-made formula...currentNO3-((%WC.01)currentNO3)=finalNO3 (thanks Luukosian) This means if you change 50% of your total water volume (That's EVERYTHING) you'll get a net reduction of (NO3) somewhere around 50%. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Gone but not forgotten BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef

02-19-2008, 03:14 PM	#7 (permalink)
amc78cj7 Limpet Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: St. Louis Posts: 148 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Feeding Question Well I occasionally (maybe a few times a week) target feed my emerald crab and coral banded shrimp with a small chunk of shrimp each. I use a wooden shish-cabob skewer to do this primarily because it is fun. I only give them basically what they can put in their mouth. The emerald crab eats tank junk 24/7 so it hasn't affected his appetite. I don't know what the CBS eats, but he usually comes running for the shrimp. There is not much leftover food in my tank. I place a small bit of mysis on a tablespoon, add some tank water and wait for it to sink in the spoon then I release it bit-by-bit into the tank near the power head and watch as the fish eat it up before it hits the bottom. The hermit crabs still seem to find enough junk to eat on the bottom though and the snails are doing fine with the algae.

02-19-2008, 03:20 PM	#8 (permalink)
framerguy Tridacna maxima Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Clarkesville, Ga Posts: 4,994 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Feeding Question I seem to have plenty of algae to support my seahares but I will occasionally put nori in for the rabbitfish and they get some too. I do feed my cleaner shrimp only to keep them occupied while I feed everybody else. It's just a small morsal but it seems to do the trick. __________________ ___________________________________ Greg All time fav quote: "Now and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy."-Guillaume Apollinaire "Being happy can be as easy as deciding to be!"-Greg Kimsey (framerguy) 375gDT built in wall, 100g sump, Sequence Hammerhead closed loop, DIY light system w/4x 250MH & 4x54w T5, Aqua C EV-400 skimmer etc, etc, etc... http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...areum-too.html

02-21-2008, 09:31 PM	#9 (permalink)
leahski Cabbage Leather Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: GR, Michigan Posts: 383 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Feeding Question so, all shrimps are mainly scavengers that shouldn't need to be fed? i'm asking because i just got some sexy shrimp and i'm not exactly sure what to feed them. __________________ Tori sharks are friends, not souvenirs! 8 gallons of salty goodness! The NANO club!

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