Feeding chalices

bknapp · Dec 21, 2014

With their smaller mouths I'm curious as to what everyone feeds their chalices.

Thanks all.

_Alex_ · Dec 21, 2014

Fauna marine Lps pellets ks what mine get most of the time

JMSKI333 · Dec 21, 2014

I would wait until night when their feeding tentacles are out and then would set a mysis shrimp on each eye with some tweezers for the small frags. The large frags I would just blast them with a turkey Baster. I did that about 2-3 times a week when I was hardcore.

Birddog · Dec 21, 2014

For me it depends on what kind of "chalice" I'm feeding. If it's an oxypora and/or some of my echinophyllia species with really small mouths I'll use Fauna Marin Zoa food (powder), and if it's large mouth like my BGM or WM I'll feed mysid shrimp.

bknapp · Dec 21, 2014

Thanks guys, I have both the Fauna Marin LPS Pellets and the zoa food. Seems to me the pellets are too large but I know corals can do some crazy stuff, haven't tried the zoa food yet.

_Alex_ · Dec 21, 2014

If they seem to big just squeeze them between your fingers s little and they will crush up into chunks/dust. Just make sure flow is turned down and do right over what your feeding

Tab28 · Dec 21, 2014

Mine eat about anything. Brine and mysis are their favorite. I mix a bunch of stuff with coral power. Turkey baster it on top of chalices the tiny mouths become big mouths. You will be surprised how that small mouth of a bubble gum or mummy eye suddenly rivals a mycedium. At night when feeders come out they will eat as well. At that time they are generally taking nutrients from water. But i feed mine in day with fish. If you don't feed with fish. They and inverts will just steal the food.

vic67 · Dec 21, 2014

I feed them Rod's with a turkey baster; also small pieces of raw shrimp if I have that available.

scardall · Dec 30, 2014

how do i feed this guy etc.

I just picked a gold rush frag that is about 3/4 X 3/4" . No visable eye. How do I take care of it?

Tab28 · Dec 30, 2014

scardall said:
I just picked a gold rush frag that is about 3/4 X 3/4" . No visable eye. How do I take care of it?

It may have eyes, but as you mentioned just not visible. It is not a common practice to frag chalices with no eyes. Feeding is the same. The eyes will appear and feed as eyes that are a contrast color or visible because its corallites. You may be surprised how large those eyes you can't readily see will get when it eats.