First Acan, does it look ok?

[becks]

Hi all,

Added my first Acan frag it's about 2" by 4" maybe 12 heads or so. It's currently placed 1/4 up my tank in no direct flow,

Here's two pictures one earlier at max lighting and one just now, I'm not sure on how inflated they should be.

It's currently not glued down, will it eventually encrust onto the live rock?

 

[KSReefing]

Looks good to me. Also looks like it wants some food. I feed mine mysis shrimp and the growth is unreal.

 

[becks]

How often do you feed yours? I feed mine mysis after I took the first picture.

 

[Elementalj]

How often do you feed yours? I feed mine mysis after I took the first picture.

I feed mine quite frequently i.e. Three times a week minimal.

 

[KSReefing]

Usually feed mine 4-5 times a week. Whenever I have time. I have fed single heads and had 2-3 heads pop up in 2 weeks. If the feeder tentacles are out and you're up for feeding....do it.

 

[Elementalj]

Usually feed mine 4-5 times a week. Whenever I have time. I have fed single heads and had 2-3 heads pop up in 2 weeks. If the feeder tentacles are out and you're up for feeding....do it.

What food are ya serving?

 

[ahiggins]

I feed reef roids to mine

 

[Elementalj]

Here's mine eating fauna marin

I like to mix up the frozen and dry. Figure they get better nutrition that way.

 

[Elementalj]

The only thing I've noticed about lords in general is that they eat so so slooooowwwww. It's like watching a 90 year old guy eating a well done t-bone. My echinata on the other side of the tank, would probably rip my arm off if given a chance.

 

[KSReefing]

I feed mysis shrimp mixed with reed roids and BRS reef chili

 

[ahiggins]

Lol mine eat super fast

 

[Elementalj]

Duuuuuuuude.

 

[Braves Fan]

I feed mine Fauna Marin pellets also and they eat really fast,,, they start closing on the the pellets as soon as it touches them,,, Lots of folks don't feed them,,, I don't know,,, any coral that eats the way they do,,, just has to do better when being fed jmo

 

[Kaskade]

I as well like the fauna marin lps pellets....I just find that my fish like them too lol

 

[Elementalj]

I as well like the fauna marin lps pellets....I just find that my fish like them too lol

The issue with mine being too slow is Kevin, my sixline! He'll snatch the food right out of their mouths!

Yes, I named him after a cousin that's ALSO A PRI(k!!!

 

[fernalfer]

guys how do you feed them to get them to drop inside. My tank is 48x24x24 and my acans are at the bottom. Do you drop by hand, use a syringe or some tpye of feeding device?

 

[ahiggins]

I turn off all flow, and use a plastic pipet to feed straight onto their feeding tentacles or their mouth. I use reef roids or lps.

 

[becks]

I have a long tube with a syringe and i suck up the food and squirt over them, I turn my wave makers off.

 

[fernalfer]

do the feeding tentacles have to be out for them to eat because mine are rarely out.

 

[sil40sx]

Looks like it's big enough not to be flipped over by snails, then it's no need to glue.

Mine was only three heads, and my snails and hermit crabs like to toss it around, and doesn't inflate for 2 weeks every time it get harassed.

I feed mysis mixed with reef roids 1-2 x a week. There are 5 big heads now plus 2 baby heads after 6 months