Protecting brain corals from food snatchers?

[Ocelaris]

So I started feeding my trachys (I think that's what the larger one is), with mysis, with the wave makers turned off. And that works great, except then my melanurus and leopard wrasse come pick the food out of the trachys mouth before it gets to fully capture the shrimp. Anyone have any good methods besides chasing them away for 15 minutes? I've thought about maybe a wire strainer? But I doubt a kitchen strainer would hold up to saltwater very long? Thanks!

 

[Sandroni]

Try putting a large clear container over the trachy, enough room so it won't touch it. The wrasses won't be able to get the food from it then.

 

[nautical_nathaniel]

Wait till the fish in question go to sleep, I have to feed my blasto and favia after my melanurus buries itself for the night. LPS pellets also work well since they can close up over them quickly.

 

[Ocelaris]

Thanks, both good suggestions, and that will work well as the melanurus and leopard go to bed before the lights go out. But I'll try the container during the day.

Any idea what the yellow/pink brain is? It looks like a brain, similar mouth, but it's so small. It's split once, but not sure if it's a trachy?

 

[nautical_nathaniel]

That's a favia

 

[BoomCorals]

Large plastic strainer, or a large fish net placed over the coral while it eats.

 

[ChiCity]

So I started feeding my trachys (I think that's what the larger one is), with mysis, with the wave makers turned off. And that works great, except then my melanurus and leopard wrasse come pick the food out of the trachys mouth before it gets to fully capture the shrimp. Anyone have any good methods besides chasing them away for 15 minutes? I've thought about maybe a wire strainer? But I doubt a kitchen strainer would hold up to saltwater very long? Thanks!

2 liter pop bottle with the bottom cut off....
The top is perfect to squirt food in.

Totally different purpose than what it used to be when we were kids