Spot Feeding Corals

[SabrinaC]

Should I not spot feed my corals? This ONLY happens after I spot feed with reef roids. It has happened with a few other of my corals, but it hasn’t been this long.

 

[Timfish]

I wouldn't be spot feeding your corals. Corals have very different and species specific responses to spot feeding and what might be beneficial for one is detrimental for another. Here's a couple studies showing how complicated feeding corals can be.

(PDF) Coral farming: Effects of light, water motion and artificial foods

PDF | Improved coral cultivation will facilitate the reduction of wild harvesting, reef restoration, preservation of biodiversity, and the use of corals... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGate

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Comparing the capacity of five different dietary treatments to optimise growth and nutritional composition in two scleractinian corals

Developing an optimal heterotrophic feeding regime has the potential to improve captive coral growth and health. This study evaluated the efficacy of three exogenous diets: Artemia nauplii (ART), a commercially available coral diet (Reef Roids) (RR), and a novel, micro-bound diet (ATF), against...

journals.plos.org

 

[SabrinaC]

I wouldn't be spot feeding your corals. Corals have very different and species specific responses to spot feeding and what might be beneficial for one is detrimental for another. Here's a couple studies showing how complicated feeding corals can be.

(PDF) Coral farming: Effects of light, water motion and artificial foods

PDF | Improved coral cultivation will facilitate the reduction of wild harvesting, reef restoration, preservation of biodiversity, and the use of corals... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGate

www.researchgate.net

Comparing the capacity of five different dietary treatments to optimise growth and nutritional composition in two scleractinian corals

Developing an optimal heterotrophic feeding regime has the potential to improve captive coral growth and health. This study evaluated the efficacy of three exogenous diets: Artemia nauplii (ART), a commercially available coral diet (Reef Roids) (RR), and a novel, micro-bound diet (ATF), against...

journals.plos.org

Thank you for the info!