what is best to feed corals with

[btodd43]

With the corals I have I am feeding Tubastria mysis (target),the rest I am using DT'S every other day and cyclopseeze every other day,turning off pump when I feed-does this sound ok?
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[Rikko]

Be sure they really need all that food. You're far more likely to overfeed and pollute the tank than add the optimal amount that they'll consume.
A pretty large number of reefkeepers don't feed their corals at all. I generally feed my LPS (that can eat it) mysis and the rest of them get the "pack juice" from the unrinsed frozen food.

 

[ChrisRD]

I agree with Rikko.

Don't forget that most of the corals we keep in the hobby derive their nutritional needs from a variety of sources in our tanks (fish waste, uneaten fish food, detritus, light, bacteria, dissolved organics, etc.). IME many of them don't require additional feeding beyond that. I consider cleaning the glass and blowing detritus out of the rock work supplemental coral feeding. :wink:

In the event that an animal does benefit/require supplemental feeding (ex. your Tubastrea), I prefer to do just what you've stated - target feeding. IME the negative impact liquid/mush foods, phyto, additives, etc. can have on water quality (and ultimately coral health - ironically) can outweigh whatever theoretical benefits the extra nutrition is providing the coral(s).

 

[bookfish]

A number of companies have come out with frozen, gut-packed rotifers.
Rotis are actually a very appropriate particle size for many corals and I feed it alternately w/ cyclopeeze.
But i agree that it's better to under than over feed-Jim