what do you guys feed your trumpets ?

[Brad524]

I got two types of trumpet in as a bonus on a frag trade and want some varied opinions on feeding.

one is the green trumpet, and the other is white and under actinics it's neon green(correct name please).

well yesterday they had thier fedders out and I fed them some soft meaty krill pellets. they ate it up and seemed to like it.

but I want some varied opinion on feeding them.

Thanks
Brad

[organism]

I give them a good blast of cyclo-peeze every so often and they seem to love it

[Ludwigia73]

I never feed mine, and they continue to grow. Their feeder polyps come out about 3 minutes before the timer kicks off the lights. Yeah, they seem to be able to tell time.

[Lincutis]

I never target feed mine. They seem to ect out of the stew. They do like cyclopeze and phytoplankton

[Brad524]

I supliment with chromaplex alternated
with phytoplankton also

[JENnKerry]

Mysis, krill, prime reef, flakes, cyclopeeze all mixed in a blender. All our corals love it.

[zachfishman]

brine shrimp

[rscotth]

Nothing. I do feed CE once a week when the lights are out so it might get some of that but I don't target feed it.

[mothra]

"Mysis, krill, prime reef, flakes, cyclopeeze all mixed in a blender. All our corals love it."

I wouldn't want to be the one cleaning the blender

Do any of you guys have or have suggestions on making a long (~ 24") turkey baster? I know I'd feed my LPS more often if I didn't have to get my arm wet.

[tampa-reefer]

caulastrea, ive never fed mine. But my friend feeds his pieces of shrimp

[Rendos]

Cyclopeeze and brine shrimp.

[nam2212]

I also feed mine very small pieces of shrimp from the seafood counter at the local grocery store.

[JENnKerry]

Originally posted by mothra


I wouldn't want to be the one cleaning the blender

Actually, I bought this small blender from Walmart for like $12. Got it specifically for coral food.

[shelburn61]

They'll eat whatever, I feed mine mysis, shrimp, pellets.

[trmiv]

I rarely feed mine, but when I do it's usually krill or mysis. I suppose it also gets some cyclopeeze when I feed the tank. I've seen it eat everything though. Formula One, flake food, krill, mysis, brine, etc. You name it, it will eat it.

[Bax]

Mine catches what it can mostly mysis and CE.

I rarely target feed it, but when I do, I'll do it in the morning just after the actinics kick on and give it a little blast of CE. When it looks like this:



Couple of weeks a go I was pouring the water that drains off my chato I harvest from the fuge back into the display because it gives the tank a pod treat. One really huge amphipod was scooting away from my orchid dotty back and ducted for cover right into the mouth of a trumpet head. No kidding the head split the next day!

[CH]

I just got mine, so no experience yet here. However, the LFS suggested that I feed it once or twice a week something meaty, squid, mysis, etc. He said it will grow without direct feeding, but if you do feed it, it will tend to form new baby colonies more often.