Feeding LPS

Ok, so I picked up an LPS the other day to try stony corals, it's a trumpet which I read are pretty easy, I may also go pick up an Acan today (sale @ LFS, normally $80, now $25) I'm just curious if all the heads need to eat, or just 1 per stalk, it has 3 heads and 2 stalks, I saw 2 eat (1 from each stalk) but I don't think the third did, do I need to feed it, or is it fine since it currently shares a stalk, and I'm ass.u.m(e)ing the 'coral organs' are in the stalks?

 

Each head is a different animal and needs to be fed. The fleshy part you see on the tip of the skeleton is the bulk of the polyp.

 

Got it, I'll be sure it eats today then, thanks.

 

Mix of foods will do; mysis, brine, finely chopped mussels/cockle/chrimp/silversides will all do.

 

I've got two large colonies of trumpet coral & I've never "target fed" them once but, still they grow & multiply like crazy. I do however dose my tank with phyto & zooplankton though. Between that & them being photosynthetic, I feel that I have my bases covered with them. I would not worry about each head eating unless it was a Sun Coral.

 

I have not target fed my colonies either, if you can get them fed the fantastic if not don't worry about it they will do fine.

 

Ok, didn't know plankton made a difference with them, I already dose Phyto for my softs and have pretty good lighting.