How often do you feed?

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  1. ranger2806

    ranger2806 Fire Shrimp

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    how often do you feed your corals, like brains, shrooms,zoo's and does anybody target feed? what do you use? thanks for your input
     
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  3. divott

    divott Giant Squid

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    i will target feed my bubble, frospawn , blasto , goniopora and acans usually once a week with mysis. i will also add some marine snow every couple of weeks.
     
  4. Screwtape

    Screwtape Tonozukai Fairy Wrasse

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    As often as 2-3 times a week to as little as once every other week or so.
     
  5. oceanparadise1

    oceanparadise1 Fire Squid

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    I target feed all 100+ corals of mine 3-4 times a week with many different things,rods food,coral frenzy,marine snow,scallop,shrimp,crab meat....list goes on lol
     
  6. ranger2806

    ranger2806 Fire Shrimp

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    how do you know when to much is too much?
     
  7. ranger2806

    ranger2806 Fire Shrimp

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    i try to feed my brain's mysis shrip and they just sit there they dont do any thing.
     
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  9. PackLeader

    PackLeader Giant Squid

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    I don't feed mine anything what-so-ever. Well, with the exception of my gorgonian, since it is not photosynthetic, which gets fed maybe 2-3 times a week at most.
     
  10. the fisherman

    the fisherman Vlamingii Tang

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    I feed mine once a week brine, mysis, zooplanton, etc
     
  11. Adrian

    Adrian Astrea Snail

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    I feed PhytoChrom 3 times a week.
     
  12. drew3

    drew3 Blue Ringed Angel

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    adrian i think thats to much once a week should be fine