is this good to feed to soft corals

I have three zoas and two im not sure what they are but they are soft i am wondering if this would be good to give them for food Amazon.com: Reef Phytoplankton, 250 mL / 8.5 fl. oz.: Pet Supplies

 

Most soft corals don't need fed,they get thier nutrients from the water column and your lighting.A product like that IMO for softies will just ad excess nutrients to the tank which could lead to algea problems,cyanobacteria,etc.Typically most of your common softies will fare just fine with routine water changes using ro/di water.

And also just a fyi-zoas are not softies,they're not even corals,they are considered inverts.HTH

 

But i read if you feed them they will grow faster is that true

 

I agree with grinder.

My zoanthids have never really taken food. My palys do but not my zoanthids.

Consistent good water quality and intense lighting will go farther in promoting their growth than feedings IMO.

I have heard that placing different zoanthid colonies close to each other promotes growth, when they are in competition for the same real estate they seem to grow faster.

 

Yes you can,some do say it helps them grow a little faster,but if you're just talking about a few zoa frags,again IMO adding the excess nutrients downsides outweigh the upsides of feeding them.

I've had great zoa growth in several different tanks never target feeding them.Also some zoas just naturally grow faster than others.It always seemed to me the higher end zoas were the slowest growers where alot of the more common varieties can seem to grow like weeds,again,all without spot feeding.They also like a little nitrates in the water as well,if the water is too prestine it can slow there growth as well.

 

Ok sounds good thanks

 

Just wanted to add that if you were looking to feed them I would look at a product that incorporates zooplankton, phytoplanton is plant. A food that consist both of zooplankton and phytoplankton is more appropriate IMO.