lps question

Discussion in 'LPS Corals' started by ferretfish, Jun 17, 2012.

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  1. ferretfish

    ferretfish Sea Dragon

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    hello in my tank i have 3 lps corals pagoda cup, tongue and gonipora, and a have never seen sweeper tenticles. why have i never seen these, is it the types of coral that i have? thanks
     
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    ferretfish, Jun 17, 2012
    ferretfish, Jun 17, 2012
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  2. Caspian

    Caspian Coral Banded Shrimp

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    Some corals uses sweepers to sting other corals or hunt out food, but corals are always searching for food. If food touches the polyps they will often drag it in.

    I had a frogspawn which Once a week I'd directly feed it some baby brine shrimp, the moment the food came in to contact with it it would draw it in to it's mouth. For the whole time I had it I never actually saw any sweepers during the day or night.
     
    Caspian, Jun 17, 2012
    Caspian, Jun 17, 2012
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