Feeding Torch Coral

[lucid]

Just picked up a Torch Coral, large in size. How do i feed it with brine shrimp? And should i add garlic to it as well?

[dee77]

I never fed mine and it still got bigger

[Emerald525]

You don't have to feed them directly. I don't either.

[lucid]

is it possible, and good for it as a treat?

[ReefSafari]

Im a big fan of feeding LPS's, but I have never been able to get my torch coral to feed on anything, I have tried several times, and just gave up...Its been doing great despite not directly target feeding it.

 

Things like my Candy Canes, Plate Corals, Lobo, ect. that have those little feeding tenticles that come out at night time, those take food very well, but My Hammer Coral, FrogSpawn and Torch I have never really been able to target feed like other LPS's....so I don't feed those.

[lucid]

Can i try it by just dropping some shrimp in one of the mouths? Do i need tweezers to do so?

[Emerald525]

Yes it is possible and when I am target feeding some of my corals I have squirted some food the torch's way. It's just not necessary. I use a turkey baster and have a mixture of oyster feast , cyclopeeze, brine and mysis.

[ReefSafari]

Can i try it by just dropping some shrimp in one of the mouths? Do i need tweezers to do so?

 

This is just my humble opinion/suggestion (from a newb by the way...lol(naughty))

 

If you have any flow at all, the food will just drift or blow right off, You would have to shut down all your pumps, filters, ect. and then probably place a bit of mysis or something near the center of the mouth?...(scratch) once you do that, you'll have to watch out for any shrimp, Wrasses, fish ect....if they are anything like the ones I have they will zero in on the food and snatch it...so either do it after lights out or be prepaired to keep your arm in the tank defending and gaurding your torch.

 

I have never even seen mine or any torch feed before, so I really actually have no idea how they would feed, but that is what I tried...and it didn't work....but good luck.

[Rick]

I don't feed mine either. It gets enough food from the water.

[ReeFit]

Keep in mind it feeds off photosynthesis primarily

[snowpunk]

umm, no garlic if you do try to feed it. That will not be pretty...lol

 

Torches are less reluctant to take food then most LPS but you can try to if you want. I wouldn't try to give it too much if it does take it though. They really rely on the light more then anything...