Ricordia eating a mysis

[AmberSunrise]

I had no idea that ricoridas actually eat this way! I have never fed mine in 4 months but today when feeding everyone a large mysis fell right on this ricordia none of the fish saw it and within seconds it was gulping it down! By the time I got my camera ready all you can see is the tail of the shrimp sticking out.

Does anyone else feed theirs regularly?


IMG_0134 by sungirlamber, on Flickr

 

[PRC]

everybody but you.:D

Most people use a turkey baster, suck some mysis up and squirt them slowly at the ricordea, or paly's or anything else that looks like it needs a squirtin':D

 

[AmberSunrise]

everybody but you.:D

Most people use a turkey baster, suck some mysis up and squirt them slowly at the ricordea, or paly's or anything else that looks like it needs a squirtin':D

Oh my gosh I am such a bad mommy! I feed the nems with a baster so I can start feeding the rics also.

 

[SeaBee]

Yup, try reef roids, Fuel, and frozen cyclops!

 

[marcah]

dont worry you are not being a bad mommy.. they dont NEED to be fed .. We just do it to try to enhance the growth.. They feed themselves and wont die if you dont..

 

[Alexander]

yep i always feed my rics when im doing LPS feeding time. I add brightwell vitamarine c to try to enhance tissue growth and color. I love feeding my corals. I usually use the mini mysis. much better size than regular for smaller corals

 

[AmberSunrise]

dont worry you are not being a bad mommy.. they dont NEED to be fed .. We just do it to try to enhance the growth.. They feed themselves and wont die if you dont..

Yeah the guy I bought mine from had a REALLY nice ricordian selection in his own display tank and he said he never fed them. He had some colors I had never seen and they were huuuuge. Mine have really grown a lot since I got them.

 

[Bifferwine]

https://www.livingreefs.com/ricordea-feeding-t23078.html