Huge Elephant ear...

[Bob 1000]

Do elephant ear corals eat...Because I have had this for a year and a half now without feeding it and about 2 days ago something told me to try ....So I put a piece of baby shrimp from the market on it's opening in the middle and it appeared to slowly close and it disappeared...Or maybe it ate it...this thing has not grown much since I got it, only about one or two inches it's the size of a 14in plate...If this thing does eat the growing potential has to be crazy...
Thanks..

This is it on the bottom right corner..

 

[pecan2phat]

Bob,

They eat fish too

 

[Bob 1000]

really wow...Didn't know that...How often can it be feed....

 

[crox99]

You should feed it regularly to keep it happy.

 

[Bob 1000]

This is the first time it's eaten in a long time ....What is regular daily, weekly???

 

[Liz]

You should feed it regularly to keep it happy.

:meow:LIKE all other animals....:flirt:

 

[Liz]

This is the first time it's eaten in a long time ....What is regular daily, weekly???

Have you watched it everytime?:eat:

 

[Bob 1000]

The only time it ate was about a week ago...Before that it was a year maybe more...

 

[crox99]

Poor elephant..........:tired:

 

[scarf_ace1981]

they can eat just like anemones...i think

 

[Bob 1000]

How often daily,weekly?????

 

[duke62]

http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?cls=16&cat=1930&articleid=2366

 

[Bob 1000]

http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?cls=16&cat=1930&articleid=2366

Thanks Dean...Ops I mean Duke...But that article confirmed what the guy that sold it to me a year ago said....Which wasn't much because now I'm feeding this animal pieces of ripped shrimp...But really thanks for the post...Keep them coming guys and girlz...:smokin:

 

[SIReefer]

Hey Bob,
That's a whopper of a shroom.
Is that the only lighting you have on the tank-the 1 m/h??
What is tank size & were you ever missing any fish-as elephant ears can supposedly consume small fish??

 

[jw10604]

I have an Elephant Ear that has grown into a 15" monster. I used to feed it some krill once per week. Now my fish steal any food from him. I havent feed it in over a year. Beware that the ear will eat anything it can catch. I have had to free crabs and snails from it. I also think it ate my mandarin.
I do keep him mid level under a 250k light.

 

[Bob 1000]

Hey Bob,
That's a whopper of a shroom.
Is that the only lighting you have on the tank-the 1 m/h??
What is tank size & were you ever missing any fish-as elephant ears can supposedly consume small fish??

No fish missing...1 400watt reeflux lumenarc...

 

[Bob 1000]

I have an Elephant Ear that has grown into a 15" monster. I used to feed it some krill once per week. Now my fish steal any food from him. I havent feed it in over a year. Beware that the ear will eat anything it can catch. I have had to free crabs and snails from it. I also think it ate my mandarin.
I do keep him mid level under a 250k light.

Thanks will watch,but he doesn't eat fish...