[chet]

i have a long tenticaled plate coral. getting it to eat is not the issue. my cleaner shrimp will take the feeder guppy out of its mouth. i use a turkey baster to keep the shrimp away,but that takes to long. i need a better solution.

[WILLIAM1]

Ive heard that using those green stawberry holders from the grocery store that you get strawberrys in can be a big help just place it over the coral so the shrimp cant get to it. Kind of like a cage. I try to just do a good feeding at the same time I feed my anemone because I had the same problem. Hes just hungry too.

[c-c]

Great idea William, I'll think of you the next time I see one of those green plastic containers in the store.
Chet, I feed my cleaner shrimp first, (brine with a turkey baster), those greedy guys ,
then they don't bother me while I feed the LPS. If they do, I shine a bright flashlight on them and they usually scurry away, unless they are really hungry, which in that case I patiently feed them more brine until they are full... I've heard alot about the virtue of patience, in this hobby. If you have a responsable child in the family that wants to be involved, he may want to be included as the shrimp feeder person, before daddy feeds the corals. Kids get a kick out of feeling needed and valued. That comes from a mother of 4... I had a terrible problem feeding any LPS during the daylight hours because the greedy clarki anemone fish would steal everything... now I feed at night with the lights and current off, holding a flashlight.

[mothergoose]

My cleaner shrimp and coral banded shrimp will take food straight from the tongs. I feed them first and then the anenome. The chunks of silversides and shrimp keep them entertained so the rest of the corals and fish have time to eat.

[chuck rayburn]

ive just feed my plate coral for the first time. ive never directly fed a coral before it was pretty cool. of corse i had to do battle with my goby and2 cleaner shrimps. they do not fear me much. the strawberry thing sounds like a good idea.