How to care of Pratas?

[Zac]

hi all experts.. just brought a prata yesterday. its green colour very nice green.

i placed it on the sand bed . any tips on how to feed prata and what to feed it with?

or how can i maintain or even brighten up its colours? please advise me coz its my 1st prata.

[Alvin Tan]

try not to place it on the sandbed..place it somewhere on ur LR...it that way is better because of the skeleton...feed it wif some market prawns or cylopeeze will do larx....my $0.01..

[giantbicycle]

try not to place it on the sandbed..place it somewhere on ur LR...it that way is better because of the skeleton...feed it wif some market prawns or cylopeeze will do larx....my $0.01..

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[giantbicycle]

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[Zac]

giantbicycle .. i read it liao but is there any special care to maintain and maybe boast its colours?

[tansh]

Try to place on sandbed with low flow with enough light.Feed small prawn meat depend how big ur pratas twice weekly when lights off.

[Zac]

for replying tansh. i found out that whenever i dose calcium and mg to the tank the pratas feeding tenticles will come out. wierd right.. so since the tenticles are out i feed it with market prawn. and it eat it . so is it a must to feed it at night? or can i feed it when the tenticles are out? sorry guys for the many Qns .... Peace...

[giantbicycle]

giantbicycle .. i read it liao but is there any special care to maintain and maybe boast its colours?

no worries

i found out that whenever i dose calcium and mg to the tank the pratas feeding tenticles will come out.  wierd right.. so since the tenticles are out i feed it with market prawn. and it eat it  . so is it a must to feed it at night? or can i feed it when the tenticles are out? sorry guys for the many Qns .... Peace...

wha,hahah, first time heard of that..hmm , yea..not say a must , but with daily feeding, it will of ocus like human , put on weight..and colour..ahah..why people feed at night cous its tenticles are out in the night, Is alright too to feed it wth tenticles are out....But for my case, i feed mine during the night.as i follow the life cycle of the ocean.yeapp...Feeding requirement depends on individual....once every mth,week,day? It all depends on individual...

Its not a matter of asking , iTs a matter of understanding...

No worries.bro...Jus sharing.

[Tigger]

how often u guys feed yr prata

[shoelevy]

i feed my prata once a week...sometimes even twice a week

but a friend of mine who feeds its 3times a week manage to boost colour EXTREMELY gorgeous...no kidding, the colour under white light is similar to what most of us would get under actinic...real shining green

but there's a problem with his prata because if he's ever caught up with work or school and forget to feed his prata, his prata will show attitude

meaning not open because "not happy"

when my friend notices this and feeds it, it immediate returns to normal...

so i guess moral of the story is feed as often as you can to boost colour, but don't feed tOO often

[prec]

i feed 3 times a week with a cube of mysis and on weekends a prawn.. total 4 times.. haha..

[tansh]

for replying tansh. i found out that whenever i dose calcium and mg to the tank the pratas feeding tenticles will come out. wierd right.. so since the tenticles are out i feed it with market prawn. and it eat it . so is it a must to feed it at night? or can i feed it when the tenticles are out? sorry guys for the many Qns .... Peace...

Think bro here had answer ur query

[Lucifer]

bro prec.....u mean u stuff the whole cube into the mouth????

[RAV-65]

Juz to share, I dun feed my LPS like pratas, blastos, cyanrinas and they seem to be doing fine... I focus on keeping the water parameters well...

[Zac]

all for the wonderful insights.. i also dunnoe why when i dose ca and mg the feeding tenticles will be out .. funny thing is and night the tenticles never come out le..

bro shoelevy.. your friend got a interesting prata with an attitude

bro prec.. will try feeding a cube of mysis when i see the tenticles again..

bro rav-65 .. just curious naturally in the ocean how does pratas feed and what does it feed on?

[shoelevy]

hey zac, y not try feeding a piece of market prawn? cos i tink a cube of mysis when placed inside the water starts to melt then may get abit messy

i think its better to start small then slowly increase the size of it.

cheers

[Zac]

shoelevy ... you have got a point there.. noted ..

[prec]

bro prec.....u mean u stuff the whole cube into the mouth????

nope.. spray at the sticky tentacles using the long long feeder tubes..

[prec]

hey zac, y not try feeding a piece of market prawn? cos i tink a cube of mysis when placed inside the water starts to melt then may get abit messy

i think its better to start small then slowly increase the size of it.

cheers

haha bro.. u mis-interpret.. i dont mind throwing the whole cube in.. haha.. i meant dissolving it in another cup and then target feed it using long feeders...

[Zac]

oh i see ... think it sound more logical now

[shoelevy]

oh i see...maybe i'll try that prec

zac: for me i don't feed market prawn, i feed the heh bee (dried shrimp) that some lfs sell for feeding anemone

prata seems to enjoy

[Zac]

wow thanks shoelely didnt know heh bee also can

[Zac]

heres a pic of my prata.. any specific name for it?

[Zac]

another pic.. tried feeding a small market prawn as usual when dosing calcium and mg its feeding tenticles are out and it eats it alright

[jackal]

Jz for discussion...ever wonder who feed the prata wz market prawns in the ocean. I have 3 prata and many other corals. I jz throw in 5ml of Marine Snow plankton once a wk and once a wk wz little bit market prawns. My prata all bloom beautifully.