Kuze kube yamuva nje, ukugcina amakhorali ohlelweni lwamanzi usawoti oluvaliwe (aquarium) kwakucatshangwa ngokungenakwenzeka. Njengoba izinga lezesayensi yamanzi lithuthukisiwe futhi abathandi bokuzivocavoca bafunde ukugcina ubuthi (ikakhulukazi i-nitrate ne-phosphates) ukuthi amakhorali azwela ukulawulwa, futhi amaminerali okulandelela okubalulekile emazingeni awo afanele, amakhorali amaningi agcinwa ngempumelelo emanzini. Njengoba izidingo zokukhanyisa i-coral zaziqondakala kangcono futhi zazinamandla okukhanyisa izinhlelo, amanye amakhorali amaningi manje agcinwa ngempumelelo.
Ukuqonda nokufanisa izimbali zamanzi ezihlukahlukene ama-corals adinga ukuthuthukisa izinga lokuphumelela nakakhulu.
Isivimbelo sokugcina sokukwazi ukugcina noma yimaphi amakhorali emanzini ahlaselwe ekukwazi ukuhlinzeka ngezidingo zokudla eziqondile zamakhorali ngamanye. Ezinye izidingo ze-corals zicacile kakhulu endaweni yazo zasendle ukuthi cishe akunakwenzeka ukulinganisa emanzini. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, ama-coral amaningi abonakala ekhula emanzini ngaphandle kwemithi ethile yokudla, ukuthola ukudla kwabo emanzini okugaya kanye nokudla okutholakala emanzini amathangi.
Ama-corals adla ngendlela eyodwa noma ngaphezulu kwezingu-3 ezahlukene:
- I-Zooxanthellae Algae
- Izinto ezinika amakhorali imibala yazo ecacile.
- Inikeza ukudla ku-coral kusuka ekukhanyeni nge-photosynthesis.
- Izidingo ze-coral zomuntu ngamunye ezidingekayo ezikhanyayo zingahlukahluka kakhulu, ngisho nangaphakathi kohlobo lwe-coral.
- Inganikeza kuphela ingxenye yesidingo sokudla okunomsoco.
- Ukunakekela okuqondile:
- Uma amakorali akho anezinsika ezinkulu nomlomo obonakalayo (okungukuthi amaningi ama-LPS Corals), mhlawumbe udla inyamazane enkulu noma enkulu.
- I-Lobophyllia, i-Brain evulekile, i-Elegance, ne-Plate Corals yizibonelo zamakhorali ezihamba kahle ekudleni okukhulu.
- Nikeza ukudla okuhlukahlukene ukuze uthole eyodwa noma ngaphezulu eyamukelwayo.
- Inhlanzi encane eqoshiwe, i-plankton efriziwe efakwe efrijini, i-phytoplankton, i-krill, izingcezu zama-shrimp, ama-squid, noma ama-clams.
- I-Coral Foods ye-DIY ingalungiswa ngezidingo ezithile ze-coral.
- Ukudla okungamukeleki kuzokwenziwa kwi-disk noma kungabanjwanga nhlobo.
- Amakhorali amaningi adinga ukuphakama kuya emanzini aqinile ukuze agcwalise izindawo zabo zokudla okuyizinhlayiya ezingaphezu kokudla.
- Ukweqa ngokweqile kungaba yimbangela enkulu ye-nitrate ekwakheni itangi.
- Ukudla okungaqondile:
- Amakhorali angathatha ngokuqondile Amakhemikhali e-Organic avela emanzini.
- Imikhiqizo yokudoba nokudla okungahlosiwe yimithombo emikhulu yokudla kwama-coral ..
- Amabhaktheriya aqukethe ipankton for corals ezincane ezinamapulangwe.
Amanzi amaningi ase-saltwater aquarists aye athola ukuthi ukudla ezinye izilwane zokudla kwamathangi ezamukelekayo namakhorali abo (i-phytoplankton, krill, izingcezu zezinhlanzi, ama-squid, noma ama-clams) kwenza lula ukudla kwamakhorali . Eziningi zezinhlanzi ezincane zokudla, okuyinto izinhlanzi ezingadli, ziyadliwa ngamakhorali.
Usayizi wezinhlayiyana zokudla uphinde uthole ukuthi i-coral ingadla yini. I-chunk yokudla ubukhulu bezinyopho zakho zeminwe ingadliwa yi-Large Polyps Stony corals, kodwa ngeke ibe yinto engasebenzisiyo ku-Zooanthid Coral. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, i- Button Polyp ingathatha ngqo ama-Organic Compounds ngokuqondile emanzini, njengamakhorali amaningi e-LPS ans SPS.
Ekugcineni, ukucwaninga indawo yokuhlala yamakhorali athile endle kuyothatha isikhathi eside ekunqumeni ukuthi yikuphi ukudla okwenziwe yi-coral. Ukukhuluma namanye ama-aquarist (ama-Forums), ukucwaninga kwe-intanethi nokufunda izincwadi kanye nama-athikili ezinhlobonhlobo ezithile zokudla kwezindawo ze-coral yizindawo ezinhle kakhulu zokuthola ulwazi ngaphambi kokuthenga i-coral ithangi lakho.