anyone with tangs, that DONT feed nori?

[bawla47]

i really love tangs, but i just hate having to stick my hand in my tank everyday to feed him nori, and also it becoming brittle and flying all over the tank.


anybody out there that just feeds soley prepared foods, possibly alot at a time once or 2ce a day?


I know tangs are grazers, but im wondering if someone else is having any sucess?


thanks

Jaymie

 

[larac]

My Hippo won't touch Nori, I'm hoping he'll change his mind when he gets older. You'll need to feed smaller amounts several times a day.

 

[bawla47]

anyone else?

 

[Broodingwolf]

if you make homemade food yourself, you can mix in nori with your fish slush to help supplement nori that you put in the tank every so often.

 

[JR719]

I no longer feed nori. I just put in Spectrum Thera A, about a half teaspoon full every 3 days. No problems so far. I had 1 tang die but unknown causes. Was doing fine one day, gone the next. Other tangs doing fine.

 

[swegyptian]

I can't keep my yellow plump without it. If I don't feed it to him for a few days, he gets obviously thin. He doesn't eat very fact compared to my other aggressive fish, so he doesn't get that much at meal time.

 

[fishfiend00s]

I stopped, I feed them marine A they love it.

 

[Rondelet]

I too find putting nori (I use ON Seaweed Selects) in my tank a PITA. While my Hippo Tang and Regal Angel take the odd nibble, most of it goes to waste as it gets very mushy after a couple of hours (the pain is pulling it out rather than putting it in!). In place of feeding nori, I use ON Formula 2, which contains a large amount of green stuff. All my fish really seem to like it. I also culture a couple species of Caulerpa in a separate tank - as it won't last in my tank as my Hippo, Regal Angel and Coral Beauty all demolish it as soon as I put a bunch in. I tried OSI Spirulina Pellets - but my fish didn't really care for them and maybe found them too hard (?). I might try soaking them in something to soften them up as I'm always on the lookout for new/different foods.

 

[SDguy]

My blue tang only gets formula 1 frozen, mysis, raw shrimp from grocery store.....she's quite the carnivore (though as I understand it blue tangs are more planktivorous - is that a word - than other tangs).

 

[Bullredchaser]

Mine love Spectrum Thera A and the colors and the health after two years with my tangs are amazing.I don't feed nori.

 

[Psyire]

Tang's as a rule are herbivores that graze all day. There should be a supply of algae in the tank for them to graze on, whether it's on the rocks or in a form such as Nori.

I truly believe they are happier, more peaceful, and healthier when allowed to behave like they do in nature.

Is that not logical?

Maybe this 'natural behaviour' can be programmed out, I don't know.

I find Seaweed Select's holds together better than some other brands of Nori. (be sure to fold it several times before clipping it, this really helps)

 

[SDguy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6589433#post6589433 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Psyire
Tang's as a rule are herbivores that graze all day. There should be a supply of algae in the tank for them to graze on, whether it's on the rocks or in a form such as Nori.

I truly believe they are happier, more peaceful, and healthier when allowed to behave like they do in nature.

Is that not logical?

Maybe this 'natural behaviour' can be programmed out, I don't know.

I find Seaweed Select's holds together better than some other brands of Nori. (be sure to fold it several times before clipping it, this really helps)

I assumed it was understood that there's algae in the tank for them to eat, and the Nori was just for supplementation. My bad

 

[Amphiprion]

It all depends upon the type of tang. As mentioned before, blue tangs are largely planktivorous (it certainly is a word ), so not nearly as much algae is required in the diet. Other tangs, like Naso vlamingii also do not require as much vegetable matter (same as blue tang). Still others require entirely different forms of algae, such as the bristletooth tangs which need diatoms (and detritus, etc.) and are also somewhat coprophagous. The usual "ton o algae" tangs include many of the Acanthurus tangs (which seem to prefer, in general, a wide variety of fleshy and filamentous algae). Zebrasoma species tend to prefer a variety of primarily microalgae, combined with filamentous types and the occasional fleshy types. Of course, these are generalizations, since some species members' diets tend to be quite different.

 

[tatoofr]

[violation]

 

[jda]

I feed my tangs about 60-75% formula II pellets and the rest raw meat (mysis, shrimp, squid, whatever). They are healthier with the meat and grow better too. They all grow and thrive feeding this way.

BTW - I have mimic, several purples, hippo, powder blue and a newly acquired kole. I have also had naso, yellow and red sea salifin that I had to give away because they got too big.

 

[snulma1]

Not to Hijack your thread, but when you guys got your tang, did they hide at first? If so, how did u get them to eat?
I have a blonde naso, and I haven't gotten him to eat yet, and he got placed in on Sat. So I'm starting to get concerned

 

[Fishfreak218]

well my blue tang is about 3/4" and he is kinda afraid of the seaweed clip... he is very hessitant.. he eats very little of the Algea.. but i put it in anyway.. i feed
Ocean Nutrition Green Algea
Julian Sprungs (Two little Fishies) red algea and their purple algea... he likes the Mysis soaked in Garlic supplement better.. lol

 

[Psyire]

None of my 3 tang's like sprung's Red Algae...

 

[buldog]

Clip to top of tank

Clip to top of tank

I don't put in the water. I just attach part of a sheet to the top of my tank and use the clip to hold it. They will pull it into the water and eat it. I have an acrylic tank.

 

[Fishfreak218]

ya but see my tank is a 2.5g tank.. i have no where to put the clip unless i like tied it to a wait on the outside of the tank.. or something.. IDK..