Best comercial sea weed ?
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i like the ocean nutrition brand because it is soaked in garlic first. you can get purple, red, brown and green i believe. as far as to what variety is best i think it varies between fish. i know my tangs like the green, i think the brown or red is softer and better for angels? i am not sure. hope that helps a little
Vlado4x4
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Gracias, pero el alga nori no proporciona valores nutricionales. Hoy hay variedades de alga comerciales que contienen vitaminas, minerales, ajo etc etc
Thanks Andrew, but wanted to know which brand has the more beneficial vitamins, minerals and stuff like that. I used to give Ocean Nutricion but then found out that Sea Veggies had more crude protein.
Just wondering .... but thanks !!
Recty
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Hmmmm, I'm not sure you know what the word commercial means... Sushi seaweed is available "commercially" just as the aquarium specific seaweed is. Both are the same product, with the only significant difference in my mind being the astonomically higher prices of the specialty seaweed. You probably meant to ask which seaweed made specifically for the aquarium industry is the most beneficial and I guess I dont know the answer to that.
FWIW, I've had a couple tangs that only ate nori for a couple months before they would go onto pellets... they gained in girth and in length during the time although not as much as their friends who ate pellets right away, so I dont believe you can just state that nori has no nutritional value.
jimmy frag
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dont tangs need algea to digest or flush their system out
orangegoby
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asian supermarket sushi nori, about 1/3 of price compare to LFS.
Korrine
You could get a ticket!!
haha typed that a little wrong now that I re-read it! Of course all algae eating fish have it in their gut...lol. What I meant was they have nearly 100% algae matter in their gut!
Recty
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I saw that when you first typed it, I actually thought you were just being sarcastic, like how people say that hospitals are bad because 85% of the deaths in America occur in them.
It's one of those statistics that doesnt help, kind of like saying 100% of algae eating fish have algae in their stomachs
It's one of those statistics that doesnt help, kind of like saying 100% of algae eating fish have algae in their stomachs
Korrine
You could get a ticket!!
haha no...not sarcastic. They were talking about the surgeon fish. This stat is in Reef Invertebrates by Calfo and Fenner where they talk about algae control toward the beginning.
"Herviorous Menagerie: The Algae Grazers
As the fundamental food staple on a reeef, most orangisms eat algae or they eat something that eats algae. Aquarists keeping fish only displays realize this quickly with some predatory fishes that wane in color or health if they are not fed whole prey foods. The specific problem is that fish fillets, prepared shrimp, or otherwise incomplete prey lack the nutritive value that gutt-loaded prey has. It is for this reason recommendations are frequently seen for feeding whole foods. The lionfish and grouper that eat small fishes that eat algae all day long are sustained in part by the algae in the fishes gut. There are many other such examples on the reef too. Triggers, damsels and gobies will feed on algae for microcrustacean content, however they still derive significant nutrition from the greenstuffs. There are numerous dedicated herbivores such as the surgeon fishes that mostly eat algae as a primary staple. Gut analysis of many common herbivorous fishes found in the aquarium trade has revealed soem wild diets of nearly 100% algal matter. It is a wonder that any adapt to the dry and pelleted foods offered routinely in aquaria. Skilled and empathetic aquarists will want to research and deliver appropriate food to their charges with all of these considerations."
That is that entire paragraph
"Herviorous Menagerie: The Algae Grazers
As the fundamental food staple on a reeef, most orangisms eat algae or they eat something that eats algae. Aquarists keeping fish only displays realize this quickly with some predatory fishes that wane in color or health if they are not fed whole prey foods. The specific problem is that fish fillets, prepared shrimp, or otherwise incomplete prey lack the nutritive value that gutt-loaded prey has. It is for this reason recommendations are frequently seen for feeding whole foods. The lionfish and grouper that eat small fishes that eat algae all day long are sustained in part by the algae in the fishes gut. There are many other such examples on the reef too. Triggers, damsels and gobies will feed on algae for microcrustacean content, however they still derive significant nutrition from the greenstuffs. There are numerous dedicated herbivores such as the surgeon fishes that mostly eat algae as a primary staple. Gut analysis of many common herbivorous fishes found in the aquarium trade has revealed soem wild diets of nearly 100% algal matter. It is a wonder that any adapt to the dry and pelleted foods offered routinely in aquaria. Skilled and empathetic aquarists will want to research and deliver appropriate food to their charges with all of these considerations."
That is that entire paragraph
29reef
It's all about the flow
Hmm I have a tang that I've had for 4 years and I've never fed it any kind of "nori" it has zero health problems and is just fine. He is a fine line tang (bristletooth) I would guess his gut is around the 5/8"+ range without a full belly of food.
I think there's some misinformation when you lump all the different tang species together and say they all need nori.
I would recommend that rather than searching out an algae with "bonus" nutrients, you search out better frozen and dry foods that produce less waste in the water and allow for all your fish have a chance at eating and improving overall health of the aquarium. I would include an algae flake in your feedings along with any nori that you choose to feed.
I'm not saying that some tangs might require or enjoy eating nori; just saying there's other options to how to "properly" feed fish. I don't believe they add a lot to the algae based foods because they are intended to only supplement a fishes diet.
I think there's some misinformation when you lump all the different tang species together and say they all need nori.
I would recommend that rather than searching out an algae with "bonus" nutrients, you search out better frozen and dry foods that produce less waste in the water and allow for all your fish have a chance at eating and improving overall health of the aquarium. I would include an algae flake in your feedings along with any nori that you choose to feed.
I'm not saying that some tangs might require or enjoy eating nori; just saying there's other options to how to "properly" feed fish. I don't believe they add a lot to the algae based foods because they are intended to only supplement a fishes diet.
