eating macro only? ok?

[flyhigh123]

I have a sohal tang, he's new and refuses to eat brine, live brine, pellets, mysis, but loves macro algae.

Is it enough for his diet to just eat macro algae like chaeto and nori?
Also, is nori better or chaeto? which one has more nutrients? How about the brown/red macro alagae that LFS sells...

just looking to keep my sohal plump and healthy...

thanks

 

[Blown 346]

Yes, macro algea and Nori are great for him. The other algaes like the red and brown that you stated wont hurt but might not be as nutritional.

 

[flyhigh123]

is nori enough to satisfy his nutirent and dietary needs?

 

[mr pink floyd]

mine will eat flakes and nori

 

[flyhigh123]

anyyone who understands the nutients of macros chime in?

is eating only macro enough for a Tang's diet...

 

[Travis L. Stevens]

Tangs and Surgeonfish are herbivores. That's all they eat. If you feed them too much meaty foods they can become malnurished and eventually contract diseases or symptoms such as Head and Lateral Line Erosion* (HLLE) and may even eventually die. As long as you vary their diet with different macro algaes and Nori, then they should be perfectly fine and healthy.

*Malnutrition is only a speculated cause of HLLE. No one truly knows what causes it. Personally, it wouldn't surprise me if it was a cause.