Feeding coastline seaweed

[Kaiser699a]

I was just wondering if anyone has had luck picking coastline seaweeds and feeding them to tangs, either dried first or directly?

 

[Kaiser699a]

No one done this?

 

[sbeason]

I am going to go out on a limb here and say that the tangs natural habitat location probably doesn't have the type of seaweed you can grab from the coastline in the US. So, with that being said, I wouldn't try it.

 

[mcgyvr]

Most would recommend avoiding anything from the coast... It can just be in contact with boater gasoline and tons of other contaminates/toxins,etc... in which the levels are far higher at the coast vs out a bit into the water..

 

[Blizzard 123]

I have heard or people doing it might try it with my foxface.


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[Blizzard 123]

If I u did do it probably go out a bit on a dock or boat to collected like they said a lot of contaminants in the shore.


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[Kaiser699a]

doesn't have the type of seaweed

Aren't folks feeding broccoli, spinach and lettuce to tangs? I thought any seaweed might be closer than those to natural food.

Based on comments regarding contamination of shorelines it may not be worth trying.

 

[Heuristic]

Ya, I wouldn't get anything off the shoreline. The beaches are basically skimmers and all that grab is concentrated right where you're picking that stuff up from


Theoretically if you could get uncontaminated seaweed, that would be great to feed them.

 

[nereefpat]

Sounds like a pain anyway, even though it's free.

I would order bulk, dried nori from foster and smith.

 

[Blizzard 123]

If you can find a spot like tide pools with fish and living things in them at a not very busy zone it would probably be ok. Or you have to go out more to get it. But if your only option is a beach or public busy area probably not a good idea imo.


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[nematode]

Another concern might be disease or parasites that you might introduce with the seaweed.

 

[Blizzard 123]

Yeah but if you dry it or refrigerator it you can probably eliminate it


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[Kevin Guthrie]

I just buy nori at the grocery store. It's cheap and presumably pure enough for humans.

 

[Heuristic]

I just buy nori at the grocery store. It's cheap and presumably pure enough for humans.

The only thing you worry about is oils and stuff that they use to preserve it getting in to your tank. Your corals are more sensitive than humans are :rollface:

 

[nereefpat]

I have trouble finding grocery store nori that isn't toasted. The toasted stuff falls apart.

 

[ericarenee]

i feed my tangs nori from grocery store i get it from meijer. also caulerpa from my refugium..


I would not collect any from a costal area around a city or industrial area. if you live on a island with less pollution maybe

 

[Kaiser699a]

Does Northern Ireland count:fun4:

 

[Kevin Guthrie]

The only thing you worry about is oils and stuff that they use to preserve it getting in to your tank.

Just checked the nori package ingredients: Seaweed. No oil. The is a package of desiccant too.

The toasted stuff falls apart.

I put about 2 square inches in a clip and the tangs and pygmy angel finish it in about 10 minutes. Took a while to find a clip that they wouldn't just pull it out of. The clips don't hold up well to UV, so I try to remember to remove it as soon as they are done.

 

[fifthtoe]

Try checking out your local asian supermarkets if you are going to go the nori route. There are numerous varieties, usually toasted, seasoned (salt), and oiled. Plain un-toasted is also available. I picked up a pack of 100 8" x 7" plain sheets for about $9. I didn't buy this for just my fish though, as I eat this myself too. The plain ones are basically the same you can buy at the pet store, but without the huge mark-up.

 

[Kaiser699a]

My powder blue and two spot are eating nori and currently sampling kale. These are so hand to prep and feed I don't think I'll risk picking seaweeds.