feeding question

[dean87jones]

How much should I be feeding these guys!!!
Its been a slow process getting to this point with all these critters and i wanna make sure im not starving them!! but i obviously dont wann overfeed as well


what ive been doing since ive arrived at this point of live stock is
is 1 frozen cube of spirilina/brine shrimp/mysis combo
doesn't say individual size of each cube... but the pack wieghs 200 grams... theres 60 cubes, so..... about 3.3ish per cube.....is this enough???
please multiple opinions?

should i do maybe a cube in the am and a cube in the pm...
im only doing 1 cube in the pm

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1 yellow tang
1 blue tang
2 maroon clows ( who get along... )
1 green chomi
1 cleaner shrimp
1 tiger pistol shrimp
1 yellow watchmen goby
2 harloquin shrimp ( i guess these dont count... since they have there own diet )
6 or so blue leg hermits
10 or so snails..
dont thing i need to name the corals do I??

 

[ilovesoda]

This tank looks much too small for one tang, let alone two.

General rule for feeding though, put whatever amount you choose in, and if there's still leftovers after a minute, then it's too much. If you're feeding too little, it will get eaten up really quick and your fish will be begging for more. Guess and check really.

It's not necessary to feed twice a day, but you could if you wanted. Just less portions each time.

 

[mojorizn]

I feed several times a day in small ammounts

 

[Allmost]

Hello

tangs are supposed to eat like cows ! and also, you should include some greens/reds in their diet (nori or algae sheets)

in my tank, I drop a piece of nori every morning (connect it to a clip) so when lights come on the tangs can have their breakfast ready. (nori one day, red algae another)

and then at night when I get back home I feed meaty food.

Brine shrimp enriched isnt that bad, but in general, brine shrimp contains Very low nutrition for the fish, I would try PE mysis, costs more but contains 3 times (at least) more nutritions for the fish ! so u can get away with feeding less. I usually feed PE mysis, and some brine on the side, or some krill on the side.

try to vary their diet often, so they get all nutritions needed. and be sure to have algae part of their daily diet, or they will get sick and ... fast.

also as others have said feeding multiple times a day, but smaller amounts is Much better, for fish and for your system

IF you notice the blue tang not eating like a cow, there is something wrong with him ! a happy blue tang willl not let food go away uneaten