Hi I recently got a Kole tang for my 125RR, and it doesn't seem to want to eat prepared foods. Ive had it for about 4 days and it doesn't seem to recognize flake or pellets as food. It spends all day even during feeding times while the other fish chow down Grazing on the rocks and glass. Is this normal? How can I train it to accept Flake. Thanks.
Getting a Kole Tang to Eat.
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Shane Hoffman
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I buy nori at any grocery store. It will be in the etnic food section. Its only 2 dollars at grocery store versus 9 dollars at LFS.
Get some and wrap it around a couple of different smaller rocks with a rubber band to hold it in place. Place 2 or 3 of these rocks around the tank if its a large tank.
Get some and wrap it around a couple of different smaller rocks with a rubber band to hold it in place. Place 2 or 3 of these rocks around the tank if its a large tank.
My kole tang went for 10 days without eating anything when I first got him. I was starting to get really worried, but I just kept trying to get him to feed (algae sheets, algae flakes, regular flakes, frozen mysis, brine, etc.). On the 11th day he just decided he was ready to start eating, and now he eats like a champion (he probably eats 3 times as much food as the other fish in my tank. So, my advice is try not to get discouraged, keep trying to feed him various types of foods, and when he feels comfortable enough in your tank, I'm sure he'll start eating. Just remember that koles can be extremely shy at first. Good luck with your kole.
Mopar Reefer
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Maybe he is full from grazing? Depends on your algae situation in your tank ?
pugbreath13
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Grazing is what he should be doing. Mine doesn't like cheato, i heard it wasn't good for them anyway. Try soaking the nori in garlic.
kumb knots
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May i say this i have a new yellow eye cole tang he is 2 weeks new to our 150 gal and did not eat pellet food he did like mice shrimp and green flake food after 10 days he is now picking at the pellet food in my case i would prefer that new fish eat allot.
They are grazers. He/she will be constantly moving around and scrapping the rocks and glass for whatever algae is there. Nori, sea weed as noted, can be tied to a rock and tossed in. He will find it as well.
Best tip I got from Bob Fener(sp) believe it or not was to actually leave one side of your tank with algae on it. That way your Kole has a steady place to find algae as well.
Over time they will eat mysis shrimp or other type of foods - at least mine did. Also - mine was pretty fat - but then again I only had the Kole. It was my favorite fish since he always moved about unless it was night and he was sleeping.
Best tip I got from Bob Fener(sp) believe it or not was to actually leave one side of your tank with algae on it. That way your Kole has a steady place to find algae as well.
Over time they will eat mysis shrimp or other type of foods - at least mine did. Also - mine was pretty fat - but then again I only had the Kole. It was my favorite fish since he always moved about unless it was night and he was sleeping.
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