Other Tang Veggies

[Lockhartia]

I was just curious if anyone offered their tangs vegetable matter other than nori. For example, from time to time when I was managing a LFS, I would bring in quick-steamed (and VERY well scrubbed) heads of broccoli. It took them a little bit, but soon the larger tangs and a magnificent foxface would chew the broccoli down to the branches, all the little florets gone!

I just figured it would be nice to offer them a bit of variety from time to time. There's more than one single type of algae right? Share your thoughts! Thanks!

 

[Ruskin]

They dont get many nutrients from veggies like broccoli or lettuce. I know that you can use something like Sea Veggies with varying degrees of success (based on the colour you feed).

 

[thor32766]

I feed romaine daily and sometime broccoli. I have a naso tang that I bought from a fellow reefer that was raised entirely on romaine for over 6yrs. From a baby to full size adult with streamers. So that was all the evidence I needed.
I feed nori along with romaine daily. The is also what the georiga aqurium feeds their tangs. (romaine)

 

[Chibils]

+1 to thor. Many people swear by romaine as well as nori.

 

[abereefur]

OR sea lettuce. pretty macro algae that grows quick enough to keep up with one tang. (at least in my experience, with a med sized purple tang) but that was at the lfs. starting to grow my own sea lettuce.

 

[cloak]

There are so many algae based foods on the market right now. Broccoli, romaine etc, is just a waste of time. Always seemed like lettuce in, lettuce out. No change.

JMO.