Trick for nori

[kass03]

What I always hated about feeding nori was my fish would rip off big chunks of it right away and then they'd just float around the tank.

I saw a thread on here awhile ago that had some tricks to help.

One was to roll it up like a cig. and put it on a veggie clip. I tried that and it was better but I just tried another way that really works well.
The poster showed a pict. of his which was rolled around a small piece of airline tube and attached with a rubber band going around it several times. Then you attach the tube to the veggie clip.
I tried it today and it really worked good.
I used a little bigger tube than the standard size.

Just thought I would share

kass

 

[Bri Guy]

Neat tip!

Of all your fish which ones eat it and which ones don't.

Im just wonderin what fish actually like it, for future reference.

 

[Limpit]

Tangs for sure go crazy over the stuff.
Mine I swear turns into a Piranha when I put a sheet in the tank.
(insert Jaws or Psycho music here!)

 

[jmkarcz]

I once had a piece of slate the size of the palm of my hand, that I had taken a piece of that plastic white chain, and siliconed one link in an easy to hook edge... Then I used several rubber bands to attach the sheet flat.

The chain link was used in conjunction with a long plastic hook on a rod to lower and retreive the feeding block. The rubberbands held the nori flat, till certain areas were torn free.

J

 

[kass03]

Well the first time I bought nori many years ago my tangs really didnt eat it. I dunno why if it was the brand or old whatever.

I used to feed mine broccoli all the time and they loved that.

Anyway Bri to answer, I got some again about a month ago and they just tear into it like limpet said. In fact I just put some in and my yellow tang attacked it with my hand still there. If I wanted I coulda caught him in my hand lol. He just kept eating even though my hand was an inch away from him.
I have 5 tangs and they all love it. Even the powder blue I just got ate it the day I got it.
My clowns like to hang around it while the tangs rip it off and grab pieces to. My 6 line wrasse hangs by it also but not sure if it eats any.
The only fish that really pick it off the lettuce clip that I have are the tangs. The others eat the flying scraps.

I like this rubberband around the tube trick cuz I can feed them more often without big chunks of it going around the tank.

kass

 

[Limpit]

Heres a pic from a couple of years back of a Clown Trigger I had that loved the stuff also.
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/75836saladtrigger.jpg
I won't mention that it ate anything that I put into the tank, oops I just did!

 

[prugs]