what are the best Pomacanthus foods

[BANDIT ANGEL]

My emperor will only feed on Hikari pellets and other man-made food. It won't eat other frozen food I provided. Why?

 

[wdt2000]

The only other Emperor (that I personally know of) making the complete transition from juvi to adult coloration was fed NLS pellets.
Coincidence?

How old was your Emperor when it started to change? I will have had my Emperor for 1 year this May with no major signs of changing. I also feed NLS (2 types) along with other food items.

 

[jd474]

How big of an aquarium are you talking, Gary? No pellets here (yet, anyway):

 

[gasman059]

I've struggled with this over the years. But Rogersreeffood does the trick, in terms of colors, health and most importanly it keeps them occupied during the day since the food stays put inside the mesh causing him to hover around it and eat every so often.

 

[Fig]

I took the NLS challenge, fed the fish in my 180 fowl tank for the last 4 months. Auto feeder 3 times per day. Nothing else. Fish are healthy and haven't looked better.

 

[djkms]

I took the NLS challenge, fed the fish in my 180 fowl tank for the last 4 months. Auto feeder 3 times per day. Nothing else. Fish are healthy and haven't looked better.

Well i know NLS pellets are really good for our fish. They even state on their container something like for best results only use these pellets. All my fish eat the pellets through the auto feeder but I am real reluctant to ONLY feed NLS pellets, especially with my Moorish Idol.

 

[Fig]

http://nlsfishfood.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=28&Itemid=42

Looks like these Idols are doing ok.

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

How old was your Emperor when it started to change? I will have had my Emperor for 1 year this May with no major signs of changing. I also feed NLS (2 types) along with other food items.

April 2007 (newly imported sub-adult)

August 2007

November 2007

March 2008

March 2011

 

[geaux xman]

very nice pics Gary! what other occupants do you have in the tank?

 

[wdt2000]

Have you researched the Hikari jumbo mysis? My large angels LOVE them, and since I've heard krill can be a bit fatty, I thought it might be a good replacement.

I finally got around to trying some of the jumbo mysis and all I can say is wow. I feed mysis every day, but the jumbo mysis really made my angel go into a feeding frenzy like nothing else I have tried.