What do you feed your large angelfish?

[kirkaz]

I feed a variety, many good foods mentioned above. One more: I like to feed Angels spirulina loaded frozen brine. This seems a good way to get extra greens into fish that really need it. All fish scarf it up like they do mysis, but are also getting a serving of veggies. ( Sounds like a V-8 commercial.)

Who makes it Steve? and how big are the indivdual brine shrimp? I always thought brine was too small for bigger fish.

 

[BPCEO]

NLS pellets, Formula 1 flake, mysis, brine, krill, squid, + angel formula....

He pretty much loves it all

 

[MrTuskfish]

Who makes it Steve? and how big are the indivdual brine shrimp? I always thought brine was too small for bigger fish.

The stuff I have now is Hakari, but most of the frozen food mfgs have it. It is a small bite, but plain brine is really just a lot of nothing (IMO). The gut-loaded stuff seems to be more of a bite and my fish love it. I sure wouldn't buy it as a staple though----I just look at it as another way to get algae into fish, all my Angels and Tangs love it; non-herbivores do too. I remember the last cube of reg BS I thawed & rinsed (that was way back..); there just wasn't anything there. This stuff seems to have some bulk, though.

 

[MrTuskfish]

Who makes it Steve? and how big are the indivdual brine shrimp? I always thought brine was too small for bigger fish.

Just an afterthought (too late to edit) to my drivel above, Kirk...er Craig. You weren't referring to baby brine shrimp were you? Adult brine has fallen from grace so completely that I think many folks automatically think baby brine. Adult BS are almost as big as ocean harvested mysis; but (IMO) mostly shell.

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

Yes, this is for my soon to arrive Emperor; I find them irresistible. I formerly had one, but that was many years ago. That particular tank gets: nori, PE mysis, NLS pellets, and I was wondering if I need a sponge based food.

And yes, this is for juvenile angels (emperor and a blue faced) of large species.

nori, PE mysis, NLS pellets are good choices.
IMO/IME sponge based commercially prepared frozen helped get my Emperor through the transformation to adult size/coloration. I would use it. Once it reaches adult size make sure to use the large size NLS pellets

 

[kirkaz]

Just an afterthought (too late to edit) to my drivel above, Kirk...er Craig. You weren't referring to baby brine shrimp were you? Adult brine has fallen from grace so completely that I think many folks automatically think baby brine. Adult BS are almost as big as ocean harvested mysis; but (IMO) mostly shell.

Either way, I saw the stuff you are referring to on F & S. I will certainly buy a flat the next order (which will be soon). Sounds like these guys are slightly bigger than the standard Hikari Brine? Which I have a flat of in my freezer collecting freezer burn.

 

[MrTuskfish]

Either way, I saw the stuff you are referring to on F & S. I will certainly buy a flat the next order (which will be soon). Sounds like these guys are slightly bigger than the standard Hikari Brine? Which I have a flat of in my freezer collecting freezer burn.

Yeah, and they're green. Fish scarf them up like they do brine, but are getting a
good bite of spirulina as well. I really don't know if this is really any different than feeding any of the spirulina based dried foods; it just seems to be eaten more aggressively by all my fish and there isn't any waste. Your Sohal will love it; I assume all your other fish have to wait until its safe to eat. The way all my Sohal's tankmates defer to the king reminds me of my dogs. The little beagle is boss and my springer spaniel, twice the size, knows it.

 

[locust]

Can someone please tell me what NLS pellets are? Thanks.

 

[snorvich]

New Life Spectrum Thera-A Formula, Sinking Pellet Fish Food is NLS. Excellent food.

 

[locust]

Thanks Snorvich, i'll try some out, it seems a very popular one.

 

[lhm nole]

Formula 1 and 2 flakes tetra color granules frozen plankton, krill, spiralina flakes fresh shrimp and seaweed and occasional scallop.

 

[LobsterOfJustice]

I've never been happy with my homemade fish foods. I inevitably have clouds of particles in the water. Tolerable in the reef, since many corals will eat it, but in the FO, it's just algae food. Even tried the gel binder once. Maybe I did it wrong Anyways, I'll stick to individual ingredients rotated out daily, where I control the particle size.

I get the live blackworms at a LFS, but I know you can order them online. Frankly, if you can find a couple other reefers to split it with, it would be worth it. They are super easy to keep in the fridge. They last for weeks if cared for properly.

Peter I had the same problem with home made fish foods - never could get the particle size right, just ended up with gross slime. Try freezing the ingredients then running them over a cheese grater when frozen. I have been doing this with shrimp and scallops and it ends up as 100% useable particle size.