Is it possible for Kole tangs to overeat? I recently added a blue spotted sharpnose puffer to my tank and was attempting to feed him for the first time.
He's a little shy when I drop pellets and flakes due to the tangs and chromis going nuts at feeding time, so I figured I'd drop pellets and let those guys eat and then drop half a shrimp in for the puffer after everyone else had eaten.
Well things didn't really go as planned and the Kole tang basically dragged around half a shrimp for the next 10 minutes slowly ripping it apart. Just seems like an awful lot of food for a not all that large fish. Do I need to be concerned about the volume of food it's putting away? Not terribly worried about the puffer, it did manage to get a couple of bites in.
He's a little shy when I drop pellets and flakes due to the tangs and chromis going nuts at feeding time, so I figured I'd drop pellets and let those guys eat and then drop half a shrimp in for the puffer after everyone else had eaten.
Well things didn't really go as planned and the Kole tang basically dragged around half a shrimp for the next 10 minutes slowly ripping it apart. Just seems like an awful lot of food for a not all that large fish. Do I need to be concerned about the volume of food it's putting away? Not terribly worried about the puffer, it did manage to get a couple of bites in.
As long as your puffer is getting enough to eat I wouldn't be concerned.
