yellow tang

[jchase1970]

I just got alot of fish and corals from someone moving and one of the fish was a yellow tang. I never intended on getting any tangs for my tank an I need to know if they have a special diet. currently I feed my tank reef flakes, frozen mysis shrimp, or home grown brine shrimp. I mix it up. I also feed my tank some algae sheets pieces for some of the inverts.

 

[Jerry W]

They eat a varied diet; mix up the meaty foods and also use spirulina flake, algae sheets, even pellets. I have one now that eats anything I put in the tank, as well as grazes from the rocks and glass.

 

[jchase1970]

thanks, I fed flakes this morning and the tang was eating flakes so I guess he is accustom to eating anything. Need to get some pellets, keep forgetting at the pet stores, I'm sure the fish like the variety.

 

[Untamed12]

You might need to increase the amount of algae sheets (Nori) that you feed. Yellow tangs will need that in their diet.