How do you normally train tangs to munch on seaweed

[fatphotoboy]

How do all the senior here train tangs to munch on seaweed (Nori).

I have them in iso acrylic box, but they still wont munch on them. (using TLF seaweed clip)

Do i really have to starve them and have them eventually eat seaweed (nori)

[kenyee]

I dun train them to eat seaweed..most important thing is they eat..usually they will feed on mysis/seaweed 1st b4 pellet as in the wild where got pellet to eat..haha..if u really want ur tang to eat seaweed, clip/tie to rock the seaweed in ur tank n wait lo..tang usually will eat non-stop..they peck ard everywhere..they will eat if they like it..my tangs eat each other poo too fyi..

Good luck..

[fatphotoboy]

Thanks.

Will try and see. mine eat mysis and pellet. but it cant seem to see seaweed as food. 

[JMW]

Try to refrain feeding mysis & pellets for awhile, just put nori on the clip? It might also help to break up abit of nori in small bits, fish tend to nip at small bits floating in the current 

[vinccc2009]

What seaweed did u buy?
My tangs don't like the brown seaweed but green seaweed is their fav.


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[fatphotoboy]

On 10/29/2016 at 11:10 AM, JMW said:

Try to refrain feeding mysis & pellets for awhile, just put nori on the clip? It might also help to break up abit of nori in small bits, fish tend to nip at small bits floating in the current 

Thanks.

Will try and see.

 

[Joboh]

Just try every alternative day and they will eat eventually. All my fishes including chromis eat nori.

[nasotang]

Can rub and tear

in small pieces all and disperse through tank 

[Joboh]

It will discompose and add phosphate to the tank if not remove or eaten!

[archcherub]

On 10/29/2016 at 0:04 PM, vinccc2009 said:

What seaweed did u buy?
My tangs don't like the brown seaweed but green seaweed is their fav.


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paiseh got name of the seaweed plant? then i can tell the uncle at the shop what to buy, so easier for me. ^.^

[kenyee]

3 hours ago, archcherub said:

paiseh got name of the seaweed plant? then i can tell the uncle at the shop what to buy, so easier for me. ^.^

U can try this..got the purple seaweed too..my tangs are crazy over this..haha

[vinccc2009]

4 hours ago, archcherub said:

paiseh got name of the seaweed plant? then i can tell the uncle at the shop what to buy, so easier for me. ^.^

I bought Ocean Nutrition Red Marine Algae

[digibee]

Steps to train your tang to munch on seaweeds:-

• Knock on your tank glass to attract the tang attention
• Bring out a piece of seaweed when the tang is looking at you
• Put the seaweed in your mouth and munch it...
• The tang will see and learn ...
  

 

Just kidding .....

Once the tang is happy in the tank; they will eat anything you throw in including the seaweed.
Your tang is not eating seaweed now; coz it is unhappy or stressed out.

[blackghost]

i dont train my tangs also but whenever i feed using a clip

it takes one nip to launch the whole tank into a feeding frenzy and i do alternate between feeding pellets, frozen foods (mysis, brine) and seaweed

i have a mixture of clowns, chromis, coral beauty and 3 tangs (blue, yellow and sailfin)

[Harlequinmania]

Some time have to try with different type of seaweed until you found one that they like best.

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[archcherub]

On 12/27/2016 at 6:51 PM, kenyee said:

U can try this..got the purple seaweed too..my tangs are crazy over this..haha

thanks for the photo! thank u