SRC Member nicholasloh Posted August 12, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted August 12, 2004 my Powder Brown went on a mushie diet, and became not reef safe. luckily, it was at a place with only 1 pc of mushie rock. but still, i haf plans to renovate and introduce it to a coral environment. or else i will convert the tank to macro algae only, and keep pipes there. so anyone know how to reef-safe it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member nicholasloh Posted August 12, 2004 Author SRC Member Share Posted August 12, 2004 its alradi eating fish food liaoz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member bubble_gum Posted August 12, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted August 12, 2004 no tang is reefsafe!!! here is my experience wif fishes i kept b4(either sold or in FOWLR now)... pt:derasa nipper, only my derasa small bt: clam nipper bigger bt:killed a cleaner shrimp tiny unicorn tang:jus gave it away caused it started eating my xenia never.... i say never add a tang any how bro nic....i suggest u remove the tang or go mushie-less gd luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member iewnehz Posted August 12, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted August 12, 2004 no tang is reefsafe!!! here is my experience wif fishes i kept b4(either sold or in FOWLR now)... pt:derasa nipper, only my derasa small bt: clam nipper bigger bt:killed a cleaner shrimp tiny unicorn tang:jus gave it away caused it started eating my xenia never.... i say never add a tang any how bro nic....i suggest u remove the tang or go mushie-less gd luck haha no luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member danano Posted August 12, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted August 12, 2004 It's important to have adequate LR in your tank. There should be enough LR for your tang(s) to graze/feed on throughout the day. That way, they are less likely to change their diet. After it's settled in, feed it nori and other freeze-dried and/or frozen foods - for a balanced diet. My tangs stomachs are full from grazing on LR the whole day. I supplement their algae diet with nori and marine flake/pellets every other day. On occasion, they get mysis or brine. Some tangs are "more reef-safe" than others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member bubble_gum Posted August 13, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted August 13, 2004 haha no luck! talking abt luck,at least all my tangs are healthy and eating w/o itch beck to the topic... nic is the pbt still munchinng on ur muchies? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member neokn Posted August 13, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted August 13, 2004 I had 3 tangs (Unicorn, Orange shoulder and burple tang) in my tank now. They feed on all the food that I give them except on my leather corals or clams. But they will feed heavy on Red bamboo algae. The only LS that is nibbling on my leather coral is Coral beauty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member ryz Posted August 13, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted August 13, 2004 I have a Yellow Tang a Purple Tang a Regal Tang and a Striped Bristle tooth tang in my reef tank... very packed with corals but no anomalous behavior so far leh... it's constantly nipping at your mushrooms and you see the tissue gone/? Quote Live and Let Live Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member nicholasloh Posted August 13, 2004 Author SRC Member Share Posted August 13, 2004 its like kinda ripped off lor, and u can see dangling tissue. luckily its placed in a tank with other corals. so i shifted the hairy mushie to the main tank. kinda puzzled coz this tang feeds on every thing. i can even hand-feed it...and there are many stalks of red bamboo for it...and i mean a lot. nvm, i guess i shall convert the tank into macro algae and add pipefishes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member nicholasloh Posted August 13, 2004 Author SRC Member Share Posted August 13, 2004 funny thing is that all the other tangs i had kept b4 are so reef-safe, and yet this tang isnt... my scopas and unicorn are ok in the reef tank...the one in the pic. i not very good at dealing with coral-eating buggers, as this is only the 2nd fish that i had that knew how to rip and slash. the other was a velvet damsel back in nov. it died shortly after i did a rescape 1 week after introduced. my angel is reef-safe (koran), my supposedly coral-eater yellow wrasse is fine, and my boxer nvr went on coral-rampage. so i suppose theres no way to treat that brownie's bad habit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desong Posted August 15, 2004 Share Posted August 15, 2004 Being grazers, most Tangs 'nibbles'. This effect is more pronounced if the Tang is kept in a tank too small and/or insufficient food is available. Des Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Supporter ReDDeviLs Posted August 15, 2004 SRC Supporter Share Posted August 15, 2004 is the mushroom green? maybe it mistake if for algae? hehe Quote [ ] [ ] Reef Reefing Reefed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member nicholasloh Posted August 16, 2004 Author SRC Member Share Posted August 16, 2004 the mushie was clay-mud color...perhaps it tot it was miracle mud and decided to try out the product :lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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