Which Tang is hardest to feed?

[akahoshi]

Hi all,

Another poll.. this time on eating tangs.. which tang is hardest to feed?

Please note that only vote for the fish that you actually tried. Or else if not, then AT will beat the rest hands down...lol

Also, if you actually got one of the listed fishes to eat, pls state what you used to make them eat?? (e.g. - Henry's food, garlicguard, nori..etc) Also please state whether you knew if they were already eating at the LFS..

Thanks all! (I have a feeling clown tang will have a good competition with AT!)

[PBT]

actually all are easy to feed ..feed it with red bamboo algae..they wil start to eat even i u put the fish today

[veliferium]

for me i will say AT and clown tang,i have heard u have to flood the whole holding container wif food in order to get them to eat(clown Tang)

[rockfish]

As for me..

Among all the tangs i tried... Powder blue is the hardest.

Maybe becos i have other tangs in there, so its afraid to come out and eat...

I feel Its very timid.

[searching4dan]

IMO, all tangs are very greedy..

depends on ur luck bro..

some are terriority by nature..

some timid like shit..

[reeftask]

IMO, all tangs are very greedy..

depends on ur luck bro..

some are terriority by nature..

some timid like shit..

I agree with him. Its like humans.

[angelfishlover]

Achilles tang sounds like it is very hard to feed the founder of this club.

[Vlamingi_cont]

Voted clown tang... Tried once and gave up... unless second one's colour is intense...

[yikai]

definately clown tang. although achilles tang also hard to feed, i find it more hardy than clown tangs. clown tangs are just difficult-er (if there is such a word)...tried one last time and it died.

[legendz1987]

well i would say clown tang it is.. tried 2 times but cannot survive.. it always seems to be nipping on the rocks.. i thought they will eat.. but i guess not..

[sunny03]

well i would say clown tang it is.. tried 2 times but cannot survive.. it always seems to be nipping on the rocks.. i thought they will eat.. but i guess not..

on my 2nd tried i got my clown tang feeding now even dare to challange x2 sohar ..

[jythong]

My clown tang was feeding on day 1 upon release into tang, didn't test feed it at LFS. But it died mysteriously on 2nd week.

[kueytoc]

AT-dt

[Goondoo]

I think no Tangs can resist feasts of fresh algae. My tang and algae blenny go crazy when ever I dump in my "scrubber"'s netting.

[Joeteng]

what food you guys feed to make them so healthy and fat? mine yellow tang eat alot but still skinny

[Joeteng]

can you put two tang together in a tank? cos one just die suddenly

[Solo77]

Give them red bamboo, pellet and mysis to pump their fats. However, if there is a bully, the timid and shy one is unlikely to get that many food.

[samchenz]

can you put two tang together in a tank? cos one just die suddenly

I have some tangs living together....not much issue but of course there will be a "show of fins opening" to show who is the boss.

Currently have 1 naso, 1blue, 1 sailfin, 2 YT. Other bros here have even more types and some tang species are less tolerant to other tangs.

Normally, for newcomers, I will put it in a basket first, for it to recognise what is food (roasted seaweed/pellets etc). After feeding a few days, (maybe 3 days) release into tank. Then continue to replenish seaweed frequently, after a while become pui tang.

Red bamboo mentioned by Solo77 is a good idea too, since it is "natural food" from the sea.

[Ketchup]

I think Red bamboo may not be accepted by some of the tangs... especially those already used to the clipped Nori/seaweed.

[Bulldozer]

Contribute a bit here.

My 2 Yellow Tangs are still the 'King' of my tank.

But the Smaller Scopas Tang dares to challenge them at times.

All feeding well and easy from the start.

My Blue Tang is the 'PIG' of them all.... starts eating pellets from day 2..

Enough TaNGS in my Tank liao..

[Ketchup]

Blue tang is usually the easiest to feed on pellets i think.. Yellow Tang is a grazer so easier on seaweed..

[Johan]

Well this discussion can drag on for years,but still worth to follow.

Mind you for all fish that is hard to feed, lately we have frozen Cyclop-eeze .. Comes in various grades and is eager eaten even by fish we normally tend to say.. "I give you hardly any chance "..

Pure or " in the mix " all fish will eat it as soon as it is administered to the tank.....

Beside that crustaceans ( Lysmanta) but also Trimma like fish and even Mandarins !! LOVE IT...

After a few days they notice when the feeding frenzy will take place and get to the surface!!

Enjoy!!

For those new to the hobby Cyclop-eeze is NOT Cyclops !! But more related to Calanus finmarchius.

It is nowadays considered as a "must" for Reef Tanks . I use it on my Tubastrea aurea and others....Polyps extend enormous in NO TIME!!

[Fishyfish]

Hi all,

I bought a PBT on sat which just arrived in CF on dat day. I did not have a chance to see it feed as it only just arrived.

Now 3 days later, it has not begin to feed in my 2 foot QT tank. It showed no interest in garlic soaked pellets, nori, Henry's, frozen mysis/brine, flakes, shredded seaweed. Is it doomed? It ls a beautiful 5 inch specimen with no ich and getting only uv treated water. The QT tank is even strewn with small LR with algae growing from my ATS.

I just swims leisurely with regular gill beats, not shy, not stressed but not eating.

What else can I do to initiate a feedng response? How many days will a newly arrived PBT need before it decides to eat? What is the longest no of days you've experienced?

I have not tried red bamboo or frozen cyclopeeze yet. What do you think?

I'm frustrated and in despair...

[DUCADOS]

For me I feel that it's the powder blue

[Fishyfish]

Update. Tried offering red bamboo. No interest as well. Moved him to a 4 ft LPS tank. Only other fish is a clown coris. Hope can get it to feed soon. Got a bottle of Sea-chem garlic guard to try out. The kent marine one didn't seem to attract its attention.