Naso Tang

[aquarix]

hi dudes...

Me having a problem here... My naso tang not eating with what im feeding them... it eat only the algae... how can i train it to eat the food that im feeding them...

can any senior or any experience reefer teach me how to train my fish eat the food that im feeding....

thx...

[akahoshi]

It's common to buy a Naso Tang that is not feeding, and training it to take food is even harder if there are other greedy tangs in your tank..

Now, methods to try..

1. Buy macroaglae for it to gaze on (red bamboo, grapes aglae)

2. Try Live Brine Shrimp

3. Henry's Food (From Marine Life LFS)

These are the few methods of the many methods use to entice a tang to eat.. This topic has been discussed alot before.. try to do a search..

Hope this helps..

[aquarix]

Now, methods to try..

1. Buy macroaglae for it to gaze on (red bamboo, grapes aglae)

(not working)

2. Try Live Brine Shrimp

(not working)

3. Henry's Food (From Marine Life LFS)

(buzy 2 go ml)

try method no1 n no2 not working.....

how???? also tried giving pellet food, live brine shrimp, seaweed, mixed food etc brine shrimp, pellet food, mysis shrimp, cyclopeze n zooplankton mixed with garlic guard then frozen it, red bamboo n even mee siam... still not eating... how??? spend a lot of $$$ on the food already... stressed up sia...

anyone have the same problem with the naso previously????

need some naso expert....

plz...

[akahoshi]

Henry's Food will probably work..

Have you tried Cyclopeeze? Might wanna try that out too..

Moral of the story bro.. Try to check if fish is eating before purchasing it..

[aquarix]

i totally forgot bout that... totally forgot coz of it beauty...

i normally lfs to feed the fishes b4 i purchased it...

hope it dun go up the lorry...

[akahoshi]

Yup, just got to be more careful next time when we buy fishes..

Do keep us updated on the fish..

[aquarix]

2day i show for the first time my naso nipped on the red bamboo n algae..

it looks very weak... really need 2 go down ml n try the ml frozen food....

maybe got luck... going 2molo...

[SoTongBall]

how???? also tried giving pellet food, live brine shrimp, seaweed, mixed food etc brine shrimp, pellet food, mysis shrimp, cyclopeze n zooplankton mixed with garlic guard then frozen it, red bamboo n even mee siam... still not eating... how??? spend a lot of $$$ on the food already... stressed up sia...

mee siam hmm... maybe too spicy, try to cut down on the chilli c how....

tangs r greedy fish, nt 2 worry too much. Since it already started to nib on the reb bamboo, try flooding ur tank with frozen brine & mysis, it should start to feed soon.

[akahoshi]

If your naso tang is a show-size tang, and it doesn't start feeding soon, it may never feed again in captivity.

However, if your naso is still in juvenile stage, you'll have a high chance of getting it feeding..

[aquarix]

hi guys

update

2day i saw my naso tang nipping the red bamboo, seaweedn algae from the LR..

so happy it start to feed... juz hope that it will soon feed on pellet, brine shrimp n mysis shrimp... will not give up.... will try my best to feed it...

[k0na_scab]

yup thats a good sign

juz cont. feeding as per normal

my observations r that , my fishes always go for the formula 1,2 pellets aft they started nipping off the red bamboo

most prob they will take another few days , go stock on some red bamboo for now

IMO u shd qt the fish 1st make sure that it has no ich/wadever

b4 introducing it in the main tank can oso make sure its eating

worst is, its dang hard to catch them out of yr tank !!

sorry guys but abit off topic ,

i realise that some of the Naso tangs are prone to having "sunken-in stomach"

can any1 share abt this ???

[akahoshi]

It is because of their high metabolism rate that they are able to lose their pot belly within a day or two without feeding.. Unless your fish is lazy and greedy..

So just feed your Naso more often.. But watch out for more bioload too..

[aquarix]

my naso went up the lorry...

AHHHHHH........

[acidjazz]

My 7 inch Naso tang have been with me for eleven days.

No signs of stress despite eating very little. Feeds on seaweed and mysis shrimps.

[aquarix]

hi bro...

my previous naso have no sign of stress of sickness...

when days gone by the stomach shrink... when up the lorry 2 days ago..

for yr naso that is a good sign of it eat seaweed n mysis shrimp..

juz keep feeding it... dun let it die of hunger...

[Melvyn Tan]

If Naso (both elegans and literatus) is feeding but little and observation on a day to day basis reveals sunken-in belly or thins out in the body, rest assured it will take a big stroke of luck to ensure survival.

Even though it is feeding at the lfs, it may have problems in your aquarium...even more so when there are other fishes which may bully it.