anyways to fatten up powder blue tang ?

[big_ben102000]

i got my powder blue for about 5 weeks now, started feeding on formula 1 and 2 pellets after my tank ran out of red bamboo. however it got skinner, is there any food i can feed to fatten it up ?

[Morpheous]

Yup! seaweed

[big_ben102000]

any perticular kind ? dried ? can purchase from any aquarium ?

[chtan23]

any perticular kind ? dried ? can purchase from any aquarium ?

I use those roasted seaweed, flat sheet type, meant for sushi roll. Just make sure it is unseason type.

[wilsontantw]

i got my powder blue for about 5 weeks now, started feeding on formula 1 and 2 pellets after my tank ran out of red bamboo. however it got skinner, is there any food i can feed to fatten it up ?

Here're some food you can consider:

1) Dr Basslett's pellets (more bang for your buck)

2) Henry's gourmet (that one is a sure work for your wish)

3) Nori dried seaweed

4) Feed more more more!

How often do you feed your fish? i feed mine at least once a day. Sometimes up to 3 times a day with different mix.

[big_ben102000]

cant get henry's food alittle too out of the way for me. where can i get nori dry seaweed? yea Dr Basslett's pellets is kinda exp. i feed my fish about 2 - 3 times a day. all my other tangs and fishes are fat except for the powder blue

[chtan23]

you can get from market stall selling dry food. or from supermarket like ntuc. China made around $2+, japan made around $5

[big_ben102000]

oo ok cool will get them in the evening. thanks everyone

[nwyk153]

I feed my fishes 3 times a day.

-Morning = 3 cubes frozen mysis and Formula 1 pellet

-Afternoon = Formula 1 pellet or 1/2 piece of Dried Nori

-Night = 2 cubes frozen mysis with 1 cube angel formula frozen food or formula 1 pellet.

u should have seen how fat my tang and angel is. lol!

[wilsontantw]

cant get henry's food alittle too out of the way for me. where can i get nori dry seaweed? yea Dr Basslett's pellets is kinda exp. i feed my fish about 2 - 3 times a day. all my other tangs and fishes are fat except for the powder blue

u stay in the east (me too), im @ bedok reservoir, next time if i drop by, i'll try to get some for you

For Dr Basslett's pellets, actually it's cheaper than formula XX if you compare weight to weight. (trust me, look out for the weight of the bottle vs the price). it is value for money.

Like some of the fellow reefers, i mix all different type of food for daily feed. I don't have a regular schedule of what to feed. But for sure, they get pellets + nori seaweed everyday.

My seaweed is those from LFS (very EX ah), but i tried finding from NTUC, those are 'flavoured' or 'seasoned'... so can't use in marine. I still can't seemed to find from supermarkets... so i'll stick with LFS type.

HTH.

[big_ben102000]

i stay at yck. lol... i will go going down to ntuc later to find.. try my luck. hahaa... if cant then i will get Dr Basslett's pellets. feeding my tangs formula 1&2, brineshrimps and mysis now..

[Morpheous]

U can get those from market as mentioned by chtan23. Jus make sure its non seasoned type.

Cheap and last very long.

[big_ben102000]

alright will take note of that

[mopiko]

i got mine from daiso 2 bucks per pack. try getting those specially for california sushi roll cos it'll last longer when clip onto the tank. i usually soak mine overnight with garlic juice, selcon and vitimin c to build up immunity. HTH

[yikai]

how come u say u tank already feeding on pellet, but getting skinner? O.o Could it be internal parasite?

[big_ben102000]

yea its already feeding on pellets. i think some reefers also experience this problems. i have tried keeping this fish several times in the past. almost all of them start taking pellets after a few days, however they dont grow fat, they either die mysteriously or due to ich. this only happens to pbt that i have kept. gold rim and powder brown dont have this problem.

now my tang is swimming against my water outlet in my tank... still feeding though, but the colour is alittle faded.

[yikai]

hmm colour fading? I think it lacks nutrition...Try feeding it some herbivore food asap. like nori. or lettuce.

[big_ben102000]

yea colour abit faded. spam formula 2 this morning now looking better. will be going to some lfs later on the way to town, think i will try get the seaweed from diaso. pretty economical. haha

[yikai]

good to hear. PBT very problem one... hope urs beocome fat and string

[Morpheous]

Bro, PBT swimming against current is not good news, its a signal that ich may be giving it discomfort.

Would suggest u take it out for medication or apply hypo-salinity

[big_ben102000]

it only did that for awhile. now its doing fine, swimming round the tank chasing my blue tang, colour is fine too. yea ich does appear once in awhile. i dont want to take the fish out unless i think its really necessary. i think isolating the fish will cause more stress and harm imo.

[RevellClownfish]

Bro jus my 2cent..Tang are herbivore(do i spell it rite? ) And if u feed meat stuff more than veggie the outcome will be. 1st your tang will easily get ich & 2nd they will turn aggressive... Wat u can do is a do it yurself food base.. simply put 1cup of mysis n brine shrimp buy a purely spirulina health products(grind them into powder) Buy a seaweed, Garlic liquid(to get their appetite goin) and put in multi vita and t.mineral in..n grind2 them all together and let it freeze...Or if you are lazy to do dat..jus drop by hong leong shopping ctr and purchase da delicious Henry's Gourmet..My fish find them very irrisistable(Anotha spelling error hmm shud study back)

[big_ben102000]

yea i trying to feed them veggies now lolz... hopefully it works

[big_ben102000]

ok, got these seaweeds from daiso earlier. cant read jap so i just look at the ingredients which are printed on some of the packets of weed. this packet is one of the few that doesnt have any ingredients printed on it so i assume the weeds does not contain anything. anyone who can read jap can help me translate and see if there is any other forms of favouring or seasoning added to it that is printed in jap? if not i will let my taste buds do the talking haha..

[yikai]

shud be ok. u taste first... lol