SRC Member scarab Posted December 4, 2003 SRC Member Share Posted December 4, 2003 My yellow tang refuses food. try to feed nori, lettuce, frozen food, cyclopeeze, but not eating at all. only nibble at algae on the rocks but the algae is going bare. afraid it will die of hunger. any suggestion for food? Thanx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwilly Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 try cyclop-eeze, it will make yr fish go into feeding frenzy mode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member scarab Posted December 4, 2003 Author SRC Member Share Posted December 4, 2003 the frozen type right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dispar_Anthias Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 How long have you got the fish, IMO dun worry if you just add it to the tank, most probably still adjusting to water condition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terryz_ Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 My yellow tang refuses food. try to feed nori, lettuce, frozen food, cyclopeeze, but not eating at all. only nibble at algae on the rocks but the algae is going bare. afraid it will die of hunger. any suggestion for food? Thanx I think tangs are like tat.. my sailfin and PBT when jus added they jus ignore the food i put in.. and they juz peck algae on the liverock... After a week... they are eating everything i put in... Quote Member of: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mAriNe_enthusiast Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 My yellow tang take the mysis shrimp i feed... Think try soaking the food in garlic will help a bit... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member scarab Posted December 5, 2003 Author SRC Member Share Posted December 5, 2003 it's been there for 3 days only. ok will leave it awhile and monitor. will also try the garlic soak. thanx everyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member scarab Posted December 5, 2003 Author SRC Member Share Posted December 5, 2003 have seen lfs feed them some green veggie, some sort of lettuce i think. they say pek chai. think that will work? or they only like certain type of veggie? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member aStRoBo| Posted December 5, 2003 SRC Member Share Posted December 5, 2003 Shen cai i tink... Quote Everything's sold. Back in 2yrs time. If it's a WRX, it gotta be STI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member scarab Posted December 5, 2003 Author SRC Member Share Posted December 5, 2003 All these veggie name kinda confusing huh? Must ask wifey to go market as ask the uncle there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member scarab Posted December 5, 2003 Author SRC Member Share Posted December 5, 2003 Anyone has suggestion for type of nori? Bought the seaweed from LFS suppose to be specific for tangs and angels but so far none of my tangs have touch it. Tried placing on the glass and on the rock but no takers. Luckily my other tangs are taking my other food Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terryz_ Posted December 5, 2003 Share Posted December 5, 2003 Ermm... i also have tat... no use one... i now dump at in the fish cabinet liao... hehe.. Quote Member of: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mAriNe_enthusiast Posted December 5, 2003 Share Posted December 5, 2003 I try cabbage( i think it's cabbage) and saws my yellow tang nibbling @ it. Must leave it for a while then it will come and taste it. My clown also went to try but guess it doesn't like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member blacknails Posted December 5, 2003 SRC Member Share Posted December 5, 2003 Huh? So those seaweed sold in LFS for veggie eaters are no use? Tangs and Angels won't touch them? Sigh.. I was thinking of buying some... Oh and scarab, don't worry.. If your water conditions and other inhabitants are nice nice, your Tang should be eating soon... Good luck!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Dazza Posted December 6, 2003 SRC Member Share Posted December 6, 2003 well sometimes try something different. I once had a blue tang taht refused to eat for about 5days even after i tried nori, pellets, frozen food etc etc. Finally I bgt 20 cts worth of tubifex worms n drop in some and it started feeding hahaha. I know alot of pple will jump at meand say no tubifex n blood worm etc etc. Well once in a while, unconventional foods do entice picky feeders to eat. I mean even humans if everyday eat fried rice also can get bored rite haha Quote Main Tank : 48 inch by 36 inch by 28 inch (2 sides starphire glass)Sump Tank :Return Pump :Chiller : Starmax Compressor 1 HP Drop coilChiller Return Pump Protein Skimmer :Wave Maker :Fluidised Reactor : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mAriNe_enthusiast Posted December 6, 2003 Share Posted December 6, 2003 I know alot of pple will jump at meand say no tubifex n blood worm etc etc. Any one can explain why these are not suitable food? Dun worry i haben been feeding my fishes with these Huh? So those seaweed sold in LFS for veggie eaters are no use? Tangs and Angels won't touch them? Sigh.. I was thinking of buying some... Yap...my seaweed still in cabinet. Try cabbage instead, u might get better result. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member scarab Posted December 7, 2003 Author SRC Member Share Posted December 7, 2003 Thanx everyone. tried the lettuce. Still no effect. Will look for cabbage. Saw them eating some stringy red algae at the LFS. Tempted to buy one and let it try. You know those kind that stuck to rocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeepBlue Posted December 7, 2003 Share Posted December 7, 2003 You can try tempting it with brine shrimps or try with cyclopeze too, mixed with frozen krills Alternatively, youcan also try hanging a small brocoli branch. lettuce and cabbage are not so gd...diff. for the fishes to digest and does not provide the proper nutrition brocoli does.. interestingly.....many foreign reefers in SRC do feed bloodworms... , but I have enough assortment of frozen food for my fishes...didnt bother Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member AquaRa Posted December 7, 2003 SRC Member Share Posted December 7, 2003 feed it marine algae Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member scarab Posted December 8, 2003 Author SRC Member Share Posted December 8, 2003 Errr, what's marine algae? Any pix? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member sjsheng Posted December 8, 2003 SRC Member Share Posted December 8, 2003 visit our sponsor eAqua.. n search for marine algae that a pic of it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightningstrike Posted December 8, 2003 Share Posted December 8, 2003 try feeding it wif lettuce ( the kind they use to wrap popiah wif). my yellow tang loves it. Quote Austin the Westie: "I may be your best friend, but you are my everything". Lightning Strike's Back!!! Reefkeeping Is Not My Hobby, It's My Obsession. Austin's Birthday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member sjsheng Posted December 8, 2003 SRC Member Share Posted December 8, 2003 i just bought 1 yellow tang... the 1st day i feed it with flake food .. marine algae he bo hiew me... this morning i throw brine shrimp.. and he is eating hungrily... worry me whole night.. .scare it wont eat... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member sjsheng Posted December 8, 2003 SRC Member Share Posted December 8, 2003 how to go to bio oc__n huh.. my house here got 70 103... 72 hougang area.. hw to go huh.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightningstrike Posted December 8, 2003 Share Posted December 8, 2003 bus 70 can go to bio ocean...... if u r travelling from hougang direction, take bus 70 and drop at ST Microelectronics (yellow color building) along yio chu kang road. then walk back about 200m, u will c a row of shophouses there....... screen ur eyes for bio ocean, it's there. Quote Austin the Westie: "I may be your best friend, but you are my everything". Lightning Strike's Back!!! Reefkeeping Is Not My Hobby, It's My Obsession. Austin's Birthday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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