food

[sinner]

hi guys,

i'm currently feeding my blue tang pellets which he does't seem to like wat else can i feed him with? can nori be replaced?

[Nic a Jon]

my blue tang initially eat nori and lettuce only, now pellets, brine and mysis shrimp also.

[sinner]

that means the natural food for the blue tang are nori and lettuce? am i correct to say that?

[lightningstrike]

my blue tang eats lettuce and brine shrimp.

[seamonkee]

Most tangs eat almost anything... brine shrimp, lettuce, green vegetation, nori, seaweed, food pellet.

Mine takes all the above...

Did you just bought your blue tang? Cause usually it takes a few days for it to settle in the tank before it actually eats... Is it hiding most of the time? If so, then it is still accliminating itself to the new environment...

If it is so, I suggest u wait one or two days before feeding...

[sinner]

heheheheheh my blue tang have been with me for 3wks been tru hiding and to white spots then cured after 2wk now finally it's out to feed!!!! now very excited coz he dun seem to like the pellets leh

[seamonkee]

heheheheheh my blue tang have been with me for 3wks been tru hiding and to white spots then cured after 2wk now finally it's out to feed!!!! now very excited coz he dun seem to like the pellets leh

Try some nori soak in garlic... the strong garlic will attract it... and also works as an ich repellant...

[sinner]

i soak pellets with kent garlic Xtream... if i soak nori would't it be soggy?

[Dispar_Anthias]

Try some nori soak in garlic... the strong garlic will attract it... and also works as an ich repellant...

IMo soaking brine shrimp with garluic solution will be a much choice to get them to eat. But later once its start eating greedily, you shoudl change its diet to more green than meat.

[ah^siao]

y more green that meet?

[terryansimon]

because they are naturally herbivorous? I think?

and veg diet = healthy diet.

okay I'm crapping

[ah^siao]

ya i know they are plant eaters.. but surely meat will do them good too?? protein?

[terryansimon]

fish = protein based nutrient liao. what for they want to ingest additional protein?

[ah^siao]

for growth and muscle growth.. hahha.a.a.......

[terryansimon]

fish is a source of animal protein already what.

their main source of protein will come from other fishes and the algae/vegetables they consume.