Good food for my community

fishaman · 03/08/2009, 07:18 PM

I have a variety of fish in my tank (plus corals) and I'm looking for a dry food that they will all enjoy. I also have seaweed veggies for my tangs. I'm now feeding them mysis dried shrimp.

Any suggestions / testimonies?

bassn99 · 03/08/2009, 07:52 PM

You will probably get a wide variety of replies on this topic. But I'M SURE one of the first questions will be "what species of fish"
They all require some sort of a specialized diet. Other than that, OSI IMHO makes some of the best dry food there is. They have a variety of flake for meat eaters and the veggie eaters.

Toddrtrex · 03/08/2009, 08:02 PM

I prefer frozen food, but since you asked about dry food, the only one that I can recommend (( and use )) is Spectrum Pellets.

kraze3 · 03/08/2009, 08:05 PM

I use formula one and two pellets and flakes. Also have a few others from Ocean Nutrition.

fishaman · 03/08/2009, 08:31 PM

here's a list of what i have in my tank. i will definitely try some of your recommendations.

1 yellowtang
1 convict tang
1 fox face rabbit
4 clowns
2 chromis
2 fire fish
1 lawnmover blenny
1 diamong goby

Saltliquid · 03/08/2009, 08:53 PM

I mainly use frozen food as well with heaps of salt in it,but once or twice week i use these dry foods to give the tank a rest.

HBH,super soft with krill and super soft spirulina and hang some nori in the tank of course.

They seem to work,i have used them as my dry food for a few years now and seem to work well.

drparker · 03/08/2009, 09:25 PM

I feed Rod's Food. A great mix of frozen stuff. Do a search you'll see nothing but raves.

03/08/2009, 07:18 PM	#1
fishaman Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: New Jersey Posts: 163	Good food for my community I have a variety of fish in my tank (plus corals) and I'm looking for a dry food that they will all enjoy. I also have seaweed veggies for my tangs. I'm now feeding them mysis dried shrimp. Any suggestions / testimonies? __________________ (1) Foxface (2) Skunk Clowns (4) Osc Clowns (Nemo) (1) lawnmower blenny (1) Orange Goby (1) bullet goby (1) yellow tang (1) hippo tang (1) firefish (2) purple firefish (1) blue damsel (1) fireshrimp (4) peppermint shrimp (2) emerald crabs (1) engineer goby A few (10) pieces of corals (all frags) A host of snails and blue leg crabs If I had it my way, I would spend half my day fishing and the other half watching my fish! Fishaman Current Tank Info: 180 Gallon Saltwater

03/08/2009, 07:52 PM	#2
bassn99 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Louisiana Posts: 60	Need Fish List You will probably get a wide variety of replies on this topic. But I'M SURE one of the first questions will be "what species of fish" They all require some sort of a specialized diet. Other than that, OSI IMHO makes some of the best dry food there is. They have a variety of flake for meat eaters and the veggie eaters.

03/08/2009, 08:02 PM	#3
Toddrtrex Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Carol Stream, IL Posts: 23,162	I prefer frozen food, but since you asked about dry food, the only one that I can recommend (( and use )) is Spectrum Pellets. __________________ Click my name and then "visit toddrtrex's homepage" for tank pictures Current Tank Info: 210g reef and 65g reef

03/08/2009, 08:31 PM	#5
fishaman Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: New Jersey Posts: 163	here's a list of what i have in my tank. i will definitely try some of your recommendations. 1 yellowtang 1 convict tang 1 fox face rabbit 4 clowns 2 chromis 2 fire fish 1 lawnmover blenny 1 diamong goby __________________ (1) Foxface (2) Skunk Clowns (4) Osc Clowns (Nemo) (1) lawnmower blenny (1) Orange Goby (1) bullet goby (1) yellow tang (1) hippo tang (1) firefish (2) purple firefish (1) blue damsel (1) fireshrimp (4) peppermint shrimp (2) emerald crabs (1) engineer goby A few (10) pieces of corals (all frags) A host of snails and blue leg crabs If I had it my way, I would spend half my day fishing and the other half watching my fish! Fishaman Current Tank Info: 180 Gallon Saltwater

03/08/2009, 08:53 PM	#6
Saltliquid Registered Member. Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Brisbane Australia Posts: 911	food I mainly use frozen food as well with heaps of salt in it,but once or twice week i use these dry foods to give the tank a rest. HBH,super soft with krill and super soft spirulina and hang some nori in the tank of course. They seem to work,i have used them as my dry food for a few years now and seem to work well.

03/08/2009, 08:05 PM	#4
kraze3 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: RI Posts: 2,373	I use formula one and two pellets and flakes. Also have a few others from Ocean Nutrition.

03/08/2009, 09:25 PM	#7
drparker Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Palatine, IL Posts: 2,652	I feed Rod's Food. A great mix of frozen stuff. Do a search you'll see nothing but raves.