Frozen food?

cornraker · 10/26/2010, 11:01 AM

I just bought some Rod's food fish only blend, and my fish LOVE it. They tear it up as fast as they can and beg for more. I just want to know if it's ok to feed them frozen food all the time instead of half dry half frozen?

Toddrtrex · 10/26/2010, 11:24 AM

The only time my fish get dry (( Spectrum pellets )) is when I am too lazy to go to the freezer. So, IMO, it is more than okay to feed them frozen all the time.

Floowid · 10/26/2010, 11:33 AM

Provided your fish are obligate carnivores and frozen food provides their dietary needs, then by all means feed them frozen every day. If you have some herbivores in there then don't forget the nori and/or spirulina flake

cornraker · 10/26/2010, 11:35 AM

The food i'm using has nori flakes in it as well and my tang and butterfly love it.

lordofthereef · 10/26/2010, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by cornraker

The food i'm using has nori flakes in it as well and my tang and butterfly love it.

I don't think you could sustain a tang with just that specific frozen food. They are all-day grazers. IMO you NEED a veggie clip in the tank for them at all times. My two medium tangs go through a sheet of nori a day, and I bet they would eat more if given the opportunity.

aleonn · 10/26/2010, 01:59 PM

It depends on whether you have omnivores and herbivores in the tank. I always switch up the food every few days regardless.

IslandCrow · 10/26/2010, 03:24 PM

I believe the Rod's fish only food does have veggies in it, and in general, you can due to the diversity of food types in it, you can probably get away with feeding that only. I'd still agree that it would be best to feed the tangs at a minimum a supplemental vegetarian diet, unless you have a good amount of algae for them to graze on. Either way, there's probably no such thing as too much variety, so I wouldn't worry about the ratio, but throwing in another type of food from time to time is always good.

10/26/2010, 11:01 AM	#1
cornraker Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Germantown, MD Posts: 108	Frozen food? I just bought some Rod's food fish only blend, and my fish LOVE it. They tear it up as fast as they can and beg for more. I just want to know if it's ok to feed them frozen food all the time instead of half dry half frozen?

10/26/2010, 11:24 AM	#2
Toddrtrex Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Carol Stream, IL Posts: 23,162	The only time my fish get dry (( Spectrum pellets )) is when I am too lazy to go to the freezer. So, IMO, it is more than okay to feed them frozen all the time. __________________ Click my name and then "visit toddrtrex's homepage" for tank pictures Current Tank Info: 210g reef and 65g reef

10/26/2010, 11:33 AM	#3
Floowid Registered Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Centerville, UT Posts: 712	Provided your fish are obligate carnivores and frozen food provides their dietary needs, then by all means feed them frozen every day. If you have some herbivores in there then don't forget the nori and/or spirulina flake __________________ 75 gallon mixed reef

10/26/2010, 03:24 PM	#7
IslandCrow Reef Monkey Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Rockledge, Fl Posts: 5,759	I believe the Rod's fish only food does have veggies in it, and in general, you can due to the diversity of food types in it, you can probably get away with feeding that only. I'd still agree that it would be best to feed the tangs at a minimum a supplemental vegetarian diet, unless you have a good amount of algae for them to graze on. Either way, there's probably no such thing as too much variety, so I wouldn't worry about the ratio, but throwing in another type of food from time to time is always good. __________________ All opinions in the above message should be taken with 35 ppt salt. -Mike C. Current Tank Info: I have a reef screen saver on my phone, does that count?

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10/26/2010, 11:35 AM	#4
cornraker Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Germantown, MD Posts: 108	The food i'm using has nori flakes in it as well and my tang and butterfly love it.

10/26/2010, 01:59 PM	#6
aleonn Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 4,041	It depends on whether you have omnivores and herbivores in the tank. I always switch up the food every few days regardless.