Feeding My Fish??

quietstorm · 03/05/2006, 09:42 AM

Hello Again RC Swimmers,

I finally added some fish to my new tank after 1 1/2 month of cycling. I have just purchased 2 Tamato Clowns and 1 Coral Beauty Angel(dwarf). I did some reading on their diets and found out that they are all omnivours. I have been feeding the two Clowns mysis shrimp. I have some snails in my tank so I have some algae sheets on a clip in the tank. Then I purchased the Coral Beauty and bought some frozen food called marine cuisine. It was recommended by my LFS specifically for angelfish. I just was wondering is this a good food for my fish. And how often should I feed them daily and weekly. If you have any suggestions or advice feel free to post them.

Tank Setup:
16 gal Bow
17 lbs LR
20 lbs bio-active argonite LS
2 Tamato Clowns (tank raised)
1 Coral Beauty Angel (dwarf)
Emerald Crab
1 Hermit Crab
Cleaner Shrimp
5 Snails (margarita/turbo mix)

AJ69 · 03/05/2006, 09:56 AM

I would recommend twice a day( not saturate) also the nori sheets you should only clip half of it IMO due that you only have a dwarf angel,the clowns will munch on it also.
GL

BlackOnyx · 03/05/2006, 11:19 AM

Twice a day in a 16gal? I feed my fish 1 a day or whenever I feel like it.

My angel doesnt have much to do with the algae he loves his meaty foods thou. I dont know that your snails will go for essentially dried algae either. Once you add a coral from outside your almost certain to get some real algae.

A 16gal is a little small for any dwarf angel too.

quietstorm · 03/11/2006, 07:19 PM

I woke up one morning and found one of my margarita snails on the nori and it was nearly gone. I walked in the room the other day and found another snail on the peice of nori again. I think the word is out for them that there is free food

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Originally posted by BlackOnyx
Twice a day in a 16gal? I feed my fish 1 a day or whenever I feel like it.

My angel doesnt have much to do with the algae he loves his meaty foods thou. I dont know that your snails will go for essentially dried algae either. Once you add a coral from outside your almost certain to get some real algae.

A 16gal is a little small for any dwarf angel too.

theop · 03/11/2006, 07:29 PM

My clown and dwarf angel would never eat nori, so eventually I gave up.

Marine cuisine is fine, but it doesn't have any vegetable matter. Good options are Formula 2 flake or frozen or "Emerald Entree" frozen cubes.

03/05/2006, 09:42 AM	#1
quietstorm Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Alexandria Posts: 49	Feeding My Fish?? Hello Again RC Swimmers, I finally added some fish to my new tank after 1 1/2 month of cycling. I have just purchased 2 Tamato Clowns and 1 Coral Beauty Angel(dwarf). I did some reading on their diets and found out that they are all omnivours. I have been feeding the two Clowns mysis shrimp. I have some snails in my tank so I have some algae sheets on a clip in the tank. Then I purchased the Coral Beauty and bought some frozen food called marine cuisine. It was recommended by my LFS specifically for angelfish. I just was wondering is this a good food for my fish. And how often should I feed them daily and weekly. If you have any suggestions or advice feel free to post them. Tank Setup: 16 gal Bow 17 lbs LR 20 lbs bio-active argonite LS 2 Tamato Clowns (tank raised) 1 Coral Beauty Angel (dwarf) Emerald Crab 1 Hermit Crab Cleaner Shrimp 5 Snails (margarita/turbo mix) __________________ Lean WIt It!, Rock Wit It!! Current Tank Info: 16 Gallon Bow FWLR Last edited by quietstorm; 03/05/2006 at 10:19 AM.

03/05/2006, 09:56 AM	#2
AJ69 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Clermont, FL Posts: 2,116	I would recommend twice a day( not saturate) also the nori sheets you should only clip half of it IMO due that you only have a dwarf angel,the clowns will munch on it also. GL __________________ "Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles ..." - Hunter S. Thompson "Better to fight for something than live for nothing" - G. Patton Current Tank Info: rimless cube

03/05/2006, 11:19 AM	#3
BlackOnyx Moved On Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: in front of my tank Posts: 474	Twice a day in a 16gal? I feed my fish 1 a day or whenever I feel like it. My angel doesnt have much to do with the algae he loves his meaty foods thou. I dont know that your snails will go for essentially dried algae either. Once you add a coral from outside your almost certain to get some real algae. A 16gal is a little small for any dwarf angel too.

03/11/2006, 07:29 PM	#5
theop Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Durham, NC Posts: 1,493	My clown and dwarf angel would never eat nori, so eventually I gave up. Marine cuisine is fine, but it doesn't have any vegetable matter. Good options are Formula 2 flake or frozen or "Emerald Entree" frozen cubes.