Reef fish eats Chicken Egg

Aust95 · 04/30/2008, 12:12 PM

My Eibli angel is a hearty eater and as I was preparing his usual meal of frozen and pellet fish food, I noticed some remains of a hard boiled chicken egg in the sink. I took some & dropped it in the tank. First, my tang eagerly swam to it but put on the breaks. But the angel snatched it up without hesitation! In fact he ate all the egg particles! I figured a little more cholesterol & protein wouldn't do any harm. What does everyone think?

sk8rreefgeek · 04/30/2008, 01:06 PM

Do you have an open top? Egg farts are the worst

jimwat · 04/30/2008, 01:09 PM

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Originally posted by sk8rreefgeek
Do you have an open top? Egg farts are the worst

Tagging along.

kar93 · 04/30/2008, 01:21 PM

If the fish liked it and has no negative effects then i dont see a problem with it.

asonitez · 04/30/2008, 01:29 PM

ifarted. IT was GREAT till... well other ppl started coming near my cubicle. then i just felt dirty.

hk855 · 04/30/2008, 01:30 PM

Eggs are one of the most nutritious single foods there are. I have fed mashed up hard boiled egg yolks to FW live bearer fry with decent success on finicky eaters but good growth on those that gobbled it down. I wonder how corals would react to it?

spleen93 · 04/30/2008, 01:37 PM

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Originally posted by hk855
Eggs are one of the most nutritious single foods there are. I have fed mashed up hard boiled egg yolks to FW live bearer fry with decent success on finicky eaters but good growth on those that gobbled it down. I wonder how corals would react to it?

Agreed. Hard boiled egg yolk is one of those classic FW fry foods that's been around for ages. Works really well but also clouds and pollutes the water really quickly. For a reef tank, since we have so many organisms that can filter feed, don't see a problem though your skimmer may go crazy for a bit. Having said that, I haven't tried it myself in a reef so as always, let us know how it works out.

Aust95 · 04/30/2008, 02:00 PM

I'll look to see if the fish gives off gas bubbles at the rear! Haha!

All jokes aside though, I'm serious about having this as part of the diet. It's cheap, fresh, and nutritious. Hard boiled egg with yolk is not as messy feeding if done in smaller amounts, enough for fish to consume without waste. One key is to cook it only until the yolk is still moist & sticky so it clumps easily.

I'll try feeding it to corals as well. First the brains and acans. I bet filter feeders can benefit too.

fish02 · 04/30/2008, 02:44 PM

would scrambled eggs work?

spleen93 · 04/30/2008, 03:00 PM

as long as you don't use cooking oil or butter, don't see why not.

jimwat · 04/30/2008, 03:04 PM

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Originally posted by fish02
would scrambled eggs work?

Just as long as it is not poached

Aust95 · 04/30/2008, 03:15 PM

Scrambled is fine. Overeasy with the yolk being runny will pollute the tank.

I'm going to drop a piece of egg in my Fungiia and see how he likes it.

fish02 · 04/30/2008, 03:17 PM

good so me and the fish can share breakfast. They don't get ketchup though.

04/30/2008, 12:12 PM	#1
Aust95 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 27	Reef fish eats Chicken Egg My Eibli angel is a hearty eater and as I was preparing his usual meal of frozen and pellet fish food, I noticed some remains of a hard boiled chicken egg in the sink. I took some & dropped it in the tank. First, my tang eagerly swam to it but put on the breaks. But the angel snatched it up without hesitation! In fact he ate all the egg particles! I figured a little more cholesterol & protein wouldn't do any harm. What does everyone think?

04/30/2008, 01:06 PM	#2
sk8rreefgeek Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Lodi, California Posts: 1,352	Do you have an open top? Egg farts are the worst __________________ It's time for operation crazy-plan Current Tank Info: Drilled 55g, 14g sump, coralife 125 SS: mated pair of b&w misbar clowns, ywg

04/30/2008, 01:30 PM	#6
hk855 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 297	Eggs are one of the most nutritious single foods there are. I have fed mashed up hard boiled egg yolks to FW live bearer fry with decent success on finicky eaters but good growth on those that gobbled it down. I wonder how corals would react to it? __________________ For some dumb reason I tore down my tank. New goal, plan, build and conquer the ultimate sps nano. Current Tank Info: Taking a break, ultimate nano in planing

04/30/2008, 03:00 PM	#10
spleen93 crabby hermit Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: somewhere at the end of the rainbow Posts: 1,363	as long as you don't use cooking oil or butter, don't see why not. __________________ Spleen "Put that in your Mag Drive and smoke it." - jnarowe "Beware of the banter" - mpoletti "Now I know that some things are just out of our control and we should enjoy the good parts as much as we can." - pookstreet

04/30/2008, 01:21 PM	#4
kar93 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Lincoln Posts: 5,521	If the fish liked it and has no negative effects then i dont see a problem with it.

04/30/2008, 01:29 PM	#5
asonitez Floodicus Maximus Flooris Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,643	ifarted. IT was GREAT till... well other ppl started coming near my cubicle. then i just felt dirty.

04/30/2008, 02:00 PM	#8
Aust95 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 27	I'll look to see if the fish gives off gas bubbles at the rear! Haha! All jokes aside though, I'm serious about having this as part of the diet. It's cheap, fresh, and nutritious. Hard boiled egg with yolk is not as messy feeding if done in smaller amounts, enough for fish to consume without waste. One key is to cook it only until the yolk is still moist & sticky so it clumps easily. I'll try feeding it to corals as well. First the brains and acans. I bet filter feeders can benefit too.

04/30/2008, 02:44 PM	#9
fish02 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 162	would scrambled eggs work?

04/30/2008, 03:15 PM	#12
Aust95 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 27	Scrambled is fine. Overeasy with the yolk being runny will pollute the tank. I'm going to drop a piece of egg in my Fungiia and see how he likes it.

04/30/2008, 03:17 PM	#13
fish02 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 162	good so me and the fish can share breakfast. They don't get ketchup though.