What are you feeding your fish?

ajoe · 10/29/2016, 09:27 PM

Like the title says. Curious what people are feeding their fish and why?

Frozen Food Only?
Pellet Food Only?
Combination of the two?

ca1ore · 10/29/2016, 09:34 PM

Frozen primarily - mysis, spirulina brine, ocean plankton, Calanus, masago roe, LRS, rods. Some pellets. Variety is important to fish health (particularly since I don't use a vitamin supplement).

ajoe · 10/29/2016, 09:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ca1ore

Frozen primarily - mysis, spirulina brine, ocean plankton, Calanus, masago roe, LRS, rods. Some pellets. Variety is important to fish health (particularly since I don't use a vitamin supplement).

Ditto on that. I like a mix as well but I know many have switched to pellets only in lieu of the phosphates etc. I guess I like giving my little guys a bit of variety seeing as they are captive and don't have a choice.

ca1ore · 10/29/2016, 09:38 PM

Oh, and forgot to mention lots of nori sheets and grazer rings.

Not sure why pellets would necessarily contribute less to phosphates? Plus some fish won't eat them.

xREEFINaintEZx · 10/30/2016, 09:23 AM

Hey guys, I've been using these... I love New life spectrum but you CAN NOT over feed them it. (I'd have to go back to my notes but I think the protein is not regulated) Back when I was researching foods I kept finding people saying flakes and nori will leach out more phos then pellets. At first I didn't know what to believe... After I did a few experiments I learned a little more. I fed all pellets for 2 weeks, then I fed all flakes and nori for 2 weeks. I got higher phos readings when I was using the flakes...

devimik · 10/30/2016, 09:55 AM

I feed mine frozen PE mysis, frozen regular mysis (smaller), frozen brine shrimp, frozen bloodworms, spirulina flakes, plankton flakes, reef crack, and nori.

FirstContact · 10/30/2016, 01:18 PM

I used to feed nori and a whole variety from A to Z of frozen foods. I kept a large amount of frozen foods in the freezer and just rotated what I fed them on a daily basis. Now I just feed nori, grazer wheels, and NLS pellets. I don't miss the frozen food myself too much because of the extra time involved of cutting, defrosting, and rinsing everything, but I can see how the fish have less of a variety and balanced diet. Dry food is sooo much easier though. There's no preparation, and I feed every other day now. Also on the other hand, dry food doesn't exist in the ocean and is not a natural food source.

Digitalelectric · 10/30/2016, 02:34 PM

Nori and mysis.

chrisfont23 · 10/30/2016, 03:48 PM

Nori, mysis and brine shrimp (live and frozen). Flakes on occasion or when I ask others to feed for me.

ajoe · 10/30/2016, 04:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xREEFINaintEZx

Hey guys, I've been using these... I love New life spectrum but you CAN NOT over feed them it. (I'd have to go back to my notes but I think the protein is not regulated) Back when I was researching foods I kept finding people saying flakes and nori will leach out more phos then pellets. At first I didn't know what to believe... After I did a few experiments I learned a little more. I fed all pellets for 2 weeks, then I fed all flakes and nori for 2 weeks. I got higher phos readings when I was using the flakes...

Thanks for the pic REEFIN. Nice variety.

Buzz1329 · 10/30/2016, 05:30 PM

LIVE

Baby brine shrimp hatched each week in Brine Shrimp Direct hatcheries. http://www.brineshrimpdirect.com/c1/...dish-p183.html

This is a foolproof way to hatch BBS. Provides BBS for about 3-4 feedings. I have one for each tank and fill with water removed from tanks during water changes.

FROZEN

I feed one of the following in each tank daily

Larry's Reef Frenzy;

Mysis Shrimp;

Assortment of Ocean Nutrition FF, including Formula 1 and 2, Prime Reef, Brine Shrimp Plus;

Rod's Food.

DRY

Nori

2 x 1" x 4" strips daily in my 75 containing yellow eyed Kole Tang and Single Spot Foxface.

6 x 1" x 4" strips in my 180 containing Yellow, Purple, and Sailfin Tangs;

Ocean Nutrition Formula 2 flakes (use it in my 180 tank once/twice a week instead of nori);

Blue Reef mix (BR says it is a blend of 13 different foods). I feed pinch of it in both tanks in am along with nori.

Good luck,

Mike

Jscwerve · 10/31/2016, 06:47 AM

I make a "chum" of LRS Reef frenzy, PE mysis, and PE calnus. I will thaw enough in a specimen container that it lasts for about two days worth of feedings (container is kept in the fridge). Feedings are twice a day, morning and night.

Supplement with nori on a clip every afternoon. A 1/4 sheet piece. Nori is the brand from the local grocery store.

K1LL3R33F · 10/31/2016, 07:18 AM

I feed pretty basic foods to my fish. Frozen: Hikari Mysis Shrimp, Hikari Brine Shrimp, Brine with spirulina, every now and then I do Hikari Mega Marine. Dry: Omega one Micro pellets, Nori

10/29/2016, 09:27 PM	#1
ajoe Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Posts: 297	What are you feeding your fish? Like the title says. Curious what people are feeding their fish and why? Frozen Food Only? Pellet Food Only? Combination of the two?

10/29/2016, 09:34 PM	#2
ca1ore Grizzled & Cynical Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Stamford, CT Posts: 17,319	Frozen primarily - mysis, spirulina brine, ocean plankton, Calanus, masago roe, LRS, rods. Some pellets. Variety is important to fish health (particularly since I don't use a vitamin supplement). __________________ Simon Got back into the hobby ..... planned to keep it simple ..... yeah, right ..... clearly I need a new plan! Pet peeve: anemones host clowns; clowns do not host anemones! Current Tank Info: 450 Reef; 120 refugium; 60 Frag Tank, 30 Introduction tank; multiple QTs

10/29/2016, 09:38 PM	#4
ca1ore Grizzled & Cynical Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Stamford, CT Posts: 17,319	Oh, and forgot to mention lots of nori sheets and grazer rings. Not sure why pellets would necessarily contribute less to phosphates? Plus some fish won't eat them. __________________ Simon Got back into the hobby ..... planned to keep it simple ..... yeah, right ..... clearly I need a new plan! Pet peeve: anemones host clowns; clowns do not host anemones! Current Tank Info: 450 Reef; 120 refugium; 60 Frag Tank, 30 Introduction tank; multiple QTs

10/30/2016, 09:55 AM	#6
devimik Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: KC, KS Posts: 637	I feed mine frozen PE mysis, frozen regular mysis (smaller), frozen brine shrimp, frozen bloodworms, spirulina flakes, plankton flakes, reef crack, and nori. __________________ Mike D Coral Beauty, Green Filefish, One Spot Foxface, Springeri Dottyback, 2 Ocellaris Clowns, Yellow Watchman Goby, Flame Hawkfish, Spotted Mandarin Current Tank Info: 90g Softie Reef, 150# live rock, 30g sump w/refugium, Tunze Osmolator 3155 ATO, Octopus NWB 150 Skimmer, Mag 950 return, Maxspect 120w Razor 10K LED light X2, BRS Phosphate Reactor; Apex Lite

10/30/2016, 01:18 PM	#7
FirstContact Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Glenn Dale, MD Posts: 1,613	I used to feed nori and a whole variety from A to Z of frozen foods. I kept a large amount of frozen foods in the freezer and just rotated what I fed them on a daily basis. Now I just feed nori, grazer wheels, and NLS pellets. I don't miss the frozen food myself too much because of the extra time involved of cutting, defrosting, and rinsing everything, but I can see how the fish have less of a variety and balanced diet. Dry food is sooo much easier though. There's no preparation, and I feed every other day now. Also on the other hand, dry food doesn't exist in the ocean and is not a natural food source. __________________ No man is an island entire of itself; any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind; never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee. John Donne Current Tank Info: 120g Reef 100g Rubbermaid Sump, 20g Refugium; previous tank: 46g Drilled; Self Plumbed, Birds Nest, Anchor, Xenia, Zoas, Yuma Yuma Ricordea, Chalice, Mushrooms, Brain, Acan, Anenome Plate; Clams, Other Inverts, Fish, Live Rock

10/30/2016, 02:34 PM	#8
Digitalelectric Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Jacksonville, Fl Posts: 422	Nori and mysis.

10/30/2016, 03:48 PM	#9
chrisfont23 Reef Monster Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Long Island Posts: 1,343	Nori, mysis and brine shrimp (live and frozen). Flakes on occasion or when I ask others to feed for me.

10/30/2016, 05:30 PM	#11
Buzz1329 Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Staten Island Posts: 2,414	LIVE Baby brine shrimp hatched each week in Brine Shrimp Direct hatcheries. http://www.brineshrimpdirect.com/c1/...dish-p183.html This is a foolproof way to hatch BBS. Provides BBS for about 3-4 feedings. I have one for each tank and fill with water removed from tanks during water changes. FROZEN I feed one of the following in each tank daily Larry's Reef Frenzy; Mysis Shrimp; Assortment of Ocean Nutrition FF, including Formula 1 and 2, Prime Reef, Brine Shrimp Plus; Rod's Food. DRY Nori 2 x 1" x 4" strips daily in my 75 containing yellow eyed Kole Tang and Single Spot Foxface. 6 x 1" x 4" strips in my 180 containing Yellow, Purple, and Sailfin Tangs; Ocean Nutrition Formula 2 flakes (use it in my 180 tank once/twice a week instead of nori); Blue Reef mix (BR says it is a blend of 13 different foods). I feed pinch of it in both tanks in am along with nori. Good luck, Mike Last edited by Buzz1329; 10/30/2016 at 05:33 PM. Reason: Punctuation

10/31/2016, 06:47 AM	#12
Jscwerve Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Colorado Posts: 309	I make a "chum" of LRS Reef frenzy, PE mysis, and PE calnus. I will thaw enough in a specimen container that it lasts for about two days worth of feedings (container is kept in the fridge). Feedings are twice a day, morning and night. Supplement with nori on a clip every afternoon. A 1/4 sheet piece. Nori is the brand from the local grocery store.

10/31/2016, 07:18 AM	#13
K1LL3R33F Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Posts: 9	I feed pretty basic foods to my fish. Frozen: Hikari Mysis Shrimp, Hikari Brine Shrimp, Brine with spirulina, every now and then I do Hikari Mega Marine. Dry: Omega one Micro pellets, Nori