feeding tangs

Godoftheseas · 08/28/2006, 05:05 PM

i have a yellow tang and have read about people feeding them vegetables or stuff u can get at the grocery store but cant remember what exactly. Anyone have suggestions for stuff i can feed it from the grocery store like idk lettuce or nori for example.

thanks
mike

ChunksInClemson · 08/28/2006, 05:10 PM

They can eat romaine lettuce or nori. Mine seems to love seaweed salad which is fairly inexpensive and can be bought at any LFS. Romaine can get expensive and it goes bad after a while unlike the seaweed salad.

mg426 · 08/28/2006, 05:14 PM

Try here WWW.brineshrimpdirect Dont let the name throw you off they also sell NORI

kraze3 · 08/28/2006, 05:16 PM

broccoli works well with my fish.

Godoftheseas · 08/28/2006, 05:43 PM

is nori the same stuff they sell at like meijers in the asian section? for wrapping sushi i mean.

thanks for the input keep them coming

mike

threeputt101 · 08/28/2006, 05:43 PM

try www.koamart.com for nori. their prices are pretty good.

Krazy · 08/28/2006, 06:59 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Godoftheseas
is nori the same stuff they sell at like meijers in the asian section? for wrapping sushi i mean.

thanks for the input keep them coming

mike

Yes it is, I get mine at the asain grocery store..

Just make sure you get the natural kind not the flavored stuff ...

thor32766 · 08/28/2006, 07:06 PM

I feed mine romaine letteuce and brocclli and the nori, which is sushi rolls from the grocery store in the shusi section. I also feed the spurlina flakes

hanas · 08/28/2006, 08:03 PM

I feed a mixed variety mainly of Nori, brine/mysis shrimp, Formula II flakes to my Yellow Tang.

Raland271 · 08/28/2006, 08:12 PM

My yellow tang eats purple seaweed only, so try a little bit of everything.

yeame · 08/28/2006, 09:42 PM

my sohal ate anything I put in the tank even my hand stick with the nori and live brine the tang will grow like crazy

OceanLyons · 08/28/2006, 10:45 PM

I recently found out that nori is not seaweed, but pressed algae. The ones in the asian stores are fine. I've heard that some people use the roasted variety. My tang loves it.

riemannp · 08/28/2006, 11:52 PM

After reading the above, I have a few questions about feeding veggies to tangs. Anybody have insight?

1. How exactly to you feed fish brocelli. It's floats so strong, goes over the overflow and/or fish won't pick at it on surface.

2. What are "spurlina flakes"?

3. Roasted nori???

4. How often do you brew up and feed live brine shrimp to your tang(s)?

kass03 · 08/29/2006, 01:06 AM

Mine liked broccoli also better than nori even.
You have to freeze it first to break the glucose up. I just kept some in the freezer for mine. This also works for romaine but my tangs never really liked that.

You can get a cheap lettuce clip at an aquarium store for feeding veggies and nori. Sometimes the fish are afraid of it at first but get used to it. It has a suction cup that sticks to the glass.

Spiralina flakes are algae flake food which is another good thing to feed them. I always add some spiralina to my regular flake food.

It's best to feed a variety of all. Mine always loved caulerpa to.

kass

ohioreef · 08/29/2006, 03:52 AM

I feed my tangs the "roasted seaweed" available at Wal Mart. Roasted just means it was dried out in an oven.

yeame · 08/29/2006, 09:06 PM

hang a roch in your tank with fishing line wrap a rubberband around it to hold the seaweed on it the fish will love it

08/28/2006, 05:05 PM	#1
Godoftheseas Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 64	feeding tangs i have a yellow tang and have read about people feeding them vegetables or stuff u can get at the grocery store but cant remember what exactly. Anyone have suggestions for stuff i can feed it from the grocery store like idk lettuce or nori for example. thanks mike

08/28/2006, 05:10 PM	#2
ChunksInClemson Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Anderson, SC Posts: 824	They can eat romaine lettuce or nori. Mine seems to love seaweed salad which is fairly inexpensive and can be bought at any LFS. Romaine can get expensive and it goes bad after a while unlike the seaweed salad. __________________ Me to my brother-"Dude, you don't need to spend 75 dollars on a shirt! My brother to me-"Man, you just spent 100 dollars on some rocks" Me and him- "Laughs" Current Tank Info: 29g, a pair of true percs so far. Tank is newer!

08/28/2006, 05:14 PM	#3
mg426 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: maryland Posts: 6,923	Try here WWW.brineshrimpdirect Dont let the name throw you off they also sell NORI __________________ I found a way to make a small fortune running a reef tank. Start with a large fortune. Unofficial President of the SEACLONE haters club Current Tank Info: 125 mixed reef 110 lbs LR, 1x250watt XM 20K MH 2x175watt XM 20K MH on Magetics 2X96 watt actinic PC, 220 watt VHO actinic, 30 gallon refugium, closed loop system powered by Sequence Dart MSX 200 skimmer 38 gallon sump, Oceansmotions squirt

08/28/2006, 07:06 PM	#8
thor32766 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Chuluota, FL Posts: 6,072	I feed mine romaine letteuce and brocclli and the nori, which is sushi rolls from the grocery store in the shusi section. I also feed the spurlina flakes __________________ "Live your life so no one has to lie about who you were at your funeral" click on my red house to see my tang compound! Current Tank Info: 29 gallon in Wall!

08/28/2006, 10:45 PM	#12
OceanLyons Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 1,166	I recently found out that nori is not seaweed, but pressed algae. The ones in the asian stores are fine. I've heard that some people use the roasted variety. My tang loves it. __________________ --- Darlene

08/28/2006, 05:16 PM	#4
kraze3 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: RI Posts: 2,373	broccoli works well with my fish.

08/28/2006, 05:43 PM	#5
Godoftheseas Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 64	is nori the same stuff they sell at like meijers in the asian section? for wrapping sushi i mean. thanks for the input keep them coming mike

08/28/2006, 05:43 PM	#6
threeputt101 Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Harrisburg, PA Posts: 161	try www.koamart.com for nori. their prices are pretty good.

08/28/2006, 08:03 PM	#9
hanas Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Fairfield, CT Posts: 795	I feed a mixed variety mainly of Nori, brine/mysis shrimp, Formula II flakes to my Yellow Tang.

08/28/2006, 08:12 PM	#10
Raland271 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Hattiesburg, MS Posts: 93	My yellow tang eats purple seaweed only, so try a little bit of everything.

08/28/2006, 09:42 PM	#11
yeame Moved On Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: maine Posts: 488	my sohal ate anything I put in the tank even my hand stick with the nori and live brine the tang will grow like crazy

08/28/2006, 11:52 PM	#13
riemannp Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Seattle Posts: 59	After reading the above, I have a few questions about feeding veggies to tangs. Anybody have insight? 1. How exactly to you feed fish brocelli. It's floats so strong, goes over the overflow and/or fish won't pick at it on surface. 2. What are "spurlina flakes"? 3. Roasted nori??? 4. How often do you brew up and feed live brine shrimp to your tang(s)?

08/29/2006, 01:06 AM	#14
kass03 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Kaukauna, Wi Posts: 2,937	Mine liked broccoli also better than nori even. You have to freeze it first to break the glucose up. I just kept some in the freezer for mine. This also works for romaine but my tangs never really liked that. You can get a cheap lettuce clip at an aquarium store for feeding veggies and nori. Sometimes the fish are afraid of it at first but get used to it. It has a suction cup that sticks to the glass. Spiralina flakes are algae flake food which is another good thing to feed them. I always add some spiralina to my regular flake food. It's best to feed a variety of all. Mine always loved caulerpa to. kass

08/29/2006, 03:52 AM	#15
ohioreef Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Western Ohio Posts: 3,106	I feed my tangs the "roasted seaweed" available at Wal Mart. Roasted just means it was dried out in an oven. __________________ Gary

08/29/2006, 09:06 PM	#16
yeame Moved On Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: maine Posts: 488	hang a roch in your tank with fishing line wrap a rubberband around it to hold the seaweed on it the fish will love it