sailfin that doesnt stop eating

DiSkuStiNg · 09/05/2006, 12:55 PM

My sailfin is about 3 inches and growing rapidly due to his eating habbits. He eats seaweed clips that he loves and also eats frozen brine shrimp. He eats more than enough and he grows so fast is ridiculous. I went to bed last night and fed him right before i went to bed cause hes always fallowing me through the glass for more food even though he looks like hes gonna explode. And when i woke up in the morning, HE HAD SLAUGHTERED MY MUSHROOMS AND ATE ALL 10. I was ****ed and i am most likely going to get rid of him since he is nipping at the feather duster. IS THIS NORMAL FOR SAILFINS? ARE ALL TANGS LIKE THIS BECAUSE THIS IS MY FIRST TANG? If there are tangs that dont harm mushrooms and other creatures please post a list.

I know most of you are going to say its cause im not feeding him enough and hes hungry. Thats bu11 sh17 cause I feed this fish about 4-5 times a day and he gets more than enough food.

Is this sailfin just insane?

jmaneyapanda · 09/05/2006, 01:21 PM

i hate to say it, but if this fish is now eating unnatural items (like corals), it is not getting enough to eat. feed it more. have you tried nori?

zuzecawi · 09/05/2006, 02:09 PM

Try gracilaria. I buy mine by the pound on ebay from exoticaquaticsandpets and my sailfin loves it. We go through 2lbs a month.
And yes, sailfins are notoriously ever hungry. Mines never touched a coral though, and actually, it saved a gorgonian from algal encroachment.

Marie-France · 09/05/2006, 02:15 PM

Mine eats like a pig too, and grows "a vue d'oeil"! But so far so good, he never touched corals. But I had an A. achille that constantly picked my big sarcophyton

Asuran · 09/05/2006, 02:21 PM

other than brine shrimp you can try to feed more meaty shrimp? mysis? i feed mine a mixture and ever since taking it out of the 75 and into the 180 he's grown quite a bit after getting a larger home

DiSkuStiNg · 09/05/2006, 02:27 PM

Thanks for the imputs, ill try some different food.

flameangel88 · 09/05/2006, 03:10 PM

My Yel Tang eats all day long and I feed frozen brine shrimp, mysis along with lettuce, nori, dry pellets--Kent Platinum Reef Herbivore and New Life Spectrum Marine Formula.

Aquai · 09/05/2006, 03:13 PM

My naso tang took out my feather dusters relentlessly after he was settled down, weird...

thor32766 · 09/05/2006, 05:23 PM

wow, i have a ton of tangs they have never touched a thing. Yes all tangs would eat all day. They are highly active fish and their metabolism is high. In the wild these fish are like hyper active child. All they do is swim and graze on algea. So a fish that is a herbivore and has a high metabolism will do nothing but swim and eat. They dont eat meat until they come into our aquariums. But make sure and feed him his greens.

DiSkuStiNg · 09/05/2006, 06:04 PM

Well then what do i do when i cant feed him at night if they eat all the time.

thor32766 · 09/05/2006, 06:37 PM

if possible feed him atleast two times a day if possible. Just make sure and get your nori sheets.

flameangel88 · 09/05/2006, 09:16 PM

Put some lettuce on a clip and tie some nori sheet on a piece of rubble with rubber band in the morning and at night. I put a little extra when I go away on the weekend.

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Originally posted by DiSkuStiNg
Well then what do i do when i cant feed him at night if they eat all the time.

FishNutzBoi · 09/09/2006, 08:33 PM

My sailfin is... A MONSTERIOUS PIG! Twice... that he ate too much... he almost died...literally. He ate too much that he was breathing really hard and swimming slowly near the rock. I was really worried b/c he was like that for like 10 mins. Then all of the sudden, he "choked" and spit out 5 or 6 pellets and got better.

09/05/2006, 12:55 PM	#1
DiSkuStiNg Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 102	sailfin that doesnt stop eating My sailfin is about 3 inches and growing rapidly due to his eating habbits. He eats seaweed clips that he loves and also eats frozen brine shrimp. He eats more than enough and he grows so fast is ridiculous. I went to bed last night and fed him right before i went to bed cause hes always fallowing me through the glass for more food even though he looks like hes gonna explode. And when i woke up in the morning, HE HAD SLAUGHTERED MY MUSHROOMS AND ATE ALL 10. I was ****ed and i am most likely going to get rid of him since he is nipping at the feather duster. IS THIS NORMAL FOR SAILFINS? ARE ALL TANGS LIKE THIS BECAUSE THIS IS MY FIRST TANG? If there are tangs that dont harm mushrooms and other creatures please post a list. I know most of you are going to say its cause im not feeding him enough and hes hungry. Thats bu11 sh17 cause I feed this fish about 4-5 times a day and he gets more than enough food. Is this sailfin just insane?

09/05/2006, 02:21 PM	#5
Asuran Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Scarborough Posts: 504	other than brine shrimp you can try to feed more meaty shrimp? mysis? i feed mine a mixture and ever since taking it out of the 75 and into the 180 he's grown quite a bit after getting a larger home __________________ 180gallon reef, 70gallon sump 110gallon reef, 50 gallon sump (former tank) 70gallon FOWLR, 30 gallon sump

09/05/2006, 05:23 PM	#9
thor32766 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Chuluota, FL Posts: 6,072	wow, i have a ton of tangs they have never touched a thing. Yes all tangs would eat all day. They are highly active fish and their metabolism is high. In the wild these fish are like hyper active child. All they do is swim and graze on algea. So a fish that is a herbivore and has a high metabolism will do nothing but swim and eat. They dont eat meat until they come into our aquariums. But make sure and feed him his greens. __________________ "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!

09/05/2006, 06:37 PM	#11
thor32766 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Chuluota, FL Posts: 6,072	if possible feed him atleast two times a day if possible. Just make sure and get your nori sheets. __________________ "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!

09/09/2006, 08:33 PM	#13
FishNutzBoi Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 541	My sailfin is... A MONSTERIOUS PIG! Twice... that he ate too much... he almost died...literally. He ate too much that he was breathing really hard and swimming slowly near the rock. I was really worried b/c he was like that for like 10 mins. Then all of the sudden, he "choked" and spit out 5 or 6 pellets and got better. __________________ I'm one of those reefnutz that are actually nutz. Current Tank Info: 8G Biocube, 70W SunPod, Koralia nano + Maxijet900: Mixed Reef with SPS's and no softies.

09/05/2006, 01:21 PM	#2
jmaneyapanda Commencing hatred Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 3,784	i hate to say it, but if this fish is now eating unnatural items (like corals), it is not getting enough to eat. feed it more. have you tried nori?

09/05/2006, 02:09 PM	#3
zuzecawi Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Salem, OR Posts: 472	Try gracilaria. I buy mine by the pound on ebay from exoticaquaticsandpets and my sailfin loves it. We go through 2lbs a month. And yes, sailfins are notoriously ever hungry. Mines never touched a coral though, and actually, it saved a gorgonian from algal encroachment.

09/05/2006, 02:15 PM	#4
Marie-France Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 29	Mine eats like a pig too, and grows "a vue d'oeil"! But so far so good, he never touched corals. But I had an A. achille that constantly picked my big sarcophyton

09/05/2006, 02:27 PM	#6
DiSkuStiNg Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 102	Thanks for the imputs, ill try some different food.

09/05/2006, 03:10 PM	#7
flameangel88 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: NJ Posts: 3,998	My Yel Tang eats all day long and I feed frozen brine shrimp, mysis along with lettuce, nori, dry pellets--Kent Platinum Reef Herbivore and New Life Spectrum Marine Formula.

09/05/2006, 03:13 PM	#8
Aquai Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 83	My naso tang took out my feather dusters relentlessly after he was settled down, weird...

09/05/2006, 06:04 PM	#10
DiSkuStiNg Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 102	Well then what do i do when i cant feed him at night if they eat all the time.