lettuce for yellow tang

andiruleu · 04/12/2006, 12:31 PM

would regular lettuce bought at a supermarket be okay to put in the water for yellow tang to chomp on?

flyhigh123 · 04/12/2006, 12:31 PM

nori would be better....

andiruleu · 04/12/2006, 12:34 PM

whats nori?

Travis L. Stevens · 04/12/2006, 12:57 PM

Lettuce isn't a good choice for a food source. It is very poor in nutrients and if not washed properly before adding to your tank, it can introduce pesticides. Nori is by far a better choice. Nori is dried seaweed often used to roll sushi. If you would like to treat your herbivores, you can used blanched or steamed broccoli and/or spinach leaves and/or collard greens. Just make sure they get washed.

smoknreefrs · 04/12/2006, 01:03 PM

Absolutley not

andiruleu · 04/12/2006, 01:34 PM

those are bought from the supermarkets right?

andiruleu · 04/12/2006, 01:36 PM

my yellow tang couldnt swim last night... and now its swimming just fine.. but breathing pretty hard... what should i do??

tony098 · 04/12/2006, 05:15 PM

I found 2 kind of seaweed at the store. One is black, thick with little smell and one is roasted (green, thin and smell good). Which one should I use?

blue20051 · 04/12/2006, 06:19 PM

You can buy Nori at any asian supermarkets. They are fairly cheap and tangs love them, i bought mine for about 2 dollars.

Paintbug · 04/12/2006, 07:45 PM

another option is Ocean Nutritions Seaweed Selects. most LFS have it. i get it from Petsmart for about $5 for 20 sheets. it also comes with a new clip to use in the tank.

04/12/2006, 12:31 PM	#1
andiruleu Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 631	lettuce for yellow tang would regular lettuce bought at a supermarket be okay to put in the water for yellow tang to chomp on?

04/12/2006, 12:57 PM	#4
Travis L. Stevens Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Perry, OK Posts: 13,946	Lettuce isn't a good choice for a food source. It is very poor in nutrients and if not washed properly before adding to your tank, it can introduce pesticides. Nori is by far a better choice. Nori is dried seaweed often used to roll sushi. If you would like to treat your herbivores, you can used blanched or steamed broccoli and/or spinach leaves and/or collard greens. Just make sure they get washed. __________________ Travis Stevens Current Tank Info: Restarting 28g Bowfront

04/12/2006, 07:45 PM	#10
Paintbug Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Stoneville, NC Posts: 6,169	another option is Ocean Nutritions Seaweed Selects. most LFS have it. i get it from Petsmart for about $5 for 20 sheets. it also comes with a new clip to use in the tank. __________________ Never ask a girl over to see your crabs!! <-Tony-> Current Tank Info: NONE currently

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flyhigh123 funky member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Hacienda Heights (605 and 60 fwy) Posts: 1,893	nori would be better....

04/12/2006, 12:34 PM	#3
andiruleu Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 631	whats nori?

04/12/2006, 01:03 PM	#5
smoknreefrs Moved On Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Hackensack, NJ Posts: 669	Absolutley not

04/12/2006, 01:34 PM	#6
andiruleu Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 631	those are bought from the supermarkets right?

04/12/2006, 01:36 PM	#7
andiruleu Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 631	my yellow tang couldnt swim last night... and now its swimming just fine.. but breathing pretty hard... what should i do??

04/12/2006, 05:15 PM	#8
tony098 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 161	I found 2 kind of seaweed at the store. One is black, thick with little smell and one is roasted (green, thin and smell good). Which one should I use?

04/12/2006, 06:19 PM	#9
blue20051 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: usa Posts: 200	You can buy Nori at any asian supermarkets. They are fairly cheap and tangs love them, i bought mine for about 2 dollars.