humu trig diet... his diet good or bad or do I need to add anything...

saltyESQ · 07/12/2006, 12:57 PM

his tank mates are a porc puff and a maroon clown.

I feed them a form 2 cube everyday and the trig and clown eat it.

Then everyother day I feed them a mix of shrimp, krill and squid soaked in zoa.

(the trigger wont eat the meat everyday as he will just chew and spit out)

any other suggestions?

saltyESQ · 07/12/2006, 12:58 PM

the humu does not seem to like silversides as I have chopped it up and fed it to him. he was not interested

Billybeau1 · 07/12/2006, 01:20 PM

My huma loves beefheart and bloodworms but I only give him beefheart once a week. I also soak the beefheart in Selcon.

But he eats everything else though. mysis, brine, plankton veggies and loves to munch on an occasional piece of romaine lettace.

He's spoiled

gangstafish · 07/12/2006, 03:38 PM

Try krill. My triggers love krill.

saltyESQ · 07/12/2006, 03:55 PM

i aleady feed krill, he does not seem to like to the most. he always spits it out and only eats a little bit of it. in fact my tank is always full of little krill eyes everytime I feed krill

Titan*69 · 07/12/2006, 05:43 PM

try squid, and some mussels/clams/fiddler crabs as a treat/Hikari or spectrum pellets.

Serioussnaps · 07/12/2006, 06:48 PM

piscene energetics mysis shrimp enriched with selcon or zoe(selcon better choice).....also ocean nutrition(the cubed frozen packs) sells a trigger formula now that my huma huma used to love

he is likely spitting out the squid(mine did that with squid)its very tough and not easy to swallow or digest....id save the squid for eels

saltyESQ · 07/12/2006, 07:52 PM

hmm, i lpve the idea of trigger formula. would this be a suppliment or the triggers main food source?

Monkeyfish · 07/13/2006, 03:48 PM

I feed my Huma Huma cherrystone clams (I open them for him), mahi mahi, silversides, frozen formula 2, shrimp (in the shell) and krill. If he is refusing a food try soaking it/thawing it out with a few drops of garlic extreme - garlic will sometimes act as an appetite stimulant.

fnicklaus · 07/14/2006, 01:07 PM

Feed clams,bloodworms,seafood.See if your local store will give you samples and you can see what it likes.Variety is the best.

07/12/2006, 12:57 PM	#1
saltyESQ Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Southern Cali Posts: 4,462	humu trig diet... his diet good or bad or do I need to add anything... his tank mates are a porc puff and a maroon clown. I feed them a form 2 cube everyday and the trig and clown eat it. Then everyother day I feed them a mix of shrimp, krill and squid soaked in zoa. (the trigger wont eat the meat everyday as he will just chew and spit out) any other suggestions?

07/12/2006, 05:43 PM	#6
Titan*69 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Ontario,Cdn Posts: 557	try squid, and some mussels/clams/fiddler crabs as a treat/Hikari or spectrum pellets. __________________ Grimreefer Current Tank Info: 210 with 90GL sump, 100 Undy, and a minute 40QT

07/13/2006, 03:48 PM	#9
Monkeyfish Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Long Island (NY) Posts: 4,077	I feed my Huma Huma cherrystone clams (I open them for him), mahi mahi, silversides, frozen formula 2, shrimp (in the shell) and krill. If he is refusing a food try soaking it/thawing it out with a few drops of garlic extreme - garlic will sometimes act as an appetite stimulant. __________________ Eric "One thing that humbles me deeply is to see that human genius has its limits while human stupidity does not." Current Tank Info: Taking a break

07/12/2006, 12:58 PM	#2
saltyESQ Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Southern Cali Posts: 4,462	the humu does not seem to like silversides as I have chopped it up and fed it to him. he was not interested

07/12/2006, 01:20 PM	#3
Billybeau1 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Dyer, Indiana Posts: 12,010	My huma loves beefheart and bloodworms but I only give him beefheart once a week. I also soak the beefheart in Selcon. But he eats everything else though. mysis, brine, plankton veggies and loves to munch on an occasional piece of romaine lettace. He's spoiled

07/12/2006, 03:38 PM	#4
gangstafish Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: LongIslandNewYork Posts: 26	Try krill. My triggers love krill.

07/12/2006, 03:55 PM	#5
saltyESQ Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Southern Cali Posts: 4,462	i aleady feed krill, he does not seem to like to the most. he always spits it out and only eats a little bit of it. in fact my tank is always full of little krill eyes everytime I feed krill

07/12/2006, 06:48 PM	#7
Serioussnaps Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 3,703	piscene energetics mysis shrimp enriched with selcon or zoe(selcon better choice).....also ocean nutrition(the cubed frozen packs) sells a trigger formula now that my huma huma used to love he is likely spitting out the squid(mine did that with squid)its very tough and not easy to swallow or digest....id save the squid for eels

07/12/2006, 07:52 PM	#8
saltyESQ Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Southern Cali Posts: 4,462	hmm, i lpve the idea of trigger formula. would this be a suppliment or the triggers main food source?

07/14/2006, 01:07 PM	#10
fnicklaus Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 222	Feed clams,bloodworms,seafood.See if your local store will give you samples and you can see what it likes.Variety is the best.