feeding a powder blue tang.

[trigger40]

can you feed a powder blue tang just veggies? i ask this because i got one to replace my old tang that my old heater electrocuted. so it will sit infront of the veggie clip all day eating but when i offer mysis it maybe eats one small piece then go right back to the veggie clip. i dont get it. im assuming it knows what it needs so i didnt mess with it. so do powder blue tangs really need meaty foods in their diet?

 

[mauler]

Meaty foods will help him put weight on but as long as he's eating I wouldn't worry to much about it. It also sounds like he'll probably start eating more mysis in a few days.

 

[trigger40]

thanks mauler. i gess i should start pressuring mysis on it soon.

 

[mauler]

If he's picking at mysis I would take his veggies away for a day or two and only feed mysis.

 

[trigger40]

yea i just took away its veggies and offered mysis and it ate a good amount. but not as much as i would like mim to eat.