green veggie for a tang?
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nick17
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Congrats on the sailfin.. very nice fish 
Yeah, from what I've read about most tangs.. they will nip at sponges/algea from rocks and just about anything you put in.
Mmmm.. try the Sea Selects I believe it is.. they have good sheets of veggies/algea too..
Hope this helps,
-Nick
Yeah, from what I've read about most tangs.. they will nip at sponges/algea from rocks and just about anything you put in.
Mmmm.. try the Sea Selects I believe it is.. they have good sheets of veggies/algea too..
Hope this helps,
-Nick
dima96
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thanks i've wanted one for awhile now and finally found a small healthly looking one. i have the nori for him. i was kinda wondering about fresh veggies to for treats? i've heard they should be frozen to break down the cell walls. i'm just not sure about which ones are the best. btw i'll try to get a pic tomorrow and get it posted.
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nick17
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I am unsure with fresh veggies.. I don't believe I've seen someone feed their tang's fresh veggies.. but why not?
I'd start out with the fresh veggies as a snack or treat first, to see how it/they react to it.. the progress from there..
-Nick
I'd start out with the fresh veggies as a snack or treat first, to see how it/they react to it.. the progress from there..
-Nick
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nick17
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Oh yes! pictures.. please post some..
I'm always curious to see some pics..
How many tang's do you have? I believe if you have more than one, the "tang police" will get ya.. I think one might be pushing it in a 75.. I think they need like 80+ gallons.. (correct me, if I'm wrong)
-Nick
I'm always curious to see some pics..
How many tang's do you have? I believe if you have more than one, the "tang police" will get ya.. I think one might be pushing it in a 75.. I think they need like 80+ gallons.. (correct me, if I'm wrong)
-Nick
dima96
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i just have the one tang. my last fish. he is about 2 inches long and should be fine for the time being. i've been told an adult should have something like 150 gal tank. i will move him into larger tank down the road. i plan on moving within the next year and don't want to move a larger tank than i already have to. i'm planning on something 180 gal plus (a real pain to move).
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nick17
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Very nice
Keep us updated with pictures..
-Nick
Keep us updated with pictures..
-Nick
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nick17
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Very nice dima96... keep up the good work.
-Nick
-Nick
cgr
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I, too, have a sailfin tang and he eats like a pig. He/she has tripled in size since I got it about one year ago. My tangs love romaine lettuce. They devour on whole leave in a day. However, someone suggested in this forum not feeding them romaine so I switched to nori. Once in a while, I give them lettuce and they still love it.
120 Gal FOWLR
1 Yellow tang
1 Blue tang
1 Sailfin tang
3 chromis
1 cleaner wrass
1 tomato clown
1 sleeper gobie
1 scooter blenny
1 bicolor blenny
1 coral banded shrimp
1 sandsifter star
Emerald crabs, snails, blue and scarlet leg hermits
Wet/Dry filter w bioballs
5+” DSB
Ammonia 0, Nitrites 0, Nitrates 0, PH 8.2, Salinity 1.024
120 Gal FOWLR
1 Yellow tang
1 Blue tang
1 Sailfin tang
3 chromis
1 cleaner wrass
1 tomato clown
1 sleeper gobie
1 scooter blenny
1 bicolor blenny
1 coral banded shrimp
1 sandsifter star
Emerald crabs, snails, blue and scarlet leg hermits
Wet/Dry filter w bioballs
5+” DSB
Ammonia 0, Nitrites 0, Nitrates 0, PH 8.2, Salinity 1.024
oo bubbagump oo
Member
Originally posted by Nick17
"tang police" will get ya..
-Nick
I hate the cops! When they come after me, I run. Got caught once and went to county
dima96
Member
i thought about lettuce but it has no real nurtitional value. i might put some in once in a great while. i have heard zuccini is good for them. i still wondering about the freezing thing? my sailfin has been in the tank for less then 24 hour has been muching the nori and the algae of the back of the tank (yea, i don't have to clean the back of the tank anymore.)
oo bubbagump oo
Member
Oh yeah, how the heck can anyones nitrates be ZERO? That's virtually impossible.
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toungetwster
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Try frozen green or red leaf lettuce...they (tangs) love it....just don't feed it too often...not a lot of value..but still everyone has a "sweet tooth".
cgr
Member
OK BUBBA, If it makes you day. I'll say my nitrates are undetectable.
120 Gal FOWLR
1 Yellow tang
1 Blue tang
1 Sailfin tang
3 chromis
1 cleaner wrass
1 tomato clown
1 sleeper gobie
1 scooter blenny
1 bicolor blenny
1 coral banded shrimp
1 sandsifter star
emerald crabs, snails, blue and scarlet leg hermits
Wet/Dry filter w bioballs
5+” DSB
Ammonia 0, Nitrites 0, Nitrates undetectable, PH 8.2, Salinity 1.024
120 Gal FOWLR
1 Yellow tang
1 Blue tang
1 Sailfin tang
3 chromis
1 cleaner wrass
1 tomato clown
1 sleeper gobie
1 scooter blenny
1 bicolor blenny
1 coral banded shrimp
1 sandsifter star
emerald crabs, snails, blue and scarlet leg hermits
Wet/Dry filter w bioballs
5+” DSB
Ammonia 0, Nitrites 0, Nitrates undetectable, PH 8.2, Salinity 1.024
oo bubbagump oo
Member
dima96
Member
bubba is penguin has a bio wheel which in 10g WILL cause nitrates to show up. the best fiftration i know of is a proper amout of live rock and a live sand dsb. and it is very possible to have low or zero levels of nitrates. they don't show up on my test kits. you really should do some more homework before you say something is immpossible.
oo bubbagump oo
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That's why I'm on here, doin homework...
Thanks, guys. I have about 35lbs of live Rock and use about 25lbs of Live Sand... tanks been up for four months and fishless for the last two!
Why do my nitrates show up?
I have O nitrites, all other params are fine.
Thanks, guys. I have about 35lbs of live Rock and use about 25lbs of Live Sand... tanks been up for four months and fishless for the last two!
Why do my nitrates show up?
I have O nitrites, all other params are fine.