questions for multiple tang owners

[salt210]

What are you all feeding and how often? My 2 tangs, both of which are below 4" eat 2 of the algae sheets a day. Is this normal or am I giving them too much?

 

[t316]

I have 3 tangs. I feed one algae strip (2" x 4") a day, and meaty food every other day. But 2 sheets is not too much IMO.

 

[salt210]

what meaty foods are you giving them? I also give them some mysis every 2 or 3 days.
I have also found that my algae clip is crap. doesnt hold the algae tight enough and they are sometimes able to pull it out.

 

[t316]

I rotate between mysis, brine, bloodworms

, and a homemade mix that I made up and froze (has clams, garlic, fish, shrimp). They get one of these every other day, but I do the algae sheet every day, otherwise they would go nuts.

 

[jetskiking]

I feed a mixture of rods herbavore food and nori.

 

[kendon91]

I used to have a 125 w/ Sohal, Purple and Hippo Tangs. I fed them 2 algae sheet strips a day. And a combination of Frozen Mysis, Emerald Entree, Marine Cuisine and Omega 3 Brine Shrimp (not all at once).

 

[windlasher]

Originally Posted by salt210
http:///forum/post/3125803
What are you all feeding and how often? My 2 tangs, both of which are below 4" eat 2 of the algae sheets a day. Is this normal or am I giving them too much?
I feed mine my homemade mix. i also have algae sheets in and they eat as they like. Tanks wont overeat.

 

[saltyjewell]

Tangs are grazers so I feed mine 3 times a day. Algea pellets 1x, froozen reef mix or brine w/omega 3 and about 1/4th square of an seaweed sheet I think maybe I should up this though to half a sheet if your feeding 2 sheets and it's not to much. My Tangs though graze of the rocks.
What are your Tangs?
I have a Sailfin(the bigger of the two kinds) about 6inchs maybe a smich more and a 5 inch yellow tang. The butterfly and damel eat off the sheets too. Clown will even snatch a little up that gets away from the bigger fish.

 

[saltyjewell]

Originally Posted by salt210
http:///forum/post/3125813
I have also found that my algae clip is crap. doesnt hold the algae tight enough and they are sometimes able to pull it out.
*lol* My fish don't pull it out of the clip but tar it off in big chunks so quick I barely get the clip stuck to the side.

 

[salt210]

3-4" blonde naso and a 1.5-2" sailfin

 

[mkroher]

Originally Posted by SaltyJewell
http:///forum/post/3126182
Tangs are grazers....

grazers??? My tang rips his food to shreds as soon as it's offered to him.

 

[saltyjewell]

Originally Posted by mkroher
http:///forum/post/3126368
grazers??? My tang rips his food to shreds as soon as it's offered to him.
What I mean is they'll graze off rocks ect... in the wild rather then having one big meal

 

[t316]

Originally Posted by salt210
http:///forum/post/3125813
I have also found that my algae clip is crap. doesnt hold the algae tight enough and they are sometimes able to pull it out.

Originally Posted by SaltyJewell
http:///forum/post/3126186
*lol* My fish don't pull it out of the clip but tar it off in big chunks so quick I barely get the clip stuck to the side.
Are you two cutting the algae up. I fold the strip in half, then use scissors to cut it up further into very small strips. This way, if they rip a piece out of the clip, it's not a big chunk, just a small strip.

 

[salt210]

I fold it up and put it in the clip like that. I am getting about 2 weeks from 1 bag

 

[t316]

Originally Posted by salt210
http:///forum/post/3126448
I fold it up and put it in the clip like that. I am getting about 2 weeks from 1 bag
Wow...are you putting the whole 4" x 10" (guessing here on the size of those things) sheet in all at once? One bag last me 2 months...

 

[saltyjewell]

Originally Posted by T316
http:///forum/post/3126406
Are you two cutting the algae up. I fold the strip in half, then use scissors to cut it up further into very small strips. This way, if they rip a piece out of the clip, it's not a big chunk, just a small strip.
I put little tars in the seaweed so the can get smaller chunks off it. Other then that the Sailfin just rips it out and eats the whole thing him self. This way theres more peices so it's more equal.

 

[salt210]

Originally Posted by T316
http:///forum/post/3126452
Wow...are you putting the whole 4" x 10" (guessing here on the size of those things) sheet in all at once? One bag last me 2 months...
in the Julian Sprung stuff that I buy it has sheets that are folded in half and they have perforations in them and there are four lines on each half. Ill take a pic tomorrow to show what I mean.

 

[rlablan]

Not a tang, but my Foxface will eat a whole box of algae sheets a day, if I let him. I feed frozen in the morning (different mixes like reef plankton, or angel mix, or emerald entree, or omega brine.) At that time, I put 1 sheet (about 10 x 10) in two clips, so there is a half sheet on each side of the tank. mid may, I will put some veggie pellets in the tank that sink, and later that night, I sprinkle in some meaty formula pellets. Some days, I will switch it up... but The only fish who eat the nori and the veggies pellets are the fox and my rock beauty. They can eat and eat... and then eat some more. My tank is good and clean, and the food all gets eaten so I think it's an okay amount.
I don't think it's ever too much food, unless your tank is dirty, or the food isn't getting eaten.

 

[fishkid13]

I feed my tangs (powder brown 4-5" yellow tang 5" give or take a few centmeters) Formula one and two. I mixed them together so they get both in the same feeding. If I have time I usually feed 3x small feedings or 2x feedings. I feed Marine Cuisine and fozen Reef Plankton. I did feed them roman lettuce which improved their colors a little but they were having an upset stoamch if you no what I mean.

 

[salt210]

I use half of the sheet on the right of the picture two times a day.