saddle back grouper

[minibarry6]

today i got a brand new saddle back groper hes just a baby only about 3.5 inches long hes in my little 30 gall. "nursery tank" with a 14-15 inch snow flake eel 2day i feed him frozen krill he ate a few pieces but when i put ghost shrimp in he wasnt intrested... do u think he was full or does he not eat ghost shrimp and if he doesnt could any body out there tell me what kinds of live food he will eat?? i was thinking rosey reds but i wont be getting any of those 4 about a week so if any body out there has any suggestions please respond to this thread. thanx :happyfish

 

[titan]

They'll just about eat anything, and probably just getting settled in. Why the need for live foods? There are lots of healthy foods that don't have to be live. Just a heads up, your grouper will grow rather fast, and will roughly get around 16+ inches. Your SFE could be in jeopardy once the grouper gets bigger. I'd suggest a minimum 180GL for an adult; even that is pushing it.

 

[lion_crazz]

Yes, I agree with everything Titan said.
Saddleback groupers get huge and very aggressive.
Most live foods are not nutritious for fish at all. Ghost shrimp are fine as long as you gutload them. Frozen foods are a much better way to go. Rosie reds, goldfish, and guppies will actually kill your fish overtime because they will cause fatty liver disease.

 

[minibarry6]

ok thanx guys yea i have a 160 in the room next 2 the 30 and i have 3 triggers a banded cat shark a snowflake eel and a large grouper but i just like to feed the fish live food becaus its kool 2 watch but do u think i should continue to feed him just the krill or should i mix in sme other frozen foods?

 

[lion_crazz]

I would get as many different frozen foods as you can.

 

[minibarry6]

Originally Posted by lion_crazz
I would get as many different frozen foods as you can.
could you give me a few types of frozen foods that i could get at my local lfs

 

[titan]

Krill is ok, you could always add shrimp,squid,shelled mollosk meat,salmon chunks,octopus chunks etc..Like I mentioned just about anything. For the basics your LFS will have some stuff, but I suggest to hit a "fresh" seafood market for most grouper foods.

 

[minibarry6]

Originally Posted by Titan
Krill is ok, you could always add shrimp,squid,shelled mollosk meat,salmon chunks,octopus chunks etc..Like I mentioned just about anything. For the basics your LFS will have some stuff, but I suggest to hit a "fresh" seafood market for most grouper foods.

thanx....should i put and like nuetrients into the food 2 make my baby saddle back stronger or healthyer