tangs
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scottnlisa
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I have a yellow tang and a blue hippo tang. I feed mine mysis shrimp, squid, marine cuisine. I also have a veggi clip that I put garlic flavored algae sheets in for the tangs also. They love it.
noah's nemo
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You should also include spinach and zucchinni(yes,the stuff we eat,mine is fresh from the garden) and marine algae,tangs are omnivores and really do not need too much meat protien.
scottnlisa
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Originally Posted by Noah's Nemo
http:///forum/post/3257136
You should also include spinach and zucchinni(yes,the stuff we eat,mine is fresh from the garden) and marine algae,tangs are omnivores and really do not need too much meat protien.
whatever you get,. try to make sure it has garlic in it. the sheets i use are flavored with garlic and they go crazy for it. i feed them 2 sheets a day and the size is about 3" x 3".
http:///forum/post/3257136
You should also include spinach and zucchinni(yes,the stuff we eat,mine is fresh from the garden) and marine algae,tangs are omnivores and really do not need too much meat protien.
whatever you get,. try to make sure it has garlic in it. the sheets i use are flavored with garlic and they go crazy for it. i feed them 2 sheets a day and the size is about 3" x 3".
flower
Well-Known Member
I feed Mysis shrimp to everyone in the tank...For the needed algae my tangs (Blue hippo and Kole) eat it off the back and sides of my tank and off the rocks. If I feed the sheets they will eat that and not the algae in the tank. So when I notice the tank algae is getting low, I give them sheets until the algae is replenished, maybe a week.
dee33
New Member
Originally Posted by Flower
http:///forum/post/3257183
I feed Mysis shrimp to everyone in the tank...For the needed algae my tangs (Blue hippo and Kole) eat it off the back and sides of my tank and off the rocks. If I feed the sheets they will eat that and not the algae in the tank. So when I notice the tank algae is getting low, I give them sheets until the algae is replenished, maybe a week.
thats a good point , cause they do graze off the LR and the glass . so maybe as a treat ill feed them some greens ! thanks for the advice everyone
http:///forum/post/3257183
I feed Mysis shrimp to everyone in the tank...For the needed algae my tangs (Blue hippo and Kole) eat it off the back and sides of my tank and off the rocks. If I feed the sheets they will eat that and not the algae in the tank. So when I notice the tank algae is getting low, I give them sheets until the algae is replenished, maybe a week.
thats a good point , cause they do graze off the LR and the glass . so maybe as a treat ill feed them some greens ! thanks for the advice everyone
btldreef
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You should look into a frozen cube meant for tangs and other omnivores. I really like Emerald Entree. It has meaty foods as well as greens.
A lot depends on the size of your tangs, the size of your tank, and how much algae you have. If you have an effective clean up crew and proper flow, you shouldn't have enough algae for them and you should have to supplement their diets with algae sheets and/or greens.
I feed my tangs an omnivore frozen cube (Emerald Entree) as well as one or two cubes of a meaty food such as PE Mysis, Spirulina Brine, regular mysis, salmon, Marine Cuisine, as well as two 3" x 3" algae sheets every day. Now, I also have a large, heavily stocked tank and an excellent clean up crew, but still.
If your tangs are growing, IMHO, it is very important that they be fed the proper diet and be offered algae at all times, whether it is from the rocks or sheets. Optimally, you should have both if it's a juvenile tang. Most young tangs don't understand the concept of the algae sheet and it takes them awhile to get used to it and some will reject the clips if they're not introduced to it younger. A young tang may be able to survive on just the algae in your tank, but sooner or later, you'll have to supplement and it's a real pain to teach a stubborn adult tang how to use an algae clip.
A lot depends on the size of your tangs, the size of your tank, and how much algae you have. If you have an effective clean up crew and proper flow, you shouldn't have enough algae for them and you should have to supplement their diets with algae sheets and/or greens.
I feed my tangs an omnivore frozen cube (Emerald Entree) as well as one or two cubes of a meaty food such as PE Mysis, Spirulina Brine, regular mysis, salmon, Marine Cuisine, as well as two 3" x 3" algae sheets every day. Now, I also have a large, heavily stocked tank and an excellent clean up crew, but still.
If your tangs are growing, IMHO, it is very important that they be fed the proper diet and be offered algae at all times, whether it is from the rocks or sheets. Optimally, you should have both if it's a juvenile tang. Most young tangs don't understand the concept of the algae sheet and it takes them awhile to get used to it and some will reject the clips if they're not introduced to it younger. A young tang may be able to survive on just the algae in your tank, but sooner or later, you'll have to supplement and it's a real pain to teach a stubborn adult tang how to use an algae clip.