Originally Posted by
Jabari
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Yeah, se seems to be acting normal. I did notice him nipping at the rocks and liverock within the tank..im assuming and hoping he's eating the algae from them...I actually came across some seaweed strips at the LFS today. I noticed they had it in Green, Brown, and red. i wasn't sure which one to get, although the guy at the store recommened the green one. I got the live brine shrimp instead. Now i regret it because he didn't go for that either. So which color seaweed would you recommend?
Your LFS is steering you in the wrong direction I'm afraid. IMO, the green is not the best to get (see below). Live Brine Shrimp is a snack to a tang and most fish for that matter. It does not have much nutritional value, but it will fill them up for a short while if he eats it (my naso doesn't but the sailfin does). Feeding live brine as a source of food instead of a treat is like feeding a five year old nothing but candy.
If he's grazing on the LR, that's a very good sign, but he needs to start eating substantial food. These tangs need to eat a lot at this size. My Naso is a pig! I suggest seaweed strips and a good frozen food made for tangs and angels, like I said earlier, I prefer San Francisco Bay Brand Emerald Entree and then I add some vitamins.
Red and Brown seaweed/algae strips have more nutrients than the Green seaweed does. My tanks won't touch the green stuff, but my dwarf angels will so I usually just mix it up. They all love the brown one made my Ocean Nutrition, so I usually always offer brown and then mix up red and green with it depending on the day (I have three clips in my tank). Luckily, all my fish will eat from a seaweed clip, if yours does not, you may need to wrap the seaweed strip with a rubberband to a rock in your tank to make it look like it is naturally growing.
