YT question

[aileena]

my YT seems very thin and skeleton like...I feed half a cube of brine every day and put in a small peice of algae from a large marine seaweed or something like that on clips everyday for it...should i be concerned...I even feed veggie flake...

 

[justinx]

Yes I would be concerned. What size tank is it in? Are there macro algaes growing in the tank? Tangs are very active fish and have a high metabolism rate. Hence they need to eat more, almost constantly.
That, and I would be surpised if it ate the brine. These fish are herbivores, they dont eat meat. Try feeding formula two frozen food instead. it is a seaweed based food for herbivores. That and Nori seaweed sheets.
I am no expert on tangs, but this is what I have been told . . . . which is what kept me from getting one.
Justin

 

[aileena]

i feed seaweed sheets, veggie flakes and brine shrimp usually soaked in garlic...it really eats brine more than anything else...
i have a 60g thats about 3-4 months old...there is a small supply of hair algea but no macroalgaes...it really seems to dislike eating the algae sheets...

 

[bang guy]

I would discontinue the Brine Shrimp and add a variety of Algae Sheets until you find one it likes.
As a quick nutrition dose I suggest buying some high quality Mysis Shrimp like PE or Sally's. Feed as many as it will eat 3 or 4 times a day until it gets some weight back.

 

[wrassecal]

How long have you had the yt? Is it eating the algae sheet you clip everyday? Bang Guy is right ( of course) they are not strictly herbivores and the mysis will help fatten it up. I float a couple 2 sq. inch pieces of nori for my tangs every morning and more again when I get home from work. I also feed mysis or fresh frozen squid, shrimp etc at night. My naso ate only the nori for almost a month but, just tonight I noticed he was chowing on the meaty stuff. Sometimes it just takes them a while. I also soak their food in zoe for a little viatmin boost.

 

[aileena]

I've had him for about 3months...He does not seem to be interested in the sheets...I keep given it to him though...
It gobbles up the brine and veggie flake....so I dont know why it wont eat the algae sheets...

 

[overanalyzer]

make sure your sheets are not hte ones baked in oil. You need the ones that are baked dry.