d2mini
Reef enthusiast
I know we've had "what do you feed" threads before, but I'd like to look a bit deeper into what we should be feeding our fish for proper nutrition, overall health and strong immune systems.
I mentioned in another thread about having some issues with ich on my tangs. My tank has become the TTD... Tang Tank of Death. :death: I know that Tangs are more susceptible to the disease, but if they were strong enough they should be able to fight if off like we would fight off the common cold or the flu. Unfortunately that has not been the case for me.
I was doing some research about ways of dealing with ich, treating it, quarantining, etc and in my research I came across some info on fish nutrition and how it obviously plays a big part in a fish's ability to fight off infection/disease. I never really thought about it much before, I just figured if the fish were eating, they were healthy. But this got me thinking about how to handle the fact that we have all 3 kinds of fish in our tank; Herbivores, Carnivores, and Omnivores. I knew this and because of this I've always fed Rod's Food Original because it has a mix of everything in it, and then for the Tangs put a piece of nori on a veggie clip. Everyone in the tank would go after the rod's food (soaked in garlic and sometimes Vit C) and just the tangs would go for the nori when there was nothing else floating around. But now I wouldn't be surprised if that wasn't enough of an Herbivore diet for them. How do you make sure that each fish is getting what it really needs?
I'd like to hear your thoughts on feeding, especially how you deal with having mulitple fish with a wide range of dietary needs. When, what, how much, additional supplements/vitamins used, etc.
I know most will say that every fish must be quarantined when you get it, and if ich arises in the tank, every fish must be removed for a couple months. But also during my research I've found just as many people saying they have done this and ich returned. Or that the quarantine process is too stressful on the fish. But what really got me thinking was the nutrion aspect and the ability of the fish to fight the infection time and time again, and that's what I'd like to talk about here and not wether you should quarantine or not. That a topic for a whole different discussion.
This is a sticky over at RC that has a lot of interesting info and I'd like to hear how you guys feel about it and how your own feeding practices compare/relate and your experiences.
Reef Central Online Community - View Single Post - Fish Health Through Proper Nutrition
Thanks!
I mentioned in another thread about having some issues with ich on my tangs. My tank has become the TTD... Tang Tank of Death. :death: I know that Tangs are more susceptible to the disease, but if they were strong enough they should be able to fight if off like we would fight off the common cold or the flu. Unfortunately that has not been the case for me.
I was doing some research about ways of dealing with ich, treating it, quarantining, etc and in my research I came across some info on fish nutrition and how it obviously plays a big part in a fish's ability to fight off infection/disease. I never really thought about it much before, I just figured if the fish were eating, they were healthy. But this got me thinking about how to handle the fact that we have all 3 kinds of fish in our tank; Herbivores, Carnivores, and Omnivores. I knew this and because of this I've always fed Rod's Food Original because it has a mix of everything in it, and then for the Tangs put a piece of nori on a veggie clip. Everyone in the tank would go after the rod's food (soaked in garlic and sometimes Vit C) and just the tangs would go for the nori when there was nothing else floating around. But now I wouldn't be surprised if that wasn't enough of an Herbivore diet for them. How do you make sure that each fish is getting what it really needs?
I'd like to hear your thoughts on feeding, especially how you deal with having mulitple fish with a wide range of dietary needs. When, what, how much, additional supplements/vitamins used, etc.
I know most will say that every fish must be quarantined when you get it, and if ich arises in the tank, every fish must be removed for a couple months. But also during my research I've found just as many people saying they have done this and ich returned. Or that the quarantine process is too stressful on the fish. But what really got me thinking was the nutrion aspect and the ability of the fish to fight the infection time and time again, and that's what I'd like to talk about here and not wether you should quarantine or not. That a topic for a whole different discussion.
This is a sticky over at RC that has a lot of interesting info and I'd like to hear how you guys feel about it and how your own feeding practices compare/relate and your experiences.
Reef Central Online Community - View Single Post - Fish Health Through Proper Nutrition
Thanks!
