Tetra1
Reefing newb
What other veggies do Tangs like, so far I have tried Zucchini, and broccoli. They gobbled them up and of course they loved the nori. What else have any of you tried feeding them? :question:
Tangs, Foxface and Veggies
- Thread starter Tetra1
- Start date
dcantucson
Reef pro
I have feed mine Vegi Flake food before. I know it not what you're asking, but it's the best I can do. Sorry. ;)
jcegt87
Dude Dude DUDE!!!!!!
when i had my blowfish i used to feed him whole green beans and peas i would always see the magnificent fox try and take it away from him sometimes...
i would spot feed the fox peeled peas on one side of the tank while the blow-fish would be eating on the other
PS yes these were straight from the freezes peas and green bean nothing more nothing less
and if i may say so it made their colors exquisitely(<<--look i used a big word :mrgreen:) brighter:^:
i would spot feed the fox peeled peas on one side of the tank while the blow-fish would be eating on the other
PS yes these were straight from the freezes peas and green bean nothing more nothing less
and if i may say so it made their colors exquisitely(<<--look i used a big word :mrgreen:) brighter:^:
yote
In Memoriam
About once a month I'll put an algae sheet in my tank.Other than that,all my fish are all natural algae that they pick off the rocks.
wontonflip
I failed Kobayashi Maru
I haven't tried anything other than nori yet, but I'm sure mine would eat broccoli. I know he eats the stray chaeto that floats into my dt.
koda_dad
Mr. Paranoid
I tried broccoli....my tang said...."what the heck is that?" and never touched it.
Hiker4twenty
Reef enthusiast
I know they will eat other vegetables, but is it actually good for them? They don't really get broccoli, peas, green beans, etc in the ocean.
yote
In Memoriam
Thats more or less my thoughts on it.
Chris_150G
Reefing newb
Mine wouldn't touch broccoli. I feel bad giving them just the green nori day in and day out. There are some fancy types of Nori sheets that I get when I can. They come in different "colors" as their main identifier instead of naming the actual type of algae. Mine will eat the purple and brown sheets. But the red one, which actually resembles a pressed plant, was avoided by my tangs. I think I could starve them into eating it but I didn't want to since I was dealing with ich.
OhNoNemo
i love triggers
Well,i know i'm in the minority on this one ,and i respect what everyone else says ...I feed my tang and angel(the whole tank really)all the green veggies we eat....brussel sprouts ,spinach ect...ect....I understand they don't get it in the ocean,but they also don't get food soaked in garlic,zoe,vity C,selcon ,and whatever else people use....fact is ,they are not in the ocean anymore..IDK,it works for me ,and other methods work for others....i just think they should get a huge variety..so thats what i do
jcegt87
Dude Dude DUDE!!!!!!
^agree
thought it may be in a different shape or form their still getting nutrient from the veggies not found in ocean
Hiker4twenty
Reef enthusiast
I can understand the leafy greens, but peas and beans just sounded strange to me. As long as it works and the fish are healthy then by all means go for it.
Bifferwine
I am a girl
Yeah I don't feed my fish "land veggies" either. Just algae. I suppose it doesn't matter if you feed them beans or brussel sprouts if they end up breaking down into the same stuff that algae breaks down into when it's digested; if they are all made of the same "building blocks". I don't know that they are, and I don't know if they contain extra stuff that fish don't get from the ocean, either.
reeffreak
Reef pro
I feel my tangs prefer seafood,Rod's Food and mysis more then they prefer the seaweed sheets I feed them which btw is H2O's brown and green seaweed sheets.
Tetra1
Reefing newb
Thanks for everyone's comments I like a little debate on the issue. All of the information I have read in books and I have read a lot of them say to feed them algae, and veggies, so I don't think we can go wrong anyway we do it! A little variety never hurt anyone, at least that's what my mom and dad would tell me when I had to eat something that I did not like! Keep the comments coming as I am loving this thread!
:Cheers:
:Cheers:
yote
In Memoriam
How are you liking that H2O food Reef? They just sent us a bunch of samples to the store for us try.They also sent us all some to try in home tanks but all I've fed is the coral food.Gotta say I AM impressed with how my corals reacted to it.
reeffreak
Reef pro
Awesome stuff Yote.Their seafood cubes(especially like mysis and mini mysis) is packed tight with much less liquid then other brands.If you ever use San Francisco brand cubes,to much liquid packed in the food.Another good product is the oyster egg cubes,much cheaper then DT,perfect to mix with cyclops for feeding corals.
Hiker4twenty
Reef enthusiast
Guess other vegetables might be good for our fish. Just read the ingrediets on Rods Original and it has broccoli and carrots in it and the Herbivore Blend also has baby spinich.
