 Re: Naso Tang not eating
[quote author=bob_8228 link=board=ASAP;num=1102463533;start=0#3 date=12/07/04 at 18:55:51]putting caulerpa into tank? is it safe? is there a chance it might outgrow itself to become unmanageable (i mean the algae)? but i will try the seaweed select, just in case.[/quote]
dont want to be rude or presumtuos....but if you do weekly maint. on your tank, things cannot get out of whack too bad. Cal. will not outgrow your tank to unmanagable proportions in a week...sounds like youve talked to anti-cal people who do not have time (or the intiative) to prune Cal before it goes sexual (or try to cut rather than pull). Cal. prolifera is awesome and looks good....but gracilaria is the "tang heaven" according to pop. aquaculture. Your tang was probably swimming in Hawaii about 2 weeks ago... you have a "big" tank...in my experience the tangs will hold out as long as they have algaes or plants to pick at on your LR..... if you have alot of LR your in for a long fast. Tangs are migratory in the sense of fish, they have a wide roaming range and adults are not good choices for aquariums, but you lucked out and got a juvi. It should settle in and start accepting foods high in veggies as soon as it runs out of LR grazing materials. If you can get it to eat some frozen (im biased towards ocean nutrition) then it will do great. Just dont find one food it loves and feed it that and that only, varietey is the key in feeding (usually). you must be perserverent (can i spell?) as it may take over a month to get it on a proper diet. be creative and exercise human inginuity, if you dont have the motivation for these then tangs are not for you....but you posted here so you must have em'!
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