most nutritious foods ? - Page 2

fletch · 09-10-2004, 06:24 AM

[quote author=Matt Rogers link=board=Fish;num=1094765769;start=0#9 date=09/09/04 at 22:01:28]How do you guys like the Marine Cuisine? Have you tried Formula? How do they compare? [/quote]

Thank You Matt I was just going to ask the same thing

...................................... John

saltyfish922 · 09-10-2004, 03:15 PM

I spoke with the owner of my local fish store about the food I was feeding my tank thinking maybe the fish were getting "bored with the same old thing."
I am feeding shrimp, clams, krill, formula 2, squid, mysis, plankton, and seaweed.(sometimes I stop at the fish market and pick up fresh food.)
He in turn laughed stating, that is quite the variety and covers the spectrum of nutrition. I also soak it in garlic before feeding.
Still cannot find the "perfect" food for my puffer to break her beak down with.
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somethingfishy · 09-10-2004, 04:02 PM

Kinda off the subject but anyone know a good way to get a lionfish to accept frozen food? I got him to eat a piece of krill by chance. I dropped it in and it fell in a tunnel in my rock. When it came out the other end my lionfish saw it and ate it. I have seen a feeding stick used to try to make the frozen look live has anyone tried this?

Om_Seeker · 09-13-2004, 10:47 PM

Regarding herbivores, the LFS here (in Hong Kong) all seem to feed them lettuce or cabbage stuck on a feeding clip on the tank glass.

Are "land vegetables" like this appropriate or nutritious for marine fish? Do they pollute water more?

Thanks.

saltyfish922 · 09-14-2004, 02:43 AM

Good question. I am eagerly awaiting the answer also.

m_lacom99 · 09-14-2004, 09:04 AM

[quote author=saltyfish922 link=board=Fish;num=1094765769;start=0#11 date=09/10/04 at 18:15:35]I also soak it in garlic before feeding.
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You mean garlic garlic... like what i put in my spaghetti sauce.... Seriously??? Why???

saltyfish922 · 09-14-2004, 11:06 AM

The LFS sells garlic in liquid form. I use Kent Garlic Xtreme.

fletch · 09-14-2004, 12:37 PM

I found this link Very informative

( Marine Fish Feeding Guide )

http://www.elmersaquarium.com/c205feeding.htm

Matt Rogers · 09-14-2004, 01:50 PM

Great link John!

I'll add that to the links page right now.

Craig Manoukian · 09-14-2004, 02:04 PM

Just a word of caution that when feeding 2 - 3 times per day as per the link above, feed sparingly. The total amount you would feed once per day must be split by 2 or 3 or you will overfeed and have too much nitrate and phosphate.