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02-27-2007, 01:25 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: NC
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 |  Naso Tang
I just got a Naso last sunday and want to make sure that I am feeding him the right food. I usually take some mysis shrimp in a cup add some garlic supplements and also formula two flake food. No one fights for food in the tank, he eats but not like my yellow tang or my foxface. He kind of just swims around and picks off a few shrimp and that’s it. I placed some algae sheets in there today and he also just picked at it. Is this normal for him the do in a new home or is it something else? _________ 90g reef tank (almost done), Single over flow with a 20g sump. ASM G2 protein skimmer
1-Naso Tang
1-Yellow Tang-Bubbles
1-Fox Face-Spike
3-Green Reef Chromis-No Names Yet
1-Diamond Goby-Fred
2-Cleaner Shrimps-Jock
1-Coral Branded Shrimp-Grumpy
50lbs of live rock
56g show tank with a 70g over the back filter  Predator Tank under construction ... | 
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02-28-2007, 06:26 AM
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| | Stylophora
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Montreal, QC,Quebec Age: 29
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Might still be a little shy. What kind of algae sheets did you give it? You can also try fresh broccoli ans fresh peas.
Marc. _________ 
20Gal, 45 lbs LR, 65W PC 10 000K + 65W PC 20 000K + 10Gal sump/fuge
Livestock :hermit and snails, Green star polyps, Button polyps, Finger leather, Xenia, Zoanthids, Mushrooms, Yellow polyps, montipora digitata, acropora, ?mistery polyps?, mistery crab, six line wrasse | |
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02-28-2007, 09:23 AM
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| | Bristle Worm
Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: east anglia, england Age: 15
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mabe hes just getting used to the tank. will probably start to eat in a couple of days this seems to be the most common reason. hope this helps _________ 34 liter
3 male guppies (king red)
5 neon tetras
1 dwarf gourami (neon blue)
2 bronze corydoras.
a snail
2 baloon mollies (1 black 1 white) male and female mated pair have 5 fry
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1 neon tetra, 1 bronze corydora, 1 dwarf gourami Mister Poll: tropical fish Mister Poll: saltwater fish
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03-02-2007, 12:13 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: NC
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thanks guys, I tried some live brine and that seems to be what he likes the most, he is still picking at the algae sheet and the formula 2. | |
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03-02-2007, 12:14 PM
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| | 3reef Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Wethersfield, CT Age: 38
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If it continues to be finicky, try romaine lettuce or brocolli as suggested earlier. You don't want the fish to be on a meat only diet so keep trying the greens  | |
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03-02-2007, 03:39 PM
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| | Giant Squid
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Definitely try various food stuff, and YES they have to have vegetable matter as a staple in their diet or they will get sick and probably die(lateral line disease is common with them if vegetable matter isn't given! They are grazers as well so they will look to eat almost all the time it seems so by having a food clip and attach the algae strip there it enables your Tang to graze when it wants! _________ 125gal.w/Mag9.5 return(dual megaflow)>Mag7 pump Aqua Cev180skimmer.Wave2k Hamilton Reefstar(2)250watthqi(mh)pend.a Yellow, Naso Tang Red Lip Blenny Percula Clown Demoiselles Niger Trigger F. Wrasses Ceriantharia Orn.Shrimp and Stars Hermits Queen Conch asst. snails> Stars Zoos shrooms Montipora Brains Gorgonians Favia Turbinaria(large+small polyp) Acropora Xenia Tridacna (CroceaMaximaSquamosa) Leathers <35+75gal.reef tank as well> 
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03-02-2007, 04:22 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: NC
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Originally Posted by coral reefer  Definitely try various food stuff, and YES they have to have vegetable matter as a staple in their diet or they will get sick and probably die(lateral line disease is common with them if vegetable matter isn't given! They are grazers as well so they will look to eat almost all the time it seems so by having a food clip and attach the algae strip there it enables your Tang to graze when it wants! | Is there anything that has to be done to the lettuce or the broccoli before I introduce it into the tank? And if my yellow tang or fox face eats it will anything happen to them? | |
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03-02-2007, 06:46 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Meriden, Connecticut Age: 43
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NO!!!
other than wash it off, just place it in the tank for them to graze on it! Use Romaine, not regular Iceberg lettuce as their isn't much nutritional value in regular lettuce!
It is good for many herbivorous fish like the Yellow Tang! | |
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03-02-2007, 10:14 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: NC
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Thanks will be doing this later on today. | |
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03-03-2007, 02:47 AM
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| | Bristle Worm
Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: east anglia, england Age: 15
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| hey
hope it all goes well for you. would love to see any pictures | |
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