Food for a Sailfin tang
 

Whats a good food to feed my sailfin tang. He seems to love Mysis shrimp but what kinda veggie stuff?

Nori ( ... wrapped around a piece of PVC.)

I wish we had a picture of this in the newbie section... something to do later.

Wrap it real good with the elastic, so only tiny bits can be torn off at once, otherwise you'll have strips and chunks of it floating around the tank - not so good.

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I'll post a pic of my setup when I get home from the office ;)

maybe someone could sticky it then!

Nori? where can i purchase it?

Just about everywhere it seems now...

Saveon, safeway and even IGA carry nori now. It's in the asian aisle with the sushi stuff. Make sure you buy plain nori, not the salted or seasoned stuff. It's usually like $0.99 per 100 sheets.

Pic of my feeder in the tank:

http://mentalprodigy.com/tank/tangfe...angfeeder1.jpg

Closer pic outta the tank:

http://mentalprodigy.com/tank/tangfe...angfeeder2.jpg

'Nuther outta the tank pic, showing how I attached the screen by using a bamboo skewer and threading it between the screen holes:

http://mentalprodigy.com/tank/tangfe...angfeeder3.jpg

Pic showing where I got the "screen" material from:

http://mentalprodigy.com/tank/tangfe...angfeeder4.jpg

I am too lazy to resize them atm. So they are HUGE. Sorry. And, this is not my invention, I read about it on the boards somewhere....

HTH

well i made the same kinda feeder as u put it in the tank and when i woke up all the nori was gone and now there is chunks all over my tank. :( think my shrimp ripped it apart all night. :cry:

Likely. The tang may take some time to realize that it can eat the nori. Perhaps provide smaller portions until then.

Yah, the cleaner shrimp will get it.

But, my cleaner eats everything he pulls off. Strange.

I also try to put the nori in the tank in the morning and I take out any leftovers (usually none or very little) before I head to bed...