How do you feed nori

BlueTang<3 · #1 10-10-2010, 02:06 PM

After reading in all these tank journals of nori feeders, got me thinking why? My fish eat it right from my hands does anyone else's? Is there a method to the madness?

don.ald · #2 10-10-2010, 02:10 PM

i use the mag float to hold the sheets

Aquattro · #3 10-10-2010, 02:10 PM

I use a clip with a half sheet for my one tang. He grazes all day, so hand feeding isn't all that practical

kien · #4 10-10-2010, 02:13 PM

My fish eat Nori from my hands too but that method is not convenient for my schedule. My fish get fed 3 times a day. Nori for breakfast, staple foods for mid day and frozen befor dinner. For me the mornings are hectic so I strap some nori to a stick of PVC and just insert that into the tank and let them have at it. It takes them a little while to rip off bits to eat plus they all have to take their turn. I like the stick because then I don't get my hands wet

BlueTang<3 · #5 10-10-2010, 02:13 PM

My pigs i mean fish can choke back a sheet in under a minute

kien · #6 10-10-2010, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by BlueTang<3

My pigs i mean fish can choke back a sheet in under a minute

Ya I think it makes a difference the way it is presented. The way I do it on a stick the nori has to be grazed off the stick like algae is grazed off a rock so it is a little more work. Where as if I use a vegi clip or just my hands the nori does get consumed a lot quicker. I need to re-evaluate my nori feeding tactics maybe. Great thread idea thanks!! :-D

mytank90 · #7 10-10-2010, 02:49 PM

i have a question on how you hold your nori on a stick.my crazy little clown trigger loves to bit the elastic band till they break then he will eat the nori as it floats around tank making a big mess

kien · #8 10-10-2010, 02:54 PM

Just a rubber band. No one in my mixed reef eats rubber bands

. My aggressive reef on the other hand, different story! Like yours my clown trigger will eat rubber bands but won't eat the nori LOL. I don't typically feed nori to my aggressive tank. I don't know why but no one in there really likes nori.

BlueTang<3 · #9 10-10-2010, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by kien

Just a rubber band. No one in my mixed reef eats rubber bands

. My aggressive reef on the other hand, different story! Like yours my clown trigger will eat rubber bands but won't eat the nori LOL. I don't typically feed nori to my aggressive tank. I don't know why but no one in there really likes nori.

Have you tried different colours? When my tangs were little they only ate the red would not touch the green and purple.

mytank90 · #10 10-10-2010, 03:12 PM

lol i have tried all colours and sizes of rubber bands .i put a wider rubber band the other day to hold nori and my clown used most of the day before he broke it apart .there was no nori left just rubber band bye the time he broke it apart .just woried my clown will eat the rubber band as he will swim around tank with pieces of it in his mouth