Nori Cause Skimmer to Go Nuts?

[Johnny Reefer]

My Yellow Tang needs more green in his diet so I'm trying Nori. (So far he and the Powder Blue pretty much ignore it). But I digress....my skimmer went nuts today and wondering if the Nori was the cause. Does Nori affect skimmers?

Thanx much,

[Der_Iron_Chef]

It never affected mine. Was the nori seasoned at all, perchance?

My tang ignored it at first, too.

[Johnny Reefer]

I'd heard of seasoned Nori so made sure that wasn't on the package. Just said "Roasted".
How long did your Tang take to start eating it?

[Chaloupa]

my Naso refused it for days and days...then I soaked it in garlic...and finally he ate it..now he eats it like crazy! But back to the thread question....my skimmers on all my tanks have no change when I feed Nori...and one tank gets LOTS in a day...hope that helps!

[Johnny Reefer]

Originally Posted by Chaloupa

..then I soaked it in garlic...

Forgive me. One more dumb question. Okay, nine.
How do you soak it? Garlic extract? Crushed? Minced? Paste? What's a garlic supplement? I looked for garlic extract at two grocery stores. No go. Specialty store? Italian? Chinese?

Thanx much,

[wickedfrags]

Try the Sera Spirulna tablets for your tangs. They do not make a mess in the tank or displease your skimmer. They also do not fall apart like the cheaper stick-on pellets.

[Der_Iron_Chef]

A week or so, I reckon. I soaked it in garlic supplement. Now I don't, but he takes to it like a wild beast!

[christyf5]

You could change brands. I couldn't get my fish to touch one kind, then they went nuts for another. Every time I go to the store now I seem to get a different kind as I can never remember the brand. They eat whatever now, they're like Pavlovian dogs, they can see the nori coming

[fishoholic]

My tangs love nori, they didn't at first but after my foxface showed them how much he loves the stuff they started going nuts for it too I guess they didn't want to be left out! Never noticed it affecting the skimmer.