Tang Splashing

[EmilyB]

My tangs are rarely around the surface unless I am feeding (naso and powder blue included). Are you skimming, heck yah...I hope so with those pigs ! Also tangs need a lot of food/feedings. Is he just surfing the surface for food? Do you feed nori twice daily?

[StirCrazy]

Originally Posted by EmilyB

Also tangs need a lot of food/feedings. Is he just surfing the surface for food? Do you feed nori twice daily?

you feed your tangs??

Steve

[Johnny Reefer]

Originally Posted by EmilyB

..... Do you feed nori twice daily?

No. I don't feed Nori at all. I'll try it.
Twice a day? Seems like alot. Shouldn't it be given the chance to eat other things too?

Thanx much and cheers,

[OCDP]

I am no expert I am just going by what I have read...

But Tangs need nori and greens to keep healthy and thrive.. they need all sorts of greens if I remember correctly.. so yes, you should be feeding Nori...

I am definitely no Tang expert though.

[Johnny Reefer]

Originally Posted by OCDP

....But Tangs need nori and greens to keep healthy and thrive.....

Up to now I figured the algae it eats from grazing was enough. I'll try the Nori, but if my algae starts growing thick because the Tang is full enough from the Nori then I will discontinue it.

Thanx much and cheers,

[Aquattro]

MArk, your tang will love some mysis also. It can't live well of algae alone, and if it can, you need to fix your algae problem.

[OCDP]

I didn't mean to imply that they require greens and veggies only. Just to clarify.

[adidas]

Originally Posted by Johnny Reefer

Up to now I figured the algae it eats from grazing was enough. I'll try the Nori, but if my algae starts growing thick because the Tang is full enough from the Nori then I will discontinue it.

Thanx much and cheers,

LOL a tang TOO full of Nori???

[Johnny Reefer]

Originally Posted by adidas

LOL a tang TOO full of Nori???

I never said TOO full of Nori. I said full enough. Meaning that if it's going to be eating Nori then it will be MORE full on Nori and LESS inclined to eat algae. The LESS the algae gets eaten the MORE it will grow. The More the algae grows, the LESS inclined I will be to continue the Nori.

Scott: I know you weren't implying that Tangs need only greens and neither was I. When I said that I thought the algae would be enough, I was refering to the green part of their diet. My fish also get Rotifers, Cyclopeeze, Formulas 1 & 2 and occaisionally mysis. I could probably ramp the mysis up a bit. Just really concerned about overfeeding as my skimmer is a pece of crap!

Cheers,

[naesco]

Originally Posted by Johnny Reefer

I never said TOO full of Nori. I said full enough. Meaning that if it's going to be eating Nori then it will be MORE full on Nori and LESS inclined to eat algae. The LESS the algae gets eaten the MORE it will grow. The More the algae grows, the LESS inclined I will be to continue the Nori.

Scott: I know you weren't implying that Tangs need only greens and neither was I. When I said that I thought the algae would be enough, I was refering to the green part of their diet. My fish also get Rotifers, Cyclopeeze, Formulas 1 & 2 and occaisionally mysis. I could probably ramp the mysis up a bit. Just really concerned about overfeeding as my skimmer is a pece of crap!

Cheers,

Thanks Stir.
Yes, Johnny you need to feed the fish nori. An alternative are the Wardleys spirulina discs. They are hard and they drop to the bottom and don't mess up the tank.
If your skimmer is weak, try using the powerhead as suggested. It will increase the level of oxygen and tangs love swimming against it.
Tangs (not all) are reef fish. They graze in areas where the waves are hitting the reef. (lots of oxygen). You will notice the difference in the fish.