feeding yo

GreenSpottedPuffer · #1 04-02-2009, 04:32 AM

I wouldn't skip any days of feeding for most fish other than large predators. We really, really underfeed our fish. Most reef fish eat all day long.

If you check out wild fish on dives (tangs, rabbits, butterflies, ect.) they are much, much thicker than the average fish you see in an aquarium.

Personally I was feeding my copperband 3 times a day, everday, before he passed away.

I feed my tangs about 4 times a day but I am starting to feed about 6 times a day now.

Variety is good too. My copperband LOVED chopped up prawns. Has to be chopped quite small or bended. He also picked from whole clams and mussels. I throw a manila clam in the tank each day too. I don't feed mysis at all anymore as I find its more expensive than buying fresh seafood and there is just too much phosphates in it. I have also heard it really doesn't have much nutritional value. Someone compared it to feeding lettuce to tangs. I guess it depends on the brand though.

Myka · #2 04-02-2009, 04:37 AM

Ya, dealing with the phosphates in previously frozen food in a PITA.

subman · #3 04-02-2009, 04:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Myka

Ya, dealing with the phosphates in previously frozen food in a PITA.

Wow I never knew that! I've been fighting Phosphates ever since I started feeding the stupid mysis!

GreenSpottedPuffer · #4 04-02-2009, 04:56 AM

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Originally Posted by subman

Wow I never knew that! I've been fighting Phosphates ever since I started feeding the stupid mysis!

Yes there is enough phosphates in frozen mysis to make a difference. Some of water from different brands were tested on RC and the results were so high! All over 1 and some as high as 2....and I don't mean 0.1, I mean 1 !!!

dkcrx · #5 04-02-2009, 05:01 AM

http://canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=51158

I got my little guy used to the cup and now he knows what to do, but they need lots of food, if you check at night yours will probably be hunting in the rock for more food. And as for what to feed, Anything he will eat.

fiorano · #6 04-02-2009, 05:51 AM

well what i do is put the mysis in a little shot glass with the aquarium water and the garlic selcon or w/e then after about 30 mins i dump it into a neat in the sink and pour more aquarium water over it ... i dunno o thought that might help a bit. but yeah i've had him for about a year i just dont like how it cuts out my skimmer so much. ... i just use the pe mysis as well and i've had him for around a year i would say now. it would be so much easier if he just ate pellets but hey im not gonna complain i consider myself super lucky with this guy already.. its either uck or hes just a tank lol