Regal Tang

christyf5 · #1 01-09-2012, 06:34 PM

Yeah the HLLE pics I googled were pretty bad, definitely not as subtle as mine seems to be. I do feed nori every day and the regal is a big pig about it and gets a fair bit. I'll have to be more careful with the carbon and try some vitamins/flake.

Whats everyone using for vitamins these days? Selcon still?

Thanks for the replies guys!

lastlight · #2 01-09-2012, 07:14 PM

*cough*rox*cough*

christyf5 · #3 01-09-2012, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by lastlight

*cough*rox*cough*

LOL, I bought a 5 gallon bucket of Kent before rox was more available than BRS (frankly I refuse to pay that much for shipping) and by gum, I'm gonna use it all!

Then I'll switch to rox

Lance · #4 01-09-2012, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by christyf5

Whats everyone using for vitamins these days? Selcon still?

Yup, good old Selcon.

fishoholic · #5 01-09-2012, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Lance

Yup, good old Selcon.

+1

Borderjumper · #6 01-09-2012, 08:10 PM

Pssst did anyone else have to google and find out what nares were?

christyf5 · #7 01-09-2012, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Borderjumper

Pssst did anyone else have to google and find out what nares were?

ROFL!!

naesco · #8 01-09-2012, 11:23 PM

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Originally Posted by christyf5

Yeah the HLLE pics I googled were pretty bad, definitely not as subtle as mine seems to be. I do feed nori every day and the regal is a big pig about it and gets a fair bit. I'll have to be more careful with the carbon and try some vitamins/flake.

Whats everyone using for vitamins these days? Selcon still?

Thanks for the replies guys!

Part of your problem may be the food you are feding your regal tang. All tangs require algae as the mainstay of their diet but the Regal Tang is the exception. They are meat eaters.

So soak some best quality shrimp dryed meaty foods etc in selcon and with the other advice given, the tang's condition should improve.

christyf5 · #9 01-09-2012, 11:30 PM

I am fully aware that he is a meat eater. However he eats whatever I put in the tank so I can't stop him from eating it if I offer it to the other tangs

I also feed mysis and formula 1&2 pellets.

marie · #10 01-10-2012, 12:32 AM

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Originally Posted by naesco

Part of your problem may be the food you are feding your regal tang. All tangs require algae as the mainstay of their diet but the Regal Tang is the exception. They are meat eaters.

So soak some best quality shrimp dryed meaty foods etc in selcon and with the other advice given, the tang's condition should improve.

Not entirely true, they are omnivores (most tangs are actually) they feed on plankton (especially when young) which can be zooplankton or algae but will graze as well