Broccoli for Tang

[Stormtrker]

I have a Powder Blue Tang x10 days from LiveAquaria. Very healthy in appearance and about 3 1/2" long. It has been constantly picking at the rocks but until today has not eaten anything I put in the tank. Well today, thank goodness, it has started eating the nori I put in each day. I have a foxface and a lawnmower blenny that eat it like pigs. I have heard that broccoli flowerettes are also good to feed tangs. This is probably a stupid question but do you feed the fresh broccoli raw or slightly parboil it first to soften it? I feed zuchini to my freshwater fish and parboil it before feeding so wondered if should do same for this.
Carla

[itstheantitang]

I am also interested in the answer to this, good question carlab.

[Stormtrker]

I'm going to post this question in New to the Hobby forum and see if anyone can answer.

[moonpod]

it's an old school recipe item. Kinda before we fed nori and gracilleria. It works. Probably at least on a theoretical basis not as good as nori and gracilleria, but certainly something that was used for years "back in the day" with good results.

[Gary Majchrzak]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7316533#post7316533 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by carlab
do you feed the fresh broccoli raw or slightly parboil it first to soften it?
Freeze 'em. Freeze the florets.