tangs eating off rocks?

am3gross · 01/15/2008, 05:27 PM

i was just wandering that if i was to go 2 days a week with out feeding the tangs if they would be able to "fill them selves up" with the algae that is on the rocks?

now i understand that tangs need a varied diet and they do get that.

the main reason i ask is i am starting to notice that there is starting to be a build up on the rocks. the tangs pick at it all day long and i was hoping that if i feed 2 days less that they would eat more of the algae....

what do you think?

sk8rreefgeek · 01/15/2008, 05:32 PM

IMO I wouldn't starve them just to get them to eat algae. Keep em happy and feed em the good stuff

avshockey311 · 01/15/2008, 06:39 PM

I only feed my tank every other day. I don't really see a problem with it. My Kole tang, Yellow tang and coral beauty graze all day long.

Bandsaw · 01/15/2008, 06:51 PM

I feed my tank every other day - sometimes every three - or fours days (OK, getting into some confessions here

). I feed a different food each time (frozen, formula one, two, pellets, etc). I also only give a veggy clip once a week. My bristle tooth tank and LMB graze all day and are nice and fat. In fact, I have never seen my LMB take any prepared foods.

He should be fine, just keep an eye on his general health.

am3gross · 01/15/2008, 08:15 PM

i dont think they would be starving if they are eating off the rocks.
like i said they are getting a very good amount of food everyday. the more i think about it i dont think that it would hurt anything. afterall they are in the ocean and dont have any one feeding them prepared foods.

WarrenG · 01/16/2008, 12:08 AM

In the ocean, most tangs just cruise and pick at the rocks every few seconds.

01/15/2008, 05:27 PM	#1
am3gross Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: va Posts: 1,243	tangs eating off rocks? i was just wandering that if i was to go 2 days a week with out feeding the tangs if they would be able to "fill them selves up" with the algae that is on the rocks? now i understand that tangs need a varied diet and they do get that. the main reason i ask is i am starting to notice that there is starting to be a build up on the rocks. the tangs pick at it all day long and i was hoping that if i feed 2 days less that they would eat more of the algae.... what do you think?

01/15/2008, 05:32 PM	#2
sk8rreefgeek Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Lodi, California Posts: 1,352	IMO I wouldn't starve them just to get them to eat algae. Keep em happy and feed em the good stuff __________________ It's time for operation crazy-plan Current Tank Info: Drilled 55g, 14g sump, coralife 125 SS: mated pair of b&w misbar clowns, ywg

01/15/2008, 06:39 PM	#3
avshockey311 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Nebraska Posts: 1,643	I only feed my tank every other day. I don't really see a problem with it. My Kole tang, Yellow tang and coral beauty graze all day long. __________________ Surgeon General's WARNING: This hobby may be addictive, and has also been known to drain bank accounts. Current Tank Info: 90 AGA MegaFlow, 120 lbs. LR, RedSea Berlin skimmer, 20 gallon sump, 2 150W Metal Halide

01/15/2008, 06:51 PM	#4
Bandsaw Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: North Eastern Ontario (above Sudbury) Posts: 720	I feed my tank every other day - sometimes every three - or fours days (OK, getting into some confessions here ). I feed a different food each time (frozen, formula one, two, pellets, etc). I also only give a veggy clip once a week. My bristle tooth tank and LMB graze all day and are nice and fat. In fact, I have never seen my LMB take any prepared foods. He should be fine, just keep an eye on his general health. __________________ VE3SZB Failure is not an option - It is a requirement if you expect to learn anything. Click on my home page button for pictures of my aquarium. Current Tank Info: 75g Display, CPR SM Aquafuge, 8g sump, 20g tall fuge, Maxspect R420R LED, KoralLin 1502 CaRa, EV-180 Skimmer

01/15/2008, 08:15 PM	#5
am3gross Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: va Posts: 1,243	i dont think they would be starving if they are eating off the rocks. like i said they are getting a very good amount of food everyday. the more i think about it i dont think that it would hurt anything. afterall they are in the ocean and dont have any one feeding them prepared foods. __________________ There are five things that you cannot recover in life: (1) The Stone...........after it's thrown, (2) The Word...............after it's said, (3) The Occasion......after it's missed, and ...(4) The Time.............after it's gone. (5) A person...............after they die Current Tank Info: 210 display, 75 gallon fuge

01/16/2008, 12:08 AM	#6
WarrenG Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Sunnyvale, CA Posts: 738	In the ocean, most tangs just cruise and pick at the rocks every few seconds.