How much nori/veggies do you feed your tangs? - Page 2

McLoki · 03/15/2012, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by ganjero

I read strips is the way to go since they suck the whole thing like a spaghetti and the waste is greatly reduced. How do you feed it though? Do you still clip the strips or just dump it on the surface?

I fold a sheet in half width wise and cut it (so I have 2 long sheets the same width.)

Then I fold that in half (lenghwise) and put the fold in the nori clip. (now it looks like there are 4 - equal width pieces sticking out of the nori clip about the same width as the nori clip.)

Then I hold the 4 sheets together (so it looks like one sheet) and cut them from the end down towards the clip. I keep doing this until I have a bunch of strips. (if any strips come off or apart - just stick them in the clip)

Now just put it all in the tank and let them go to town....

rhdoug · 03/16/2012, 07:39 AM

I made 2 "pouches" out of clear plastic netting, the kind used to make light-friendly tops to prevent fish suicides. In fact I made with them 2 layers so the fish (scopas tang and starry blenny - they are best buddies) would need to work at it longer and get out smaller pieces, preventing large chunks from floating around. I just use a small cleaning magnet to hold it against the glass. Works great and I only get my fingertips wet, plus I can move it from place to place even with the food in it.

crobattt · 03/16/2012, 08:21 AM

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Originally Posted by agreeive?fish

i keep nori in tank 24/7/365 except for leap year then its 24/7/366 on multiple "nori clips"for tangs/angels/foxface and anything else that wants a bite

This.. good food and keeps em fat and healthy.

LobsterOfJustice · 03/16/2012, 10:43 AM

Here's something interesting...

Nitrogenous waste comes mainly from the breakdown of protein. I'm assuming foods like mysis are higher in protein than nori. So feeding the same amount of food but swapping out some meaty foods with nori could help keep nitrates down. This is why you can put whole sheets of nori in the tank and it pollutes less than dumping whole sheets of mysis in your tank.

nonimmigrant · 03/16/2012, 08:02 PM

Four sheets 2x day.

windyridge · 03/16/2012, 08:16 PM

My Tomini Tang loved nori at first and then stopped eating it. Fortunately I have seaweeds in my home made frozen food mix.

elegance coral · 03/21/2012, 06:25 AM

Thanks for all the responses.

I have taken some of the tips from this thread, and I'm amazed at the results. I added a second algae clip, and started cutting the nori in strips like McLoki pictured. I add one third of a sheet to each clip, twice a day, so that's one and a third sheets split between two, 3" to 3.5" tangs every day. That's at least double what I was feeding. It's only been a little over a week, but I swear there's a noticeable difference in the amount of meat on these tangs. They weren't anorexic to begin with, but they're looking so much better. I can't wait to see them in six months.

My tangs thank you
EC

Williams27 · 09/20/2017, 11:31 AM

After reading this i feel like I'm not feeding mine enough. could be part of the reason they are aggressive. For those having trouble with Nori floating around your tank id suggest trying the innovative marine gourmet grazer. works great so that that fish are only tearing out a mouthful at a time and i don't notice any waste floating around my tank. old thread but o well.

OrionN · 09/20/2017, 12:01 PM

Old thread------

I had 4 tangs (Chevron 6 inches, Purple 5 inches, Yellow 4.5 inches, Powder Blue 5 inches), three Regal angles (2-3 inches), and a Fox Face (6 inches). I feed them 1.5 of the 10X10 inches sheets. I put them on clips suspended from top, to keep my abalones, snails and sea urchins from eating them.
My tangs start at about 7:30 AM and wold finish all the Nori by about 3 PM or so. I also feed frozen Mysis (1/2 cubic inch) and flake food (heaping teaspoon) in AM and flake food in PM.
My tangs (RIP) are as fat and healthy as they can be.

hogfanreefer · 09/20/2017, 12:45 PM

Two tangs. A 4.5-5 inch purple and a 4 inch Gold Rim. I feed a half sheet a day split between two clips (the purple is a pig). If I don't split it up the more shy Gold Rim has a tough time getting any with the purple and about 8 wrasses that also eat nori.

Rilelen · 09/20/2017, 09:46 PM

Old thread, but always popular question.

One kole tang and one foxface...they'll tear through a whole sheet in a half day. I usually feed about a quarter sheet (folded) on days that I remember and have time in the mornings to clip it to the nori clip (let's call it 3-4 days a week). I'll feed a half or whole sheet if I go a couple days without feeding nori.

McPuff · 09/21/2017, 03:12 AM

Wow, now I also believe that I don't feed enough nori!

I have a foxface, scopus tang, naso tang, pyroferus tang, and lieutenant tang (other fish eat the nori too). I feed about 1/2 sheet, folded and stripped in a clip but only about every other day or less. I mainly feed LRS herbivore frenzy which has quite a lot of veggie matter in it. I also throw in rocks that are covered in turf algae (from the refugium) and this is a nice treat for them to graze over the course of a day or so (depending).

Normally the nori gets consumed within minutes. Because the naso and the pyroferus seem to prefer the nori more than most other foods, I think I will increase the amount I feed. None of the tangs are skinny (the Lt is super fat!), but the pyroferus and naso could put on some weight. Decision made. Glad I found this thread.

johnike · 09/21/2017, 03:37 AM

9 Tangs, 1 full sheet every day.
Purple x2, Yellow x2, Chevron, Tomini, Convict, Hippo, and Desjardini Sailfin.

No clip.

Also, a huge Koran Angel that LOVES nori.

ca1ore · 09/22/2017, 08:52 AM

4x8 sheet 5 times per week; NE grazer ring once a week. Then lots of frozen. Five tangs, all in the 5-6" range.

SAT · 09/23/2017, 06:27 AM

As part of my morning ritual, I pull out a 4x4 sheet of "sea veggies", alternating green and purple, wet it under the tap and then hand it to my tang. It lasts about 2 seconds... he takes it whole.

I have a 11" Atlantic blue (total length). We call him Big Blue. My avatar is a shot of him from 2012.

JoeMomma · 09/25/2017, 01:42 PM

I feed a full sheet a day but I feel like its not enough because its gone in about an hour.

I have a purple tang, blue hippo tank, magnificent foxface, flame angel, coral beauty angel, blue throat trigger.

I'll try adding a second sheet per day to see what happens.

ReefinND · 09/27/2017, 10:04 AM

Starting to wonder if I've been neglecting my Kole tang a bit..... I haven't fed any nori for months now, I figured that the frozen food I've been feeding them would be enough.

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/p...94&pcatid=3694

I'll start putting a sheet of it in there again, see how fast it's consumed.

03/16/2012, 07:39 AM	#27
rhdoug Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Dutchess County, NY Posts: 897	I made 2 "pouches" out of clear plastic netting, the kind used to make light-friendly tops to prevent fish suicides. In fact I made with them 2 layers so the fish (scopas tang and starry blenny - they are best buddies) would need to work at it longer and get out smaller pieces, preventing large chunks from floating around. I just use a small cleaning magnet to hold it against the glass. Works great and I only get my fingertips wet, plus I can move it from place to place even with the food in it. __________________ --Randy Current Tank Info: 58 Gallon mixed reef running since 1999, Super Reef Octopus Skimmer, 180w Maxpect Razor LED Light, August 2015 TOTM

03/16/2012, 10:43 AM	#29
LobsterOfJustice Recovering Detritophobe Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Cary, NC Posts: 7,443	Here's something interesting... Nitrogenous waste comes mainly from the breakdown of protein. I'm assuming foods like mysis are higher in protein than nori. So feeding the same amount of food but swapping out some meaty foods with nori could help keep nitrates down. This is why you can put whole sheets of nori in the tank and it pollutes less than dumping whole sheets of mysis in your tank. __________________ If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right. I remember when zoanthids were called things like "green" and "orange" and not "reverse gorilla nipple." Current Tank Info: 180g reef with all the bells and whistles

03/16/2012, 08:16 PM	#31
windyridge Fish Mother Join Date: May 2011 Location: South Otselic, NY Posts: 1,403	My Tomini Tang loved nori at first and then stopped eating it. Fortunately I have seaweeds in my home made frozen food mix. __________________ 92G Mixed reef, SCA-302 skimmer, 15g sump w/fuge & Eheim Compact Plus @650 gph, AI Sol Blue, Koralia 750 &Tunze Nanostream 6025, Apex Jr,Tomini, 6-Line, Brittle star, damsels, Gramma, RBTA/clown, PJ c Current Tank Info: 92G Corner Bowfront Mixed Reef

03/21/2012, 06:25 AM	#32
elegance coral They call me EC Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: central Florida Posts: 6,208	Thanks for all the responses. I have taken some of the tips from this thread, and I'm amazed at the results. I added a second algae clip, and started cutting the nori in strips like McLoki pictured. I add one third of a sheet to each clip, twice a day, so that's one and a third sheets split between two, 3" to 3.5" tangs every day. That's at least double what I was feeding. It's only been a little over a week, but I swear there's a noticeable difference in the amount of meat on these tangs. They weren't anorexic to begin with, but they're looking so much better. I can't wait to see them in six months. My tangs thank you EC __________________ "Most of the failures with marine aquaria are due to lack of knowledge of the biological processes that occur in the aquarium." Martin A. Moe, Jr. "A scientist seeks the truth, wherever that may lead. A believer already knows the truth, and cannot be swayed no matter how compelling the evidence." Current Tank Info: I'm trying to see how many tanks will fit in my house before the wife loses it.

09/20/2017, 12:01 PM	#34
OrionN Moved on Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Coastal Texas Posts: 16,000	Old thread------ I had 4 tangs (Chevron 6 inches, Purple 5 inches, Yellow 4.5 inches, Powder Blue 5 inches), three Regal angles (2-3 inches), and a Fox Face (6 inches). I feed them 1.5 of the 10X10 inches sheets. I put them on clips suspended from top, to keep my abalones, snails and sea urchins from eating them. My tangs start at about 7:30 AM and wold finish all the Nori by about 3 PM or so. I also feed frozen Mysis (1/2 cubic inch) and flake food (heaping teaspoon) in AM and flake food in PM. My tangs (RIP) are as fat and healthy as they can be. __________________ Minh My homepage is my album here at Reef Central Current Tank Info: Reboot 320 anemones reef. Angels: Yellow Chest Regal(2), Flame (2). Copperband But. Tangs: Yellow, Purple. Wrasse: about 20 wrasses various species. Anemones: Giantea X4 (Breen, Blue, Purple and Multicolors), Haddoni X1 Red, Magnifica X1 Purpletip

03/16/2012, 08:02 PM	#30
nonimmigrant Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 453	Four sheets 2x day.

09/20/2017, 11:31 AM	#33
Williams27 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 5	After reading this i feel like I'm not feeding mine enough. could be part of the reason they are aggressive. For those having trouble with Nori floating around your tank id suggest trying the innovative marine gourmet grazer. works great so that that fish are only tearing out a mouthful at a time and i don't notice any waste floating around my tank. old thread but o well.

09/20/2017, 12:45 PM	#35
hogfanreefer Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Conway, AR Posts: 2,117	Two tangs. A 4.5-5 inch purple and a 4 inch Gold Rim. I feed a half sheet a day split between two clips (the purple is a pig). If I don't split it up the more shy Gold Rim has a tough time getting any with the purple and about 8 wrasses that also eat nori. __________________ DSA 155,Custom Trigger 42" sump/refugium, MP40 X2, MP 10 X 2, AI Hydra 52 X3, Apex controller, Tunze ATO Current Tank Info: DSA 155 gallon, mixed reef, SPS and wrasse dominant

09/20/2017, 09:46 PM	#36
Rilelen Registered Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Virginia Posts: 245	Old thread, but always popular question. One kole tang and one foxface...they'll tear through a whole sheet in a half day. I usually feed about a quarter sheet (folded) on days that I remember and have time in the mornings to clip it to the nori clip (let's call it 3-4 days a week). I'll feed a half or whole sheet if I go a couple days without feeding nori. __________________ 72g: Percula pair, Foxface, Kole tang, Midas Blenny, Blue/green chromis, Yellow & green clown goby pairs Office Nano Tank System (29 Gallon + 20 Gallon): Saltwater mollies + fry

09/21/2017, 03:12 AM	#37
McPuff Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,735	Wow, now I also believe that I don't feed enough nori! I have a foxface, scopus tang, naso tang, pyroferus tang, and lieutenant tang (other fish eat the nori too). I feed about 1/2 sheet, folded and stripped in a clip but only about every other day or less. I mainly feed LRS herbivore frenzy which has quite a lot of veggie matter in it. I also throw in rocks that are covered in turf algae (from the refugium) and this is a nice treat for them to graze over the course of a day or so (depending). Normally the nori gets consumed within minutes. Because the naso and the pyroferus seem to prefer the nori more than most other foods, I think I will increase the amount I feed. None of the tangs are skinny (the Lt is super fat!), but the pyroferus and naso could put on some weight. Decision made. Glad I found this thread.

09/21/2017, 03:37 AM	#38
johnike Moved On Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bureau County Illinois Posts: 5,406	9 Tangs, 1 full sheet every day. Purple x2, Yellow x2, Chevron, Tomini, Convict, Hippo, and Desjardini Sailfin. No clip. Also, a huge Koran Angel that LOVES nori. Last edited by johnike; 09/21/2017 at 05:01 AM.

09/22/2017, 08:52 AM	#39
ca1ore Grizzled & Cynical Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Stamford, CT Posts: 17,319	4x8 sheet 5 times per week; NE grazer ring once a week. Then lots of frozen. Five tangs, all in the 5-6" range. __________________ Simon Got back into the hobby ..... planned to keep it simple ..... yeah, right ..... clearly I need a new plan! Pet peeve: anemones host clowns; clowns do not host anemones! Current Tank Info: 450 Reef; 120 refugium; 60 Frag Tank, 30 Introduction tank; multiple QTs

09/23/2017, 06:27 AM	#40
SAT Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Berwyn, PA Posts: 4,073 Blog Entries: 1	As part of my morning ritual, I pull out a 4x4 sheet of "sea veggies", alternating green and purple, wet it under the tap and then hand it to my tang. It lasts about 2 seconds... he takes it whole. I have a 11" Atlantic blue (total length). We call him Big Blue. My avatar is a shot of him from 2012. __________________ Stuart Current Tank Info: 300G Caribbean biotype reef set up in 2003.

09/25/2017, 01:42 PM	#41
JoeMomma Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 619	I feed a full sheet a day but I feel like its not enough because its gone in about an hour. I have a purple tang, blue hippo tank, magnificent foxface, flame angel, coral beauty angel, blue throat trigger. I'll try adding a second sheet per day to see what happens.

09/27/2017, 10:04 AM	#42
ReefinND Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: North Dakota Posts: 110	Starting to wonder if I've been neglecting my Kole tang a bit..... I haven't fed any nori for months now, I figured that the frozen food I've been feeding them would be enough. http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/p...94&pcatid=3694 I'll start putting a sheet of it in there again, see how fast it's consumed.