tang feeding!

[THEDLO]

ok so after much thought i have finally put my new feeding method to the test. those of use who keep tang know that they will not eat nori that is free floating if its bigger then there eye (size reference)

so the issue is when u use a vegi clip a lot of times they eat from the base cause, im guessing here, they like to pull and pluck, thats how they graze. so lot of time because of this behavior large pieces of nori end up caught in the overflow slits, or on power heads. and this will decompose and cause dirty water cause snails are slow lol :irked:

so my solution; so after thinking i came to the idea that the best way to feed them is to restrict how much they can bite of at a time......so by using the plastic mesh that vegitables come in i cut some nori wrapped a round rock with it, then tied the mesh over it! and vuala! the only problem was that they wouldnt go near it cause it was un familiar to them lol, so after an hour of hand feeding my naso, he was the first to take a bite! and 5min later my yellow tang and so on. after they got comfortable with the rock i realized that if it werent for the naso it would have taken days to get them to switch, thankfully hes used to had feedings!

and theres my story :bablefish

 

[marrone]

All my tangs eat Nori that is free floating, regardless of the size of the pieces. Then again I have very large Tangs and the Nori doesn't last long in my tanks.

 

[jaa1456]

I had the same problem with them ripping off large chunks and then ignoring it as it floated around and ended up in places I didn't want.

 

[wonderballz]

Good idea David. You should cut the mesh into 4 x 4" squares and sell them for $10 a pop. $12` if you want a rubber band. You can call the the "Real DLO"

 

[ryangrieder]

doesn't most the seaweed clips come with the plastic mesh like you are talking about? like this one

 

[THEDLO]

@marrone, my tangs are all under 5" so anything bigger then a fingernail is ignored. My sally light foot used to position its self to where the current would carry the big pieces, he doesn't do that anymore :/

@jaa yea man so as of now they're making short work of the rock.

@wonderballz hahah I would never! It simple enough for anyone to do

@ryan mine didn't have that, and the main reason I did this was cause I wanted to put large amounts of nori, so that the can eat all day like they do in nature.

 

[THEDLO]

oh i also have a video of the whole process that ill post in the next day or so, when ive finished cutting it up.

 

[afernandez]

all my tangs where diffrent really.. u had some that niped and diped lol and then i had a few who liked to continue to nip at it until it whent free then chase it..idk weird but true..

 

[THEDLO]

all my tangs where diffrent really.. u had some that niped and diped lol and then i had a few who liked to continue to nip at it until it whent free then chase it..idk weird but true..

the only fish that use to eat the floating pieces was my faxface it had teeth so it made short work of any size nori, but i sold him cause he was also using his teeth to biting my naso. :irked:

 

[MIKE NY]

very good idea, but I'm lucky I don't have that problem mine eats it clipped or free floating

 

[THEDLO]

very good idea, but I'm lucky I don't have that problem mine eats it clipped or free floating

how big is urs?

 

[beerfish]

My last tang was ok with the clip and never tore off large pieces. My clownfish, on the other hand, would rip off huge chunks of it, then spit them out halfway across the tank. He wouldn't actually eat any of it, just rip it off and make a mess.

 

[THEDLO]

My last tang was ok with the clip and never tore off large pieces. My clownfish, on the other hand, would rip off huge chunks of it, then spit them out halfway across the tank. He wouldn't actually eat any of it, just rip it off and make a mess.

lol mine taste the free floating ones but spit it out right away. my shrimp tears pieces off nor no reason lol

(1000th post )

 

[JARRETT SHARK]

very good idea, but i'm lucky i don't have that problem mine eats it clipped or free floating

+1

 

[THEDLO]

+1

lol u talking about that sohal tang that even eats human babies lol

 

[JARRETT SHARK]

lol mine taste the free floating ones but spit it out right away. my shrimp tears pieces off nor no reason lol

(1000th post )

wow you joined the 1k club next is the 2k club
I said that when i hit 1k and everyone said get a life,LOL

 

[JARRETT SHARK]

lol u talking about that sohal tang that even eats human babies lol

the sohal eats 10 x 8 sheets right out of hand and about 5 sheets a day

 

[THEDLO]

the sohal eats 10 x 8 sheets right out of hand and about 5 sheets a day

OMFG!!!!!!!!! my three tangs get half a sheet evey 2 days! the time in between they eat of the rocks!

lol im on MR all day when im at work

 

[JARRETT SHARK]

i am telling your boss

 

[THEDLO]

i am telling your boss

lol jealous are ya?