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07-31-2009, 05:29 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Detroit Metro Area
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What is the most succesful Kole Tang food
Any commens on what people have had the most success in getting a Kole Tang to eat ?
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07-31-2009, 05:56 PM
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Big Fishy
 
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: St. Marys Ga
Posts: 824
Reviews: 52
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I feed mine Ocean nutritions fomula two marine pellets an Omega one flake thats all he would eat an he grazed off the rocks
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07-31-2009, 06:10 PM
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squid
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: olivebranch, mississippi
Posts: 7
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mine eats anything and everything we toss into the tank.....
i feed San Francisco Bay frozen Emerald Entree, Marine Cuisine, Brine Shrimp, Mysis shrimp, Plankton and throw in some Tetra MicroCrabs along with a shot of Garlic Guard... he's in heaven.. 
even with this buffet he i keeps my tank free of algae..
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07-31-2009, 07:28 PM
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originally original
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Alabama
Posts: 796
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Mine loves everything now, but it took brine shrimp to get it to start eating.
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07-31-2009, 07:51 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Detroit Metro Area
Posts: 92
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Neuticle
Mine loves everything now, but it took brine shrimp to get it to start eating.
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Live Brine or frozen ?
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07-31-2009, 09:31 PM
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Super Swole Fish
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: anderson sc
Posts: 319
Reviews: 26
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mine eats frozen brine and mysis...he wont eat off my clips
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07-31-2009, 09:41 PM
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Gone Snorkeling...
 
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Greenville,SC
Posts: 8,540
Reviews: 52
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Formula 2 RDF frozen
Best food (and cleanest) I have ever used!
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07-31-2009, 10:38 PM
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originally original
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Alabama
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark_Winn
Live Brine or frozen ?
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I've never tried live, mine goes ape for frozen brine. It never liked the formula one or two cubes though, only foxface and lawnmower will eat those
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07-31-2009, 10:58 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Orange Park, Fl
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Originally Posted by Neuticle
I've never tried live, mine goes ape for frozen brine. It never liked the formula one or two cubes though, only foxface and lawnmower will eat those |
You should try the new RDF Formula 1 and 2 that Fat Tony suggested. It's already broken down into bite sized pieces unlike the old Formula gel cubes and fish go crazy over it. Formula 1 is based on a recipe developed initially for breeding clownfish and it's one of the most complete foods available. Formula 2 is perfect for fish requiring some veggies in their diet.
http://www.oceannutrition.com/produc...a_rdf.php&head=
Brine shrimp whether live, frozen or even enriched are of little nutritional value and should not be fed as a large part of a fishes diet. Your fish may eat it readily but that doesn't mean it's doing them much good nutritionally.
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08-01-2009, 08:51 AM
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originally original
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Alabama
Posts: 796
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I didn't know they changed it, the old ones just made a mess and most of the particulate was too small for my fish.
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08-01-2009, 12:50 PM
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Gone Snorkeling...
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Greenville,SC
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Neuticle
I didn't know they changed it, the old ones just made a mess and most of the particulate was too small for my fish.
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Give the RDF a try... you will love it!
Formula 1 for Carnivores
Formula 2 for Omnivores/Herbivores (what I use, kind of a best all around mix)
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08-01-2009, 01:11 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Apr 2009
Posts: 79
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Sometimes I hold a Siverside in the water and they just pick it right out of my hands...He loves it ...havnet tried brine yet but will tonight.
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08-01-2009, 08:02 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Detroit Metro Area
Posts: 92
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Tried some Brine soaked in garlic. My Kole still won't touch anything added to the tank. He pics constanly and the rocks and glass and poops an awful lot. I guess it is still a waiting game.
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08-01-2009, 08:16 PM
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Gone Snorkeling...
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Greenville,SC
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Koles are a bristletooth tang and like to feed on algae. Try Nori, red or green (dried algae) tear off a strip and fold it up and use a clip designed to feed it (some lok like clownfish)
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08-02-2009, 12:42 AM
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I've got the REEF rash!
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 34,144
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Nori,but you need more then one type of food.
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