Nori is much cheaper, it dosent have the pretty fish on the package! Just make sure it's not flavored.

 

Feel free to give him a variety of foods. Mine eats blender mush (oysters, clams, scallops, mussels, shrimp and other white fish). Also there's 2 fronds of Romaine lettuce and a stalk of broccoli daily. Also have algae clips for Nori (Asian department not pet store). The tangs and all foxes eat that grazing throughout the day. They seem to love it all.

I did get 2 smaller foxes who were rail thin when I got them. Now 2 weeks later, they are little chubbies swimming around. I don't think I have a skinny fish in the tank...which probably explains the diatoms/phosphates...one thing I will say, the nori breaks down if not eaten right away where the romaine and broccoli don't.

 

I don't think I have a skinny fish in the tank...which probably explains the diatoms/phosphates...one thing I will say, the nori breaks down if not eaten right away where the romaine and broccoli don't.

Could you explain this further for me? I have a raging diatom problem now, going on a second month, and it's driving me crazy! Also have some fat and happy fish!

Thanks :wavey:

 

Too much feeding causes phosphates, which in turn feeds the nasty algae. Have you tested your phosphates? Mine were off the chart registering 10ppm!

 

Ok, yes, thanks. I've tested, they are low, and they were reading zero yesterday but my nitrates were a teensy bit high as was the ammonia. I've got a combination of things going on as July and August somehow got dedicated to doing things for other people and I let things slide around here. Also, the heat was on and it was difficult to keep the tank below 82 when I usually shoot for under 79. I've been working on it fairly non-stop for the last several days making sure I'm ridding it of the algae as I kill/scrape it off and doing nice water changes. My tangs are picky, they don't like the red nori sheets, only the green. So I don't even offer it anymore, as it just feeds the filters and the causes yukky problems like you mention. Thanks for the explanation!:beer:

 

Thanks for the feedback. I'll most likely skip the dry stuff and go with the romaine

 

Baby spinach is nice also.

 

Yes...fresh out of the garden.

 

Just put the fox face in the tank. I think that was the most tense transition I've ever done. I just kept thinking, " Don't get stung!!! Don't get stung!!!". The wife says I have to have my own "fish romaine" in a separate bag because ewwwww fish germs

 

Rofl. I have a whole fish drawer in my fridge! My fish eat healthier than I do sometimes lol.

 

:ac39:I've been having phosphates off the charts >10ppm, this may very well be the cause. Time to drop back to basics, feeding 101. I should know better than this

 

Im pretty sure alot of us over feed and do stuff we know is.going.to bite us in the butt later. Sometimes I dont strain and rinse my frozen foods I know its bad but still do it.