feeding Nori

[scuba_steveo]

use strated using the stuff from HEB. They did not like it at first but they got pretty hungry in a few days. Now they rip it apart and it is super cheap!

[jaded]

Hmmm I didnt think of starving them into eating it

[C.Mydas]

our tangs wont touch nori...they only eat Julian Sprungs purple seaweed (cheapest at PetCo)

I have, since the previous post mentioned, been notified that Wolf Reef (Alex) carries Julian Sprung's and that it is indeed cheaper at Wolf Reef. I'd like to apologize for any inconveniences this may have caused the MAAST community and I give my word that from this point on I will make a deliberate effort to check all my facts before I make such a contreversial declaration again. :blush :P :w00t

[jaded]

I saw alexs' stock of Julian Sprungs... but I already have 4 packs of other seaweeds and I really believe the fish simply dont know they are supposed to be eating it. Thats why I was wondering if the garlic is something they are attracted to... If so maybe I can "kick it up a notch" and coax them with a taste garlic treat.

[Richard]

I usually tear some up and then soak it in a small glass and then mush it up and feed it out with a spoon. They always go for it this way. Eventually they get to where they'll eat it off of clips but I find eat easier to feed it out this way and my fish seem to like it better this way. I keep the mush in the fridge in between feedings.

[jaded]

doesnt it float?... I tried just cutting it up, but I didnt soak it. Thats were I went wrong

[don-n-sa]

I use the clips and just throw them away when they aren't usable anymore, although I have heard that if you soak them in vinegar you can get more life out of them.

As for getting the Tangs to eat from the clips or rocks...my tangs did not touch it for a day or two then one of the yellow tangs started sampling it, and that is all it took. Now everyone including my triggers get their greens everyday!

[Richard]

doesnt it float?... I tried just cutting it up, but I didnt soak it. Thats were I went wrong

Yeah you have to soak it and then mush it up. That way all the air gets out of it. Most of my tangs won't even look at the bigger pieces. They go for the small mushed up stuff. All of my fish have taken to eating nori when I feed it this way even my non algae eating fish like sand sifting gobies, basslets, wrasses etc.