New Tangs, Feeding Question

[wkada]

My small blue tang went through the overflow into the filter sock 3 times the first week I had him until I placed a small coarse sponge in there as a deterent. No problems now that he's bigger and has found a home in the rocks at night. As far as feeding, I've had success with "Rod's Food" herbivore blend and Reef nutrition "Arctic Pods." Really packs on the pounds.

[MeteorFlower]

Is "Rod's Food" a frozen food? I've never heard of it, but I'll try it if my Naso might take it... as of today, the baby hippo tang has been successfully extracted from the overflow and is settling into the main tank quite well. He's eating well too, and seems to love the frozen zooplantivore foods, though he hasn't touched any of the algae. I do have a question about hippo tangs - is it normal for them to have a bumpy-looking belly? It's very strange looking! I haven't really seen the bumpy look on a lot of mature hippos, but I have seen it before on babies.... Just wondering if I should be worried. Also, my Naso tang still isn't really eating anything other than fresh grape caulerpa, which he readily devours. He's picked at the Ocean Nutrition Green and Brown algae sheets I bought for him, and he couldn't really seem to chew some plain dried wakame I picked up at the grocery store, though he did carry it around the tank for a while. Half the time he spits the dried algae out. I'm pretty worried about him. Should I keep trying with the Ocean Nutrition sheets? Can it take them a while to learn to like them? I'm pretty sure a diet of grape caulerpa and bubble algae can't be good for him in the long run!

[wkada]

Rod's Food is a frozen blend which comes in several varieties, a standard blend for primarily carnivores, a herbivore blend, and one geared toward coral nutrition. It has a lot of good stuff in it e.g. krill, squid, veggies, oyster eggs, rotifers, etc. You can order it online on the Reef Nutrition website and they also have a list of online and local retailers there.

[DSAfanatic]

Man you're lucky he ate right off the bat. My bristletooth and my sailfin didn't eat for a week or so even though they were eating at the fish store. But now the sailfin will eat from my hand.

[MeteorFlower]

Just popping back in for a final update. Two nights ago the Naso took a nibble of the marine cuisine I was feeding the others, decided he liked it, and is now eating anything I put in the tank! In addition, the baby hippo tang is also eating very well. I'm really looking forward to watching these little guys grow up. Thanks so much to everyone who told me to be patient!