anything against feeding your tang with duckweed?

[-madmax-]

hi,

of course not just duckweed...

i usually feed formula two, but why toss all that duckweed from my freshwater tank away ?

-madmax-

 

[Green Mariner]

MM, I would not, because duckweed is not a normal part of their diet, actually they never eat it, so it may cause problems for them trying to digest it.

JMHO,
HTH

 

[-madmax-]

:?

sure, i know that they usually don't eat duckweed but why should they have a problem eating it ?

i mean other people said they feed broccoli and lettuce which they would't find out in the ocean right ?

:roll:

 

[Mouse]

But anyone who feeds broccoli or romanie would know to blanch it in hot water before feeding it to the fish. The reason why you do this is to remove the starch like substance that all land plants have in order to maintain rigidity. In the sea however there is no need for the plants to be so rigid, and they therefore they do not contain this starchy element in their tissues.

What i suggest you do is scrap the boring FW tank and grow some proper macro's for your tang.

 

[-madmax-]

hi mouse,

thanks for the answer and i think you are right...it sounds much better feeding them what they usually get in the ocean :roll:

taking about macro algee any reference how to grow them ?

 

[danmhippo]

Light, Nutrient, and predator free tank!

(what a sweet formula......)