Veggies for Tangs

[Dmitry]

So, I know one can give things like romaine lettuce and broccoli (which part of broccoli?) to Tangs. What the recipes? I've seen one that says "frozen." Do you just freeze a piece and then defrost it and put it into the tank? Or is there more to it? Also I've seen "boiled." I'm wondering if in the process of cooking you're not cooking the vitamins out of the veggies.

 

[cali_reef]

You are better off buying some Nori from an Asian grocery store, easier to store and feed. It is the all natural tang and angle food from the ocean.

 

[jawwad2004]

Im pretty sure I heard to stay away from lettuce n brocolli for marine applications.

 

[michael stern]

Im pretty sure I heard to stay away from lettuce n brocolli for marine applications.

agreed.

too much chance for pesticide contamination. And romain has 0 nutritional value. It just keeps them busy.

 

[pmui]

i use romain, to keep them busy...it's like candy
I just dip the full leaf into boiling water for 3sec, then run cold water on it, then clip it to the tank. I then freezing & boiling just soften/breaks down the cell walls so the fish can rip it easily.
I do also feed nori on a regular basis.

Peter

 

[Dmitry]

I alternate giving my Yellow Tang (and Coral Beauty) green and red algae sheets, but wondered about giving them more variety. I'd read about romaine lettuce... One can soak it in vitamins for more nutritional value...no?

The most recent mention about romaine lettuce came in the current Marine Fish magazine. There's an article on Tangs and the author talks about lettuce/broccoli.

 

[SlamaJama]

You are better off buying some Nori from an Asian grocery store, easier to store and feed. It is the all natural tang and angle food from the ocean.

its wat i give my purple tang and crew, thy luv it

 

[Chris5]

Tang Food

My tangs love Marine Green 40 Flakes made by HBH
Its made up of Spirulina, Spinach, Zucchini, Pea, and Romain lettuce...
They also have the same flakes with garlic....

 

[jawwad2004]

its wat i give my purple tang and crew, thy luv it

Same here, that nori from the oriental shops saves me mucho dinero and the fish love it, my frikkin clown and cleaner wrasse it eat too!

 

[GQ22]

i would think the little bits of brocolli would polute the tank. as far as nori, and seaweed go, try to buy two kinds, i believe there is a green and a purple one. i alternate