feeding secludes

[tbinkley]

I'm worried my.fish are not.getting enough food I am.currently feeding one.cube of.brine shrimp every morning but they all.still.seem.starving.swimming.around looking for food all.day

In my tank I have
Scopus tang 3-4 inch
Wide band clown 2-3 inch
A very young royal gramma(.5 inch) maybe
A unidentified damsel 2-3 inch

Should I be giving.them.more food

 

[pulpfiction1]

I feed mine two maybe three times a week they always look hungry very active

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[Poseidon]

post a pic if you can,
do they look skinny or sickley?

i feed once or twice a day, but i know ppl that feed larger amounts every other day...
and like pulp said, they'll ALWAYS be looking for food, even if their not hungry lol

 

[tbinkley]

Can't get one of the rg it's in.a rock

 

[yveterinarian]

Watch to see how long it takes them to eat the cube.  If it's gone quickly, give them another cube and see if they leave any behind.  If they eat the whole thing quickly again then stick with 2 cubes for a little bit to make sure they are still eating all of it quickly.  If they continue eating both cubes and there is nothing left behind, try 3.  Test your water parameters to make sure the ammonia and nitrates don't start climbing.  The trick is to feed enough but not have any left behind that will decompose and send your water parameters out of whack.  Good luck.

 

[Neopimp]

how old is the tank?

 

[tbinkley]

I received the tank 3 weeks ago I have added alot to it in the three weeks everything.except.the tang and the damsel does any one know an id on that btw I believe the person I got it from had it for a few years

 

[tbinkley]

I also have a question about the anemone do bta grow fairly big how should I be feeding that the clown.fish is bringing it.shrimp

 

[Neopimp]

I think your fish will be fine with what you are feeding them.  Brine shrimp is not the most nutritious food so feeding exclusively that may not be good for long term.  I think most people use a sinking pellet food like the new life spectrum 1mm sinking.  They supplement that with brine, or Mysis, another food.  Tangs are basically vegetarian but will usually eat anything so a bit of seaweed ever couple days is a good idea.

I would throw a pinch of the pellets in every day at the same time.,energy dense food.  Then every two or three days toss them a cube of brine or myssis on top of the pellets.  Then a small piece of seeweed to a clip every couple days.

Just make sure they eat most of it... or you will start having issues with water quality.  Nutrient in Nutrient out.

 

[Neopimp]

you can just shove food into the bta or let the clown do it.. or just forget about it as they are photosynthetic.

 

[tbinkley]

So should I feed them mysis shrimp instead and I will pick up some.sea weed for.the tang I didn't.know they were vegetarian thanks alot.for all the information everyone

 

[dale]

ya mysis is better nutrient wise, but i cant find it in sarnia,, nori from the grocery store is fine for the tangs,, my fish are doing great with new life spectrum pellets, i highly recommend them as a staple .. and i feed twice a day..