feeding tangs...

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  1. illestson

    illestson Plankton

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    hey guys what is your best method and how many times do u think tangs should eat? other then there daily algae sheets? i was told to feed them every other day. and some others say twice a day? i am confused on this one...
     
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  3. dimpthepimp

    dimpthepimp Bristle Worm

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    I've got a yellow eyed pole tang. I feed it in the morning and the evening. It only eats flake for some reason and algae obviously.
     
  4. R33FN3WB

    R33FN3WB Plankton

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    Mine gets feed twice a day also.....
     
  5. SAY

    SAY Ocellaris Clown

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    i feed mine twice a day.....3 if you count the daily nori. i have read that herbivores need to feed more often due to being grazers and having smaller stomachs. however, i have never looked at any of their stomachs to see if that part is true.
     
  6. tank1970

    tank1970 Bubble Tip Anemone

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    I also feed twice a day mix with pellets and brine shrimp - twice a week a piece of nori
     
  7. 2in10

    2in10 Super Moderator

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    I feed daily, plus nori once or twice a week.
     
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  9. MoJoe

    MoJoe Dragon Wrasse

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    My Tangs always got mysis/brine every other day, with a veggie clip with seaweed/nori everyday, they were happy & fat.
     
  10. Foreverfishy

    Foreverfishy Purple Spiny Lobster

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    I feed my yellow eye (who is no longer with me) and yellow tang daily feeding nori on opposite days of when I fed them pellets/flake/shrimp/frozen cruisine.