Craig??? Are you out there???

I like the macro algea but have noticed in the store that if it is free floating some fish won't eat it but when it get s tangled or I wedge it in the come right to the dinner table. Another thing is mix alittle garlic in your prepared food as it is a appitite stimulant I like garlic gard from sea chem.

 

Wild caught Achilles tang as opposed to what, a captive bred one?

I fully agree with Phil and Craig, get some macro aglea (graciliaria works great as does caulerpa racemosa (aka grape or bubble caulerpa)). I too find that securing the algae is the best way to go. If I throw a hunk into the tank, a few will take interest, but if its secure, they attack it with gusto. I grow hair aglea rocks to throw into the tanks sometimes. I just throw some small rocks into a 5g bucket with an airstone and a heater, add water from a water change and leave it in a sunny location inside. Every once in a while, I throw in some flake food to increase the nutrients.

 

Thanks all. He must be eating something. He is still doing good. I have hatched some brineshrimp that Im gonna add today. My other fish are so aggressive and Im thinking that is why he is swimming away from the food.The ydont pick on him but I think he gets scared.Thanks

 

Matt? what is in the formula 2. I have formula 1. which has shrimp krill, spinach,clams krill,sardine,plankton,salmon,squid,and kelp. are they about the same??m going shopping tomorrow I will look for formula 2

 

blue eyes this is from merinedepot:
Formula 2
"Extra algae with fresh seafood's make this a gourmet natural food for herbivorous marine and freshwater fishes. Developed by aquaculture biologists to duplicate a natural coral reef diet. This formula is excellent for Surgeonfish, Angelfish, Butterfly Fish, African Cichlids, Plecostomus, and other algae-eaters.

INGREDIENTS: Plankton, gel binder, spinach, shrimp, krill, clams, krill hydrolysate, lettuce, peas, sardine meal, salmon egg oil, squid, kelp, lecithin, casein, spirulina, cod liver oil, paprika, vitamins (choline chloride, ascorbic acid including stabilized vitamin C, vitamin E supplement, niacin, thiamin mononitrate, folic acid, calcium pantothenate, riboflavin, menadione sodium bisulfite complex, vitamin A acetate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, vitamin B12 supplement, vitamin D3 supplement, beta-carotene supplement, biotin), amino acids (dl-methionine, taurine, lysine) and trace elements of manganese sulfate, zinc sulfate, copper sulfate, and sodium selenite."

 

Good stuff Joe. My tangs love mysis and cylopeeze, FYI.

 

He is picking at the sand quite a bit today.hmmmmm I think I got a mandarin in disguise.It was a no go with the brine shrimp and still a no go with dried seaweed on a clip.?????? hmmmmmmmmm

 

you know my tang picks at the sand alot too. dont know why for sure i assume he's eating something

 

I believe detris is part of their diet as I recall.

 

They also pick up sand to aid in digestion.