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  1. -LionFish-

    -LionFish- Plankton

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    Hello I have a 40 gallon tank with a juvenile emperor angelfish and a yellow tang.
    I was wondering how much food I should give them? I have frozen shrimp.


    Thanks
     
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  2. Anya

    Anya Bristle Worm

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    I believe the rule of thumb is to give as much as they eat in under a minute. You can put a little bit, if everything is eaten up, give a little more. Also, at least for angelfish, you'd need foods containing algae, "angelfish preparations" and such. I'm not familiar with tang's diet... I do believe they like more space, something like 100+g
     
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  3. 1.0reef

    1.0reef Giant Squid

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    YT's need a 48 x 18 min footprint
    Emperor's need a 72 x 24 min footprint.
     
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  4. DBOSHIBBY

    DBOSHIBBY Sleeper Shark

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    They will both eat frozen shrimp or any frozen fish food and or pellets.
    They will both need algea sheets in there diet.
    Feed only what they can eat in a few minutes and the sheets leave in the tank for a few hours.
    I would really consider rehoming them if I was you. Both will get too large for a 40 in a short ammount of time.
     
    DBOSHIBBY, May 20, 2013
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