Lettuce

Can I feed lettuce to my fish from a veggie clip, also is it better than dried seaweed?

 

you can feed them lettuce but i think dried seaweed has greater nutritional value.

 

I would think lettuce would be better because it's fresher and my seaweed I've had for a while (almost 2 years)

 

if your talking about lettuce like iceburg? that is nutrition defecient. just stick with the dried seaweed IMO

 

Iceburg lettuce is bad for humans, let alone fish. The stuff is mostly water, and has hardly any nutrients. That's why it has nearly no color.

Fish need nutrients not found in land-based foods. Stick with the dried seaweed.

 

My Tang would not touch iceberg, but loved Romaine lettuce !

 

iceberg isn't "bad" for humans. Not even close. It is very good for you. It is nutritionally weak as far as energy goes (calories) but it's a very common misconception that iceberg is a useless food. It's a win when it comes to vitamins and minerals.

It contains Thiamin, Vitamin B6, Iron and Potassium, and a very good source of Dietary Fiber, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin K, Folate and Manganese.

Read More Nutrition Facts and Analysis for Lettuce, iceberg (includes crisphead types), raw​

But, I do agree, it is not very useful for fish. Which, btw, you have 90 gallon fish in a 55 gallon tank. The tang and hippo... tang police woo woo

 

Not talking about opinions, yes you can feed it to your tang.

 

you can but spirulina is much healthier then most land based leafy vegetables. The dried kind is extremely healthy.

it's actually ridiculous if you look at the health facts.
http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/vegetables-and-vegetable-products/2765/2

 

You ain't kidding. Spirulina dramatically boosts the immune system of any fish that eats it. All of my herbivores and omnivores get it regularly, and I've even had Royal Grammas (carnivore) eat it. Most people seriously underestimate the value of Spirulina in their fish's diet. I use OSI Spirulina flakes, not store bought Spirulina.