most nutritious foods ?

[quote author=Matt Rogers link=board=Fish;num=1094765769;start=0#9 date=09/09/04 at 22:01:28]How do you guys like the Marine Cuisine? Have you tried Formula? How do they compare? [/quote]


Thank You Matt I was just going to ask the same thing ;D...................................... John

 

I spoke with the owner of my local fish store about the food I was feeding my tank thinking maybe the fish were getting "bored with the same old thing."
I am feeding shrimp, clams, krill, formula 2, squid, mysis, plankton, and seaweed.(sometimes I stop at the fish market and pick up fresh food.)
He in turn laughed stating, that is quite the variety and covers the spectrum of nutrition. I also soak it in garlic before feeding.
Still cannot find the "perfect" food for my puffer to break her beak down with.
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Kinda off the subject but anyone know a good way to get a lionfish to accept frozen food? I got him to eat a piece of krill by chance. I dropped it in and it fell in a tunnel in my rock. When it came out the other end my lionfish saw it and ate it. I have seen a feeding stick used to try to make the frozen look live has anyone tried this?

 

Regarding herbivores, the LFS here (in Hong Kong) all seem to feed them lettuce or cabbage stuck on a feeding clip on the tank glass.

Are "land vegetables" like this appropriate or nutritious for marine fish? Do they pollute water more?

Thanks.

 

Good question. I am eagerly awaiting the answer also.

 

[quote author=saltyfish922 link=board=Fish;num=1094765769;start=0#11 date=09/10/04 at 18:15:35]I also soak it in garlic before feeding.
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You mean garlic garlic... like what i put in my spaghetti sauce.... Seriously??? Why???

 

The LFS sells garlic in liquid form. I use Kent Garlic Xtreme.

 

I found this link Very informative
( Marine Fish Feeding Guide )

http://www.elmersaquarium.com/c205feeding.htm

 

Great link John! 8)
I'll add that to the links page right now.

 

Just a word of caution that when feeding 2 - 3 times per day as per the link above, feed sparingly. The total amount you would feed once per day must be split by 2 or 3 or you will overfeed and have too much nitrate and phosphate.