Feeding tang nori?

[Steve Jakubiec]

How do you guys feed your tangs nori without it going all over the place? I created a little mesh feeder using 1/4" mesh but my melanrus wrasse keeps ripping the nori out of the nettting for fun and nobody eats it...

So my question is what are your methods and any alternative products? (Alternative food or presentation products).

Sincerely,
Steve

 

[kschweer]

How do you guys feed your tangs nori without it going all over the place? I created a little mesh feeder using 1/4" mesh but my melanrus wrasse keeps ripping the nori out of the nettting for fun and nobody eats it...

So my question is what are your methods and any alternative products? (Alternative food or presentation products).

Sincerely,
Steve

Try folding it up a few times and then attaching it to the clip. It holds up much better that way

 

[Steve Jakubiec]

Try folding it up a few times and then attaching it to the clip. It holds up much better that way

I fold it up a lot haha the damn wrasse just likes to play with it and shred it

 

[kschweer]

I fold it up a lot haha the damn wrasse just likes to play with it and shred it

Lol I'm out of ideas then. Hopefully someone has a trick for you.

 

[njtiger24 aquariums]

I take a sheet and break it into small squares (I get about 16 of them). I feed twice a day and seems to help with my two tangs. You can also try two clips.

 

[Juano908]

I fold it up a lot haha the damn wrasse just likes to play with it and shred it

I think you should get rid of that wrasse and give it to me, problem solve, lol.

That is a good question, I have the same problem. I fold it, put it in the clip and then cut it in stripes and anyway it gets all over the place.

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[Trio91]

Maybe tie/rubber band a piece on a piece of rubble rock or maybe a frag plug?

 

[Steve Jakubiec]

I have made something like Gourmet Grazer Seaweed Feeder - Innovative Marine but that damn wrasse is a little terror it seems.

 

[Juano908]

Maybe tie/rubber band a piece on a piece of rubble rock or maybe a frag plug?

Marcus the problem is then you have to stick your arm in the tank every time you give them the nori.

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[njtiger24 aquariums]

@Steve Jakubiec this is how I do mine.

I take a full sheet and keep folding it in half until I have about 16 equal size. I find this size doesn't break up as easily. My Yellow Tang goes nuts on the Nori and this size seems to prevent him from ripping it all apart. I tried making theme a little larger but my tangs just ripped them apart. I'm thinking about picking up another clip to feed two at a time.

 

[Trio91]

Marcus the problem is then you have to stick your arm in the tank every time you give them the nori.

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True,

 

[MatteZ]

I got this at RAP and love it. Before I was using a homemade one that served the same purpose.


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[Trio91]

or you can purchase the gourmet grazer. i brought one but my fish don't take to it

 

[redfishbluefish]

Here is what I do. I purchase nori from my local oriental market....H-mart in Edison is a great store. I then cut the full sheets into quarters and put into sandwich bags. When I'm ready to feed, I'll take two of these sheets and first fold them in half and cut:

I will fold this again in half, and cut again:

Clip it into the algae clip….and here is where things change….start cutting the algae ca 1/16 to 1/8 strips all the way across:

So when you get done you have 10 to 12 cuts on the algae, making multiple small strips:

So now when they attack the algae, they only get a mouth size bit instead of ripping the whole piece of algae off the clip.

 

[Edwardw771]

Which Nori do you get from H-Mart Paul?

 

[Steve Jakubiec]

I got this at RAP and love it. Before I was using a homemade one that served the same purpose.


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I made my own thing very similar to this but that wrasse likes to play games haha. I will keep trying thanks all

 

[NyteGTI]

I use the TLF feeder pouch. If I was paul I probably would have DIYed it by now, but I'm a bit lazy lately.

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[horseplay]

or you can purchase the gourmet grazer. i brought one but my fish don't take to it

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This works better than most. It takes a while for the fish to get use to it, like a week. It lasts a good ten minutes for my tangs and melanarus wrasse to go thru a 2" x 1" piece.

 

[redfishbluefish]

Which Nori do you get from H-Mart Paul?

Ed, this was my favorite nori that I use to buy at the East Brunswick Oriental market (on Rt 18). But they redid the store and reduced the selections of nori....and this one was no longer available.




To answer your question, I've tried a couple different varieties at H-Mart, and still haven't found one I like. But I'll keep trying...they have a large selection. The one thing I can tell you is to not bother buying kelp.....the fish don't touch it.

 

[Trio91]

Whole foods sells nori, if anybody ever wanted to check their selection