Recently both my tangs seem to have lost some weight. i feed them 1/3 a sheet of nori every day and they also eat the flakes i feed the clowns and they pick at the algae all day. But recently they're skeletal structure is visible when the light hits them at the right angle. definitely no where near as bad as i've seen fish before. but skinnier then i'm comfortable with. i recently started soaking the nori in the amino acid supplements (hopefully that helps) and i'll start feeding 2/3 of a sheet i guess. 1/3 in the morning 1/3 at night especially since the idol really like the nori (it's 1 idol, a yellow tang, and a naso tang) I'm pretty sure they don't have any parasites.
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Skinny Tangs?
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njstillwell
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You answered your own question....
tangs are omniovores and will benefit from meaty foods. i feed mine a fresh seafood mix along with nori. flakes are garbage and really should be used sparingly or not at all.
here is a link to a simple fish/coral food recipe-
http://renegadereefers.org/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=98
here is a link to a simple fish/coral food recipe-
http://renegadereefers.org/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=98
Well the flakes aren't for my tangs they're for my clowns. i have some frozen foods that are a mix of everything but the problem with that is the tangs won't eat it off the ground. they take a few bites and then it settles and that's that. they eat 10x less then the amount that falls to the substrate.
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njstillwell
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+ 1 I also use flakes for my sailfin he wont eat other flake food, but ocean nutrition formula two flakes with MPAX(Marine Protien Amino eXtract).JRWOHLER said: