What is a normal feeding menu for . . . . . .

[NEW2SW]

1 Chromis and 1 Damsel? And maybe in a few weeks or months I may get a clown and a Tang, who knows but currently I am feeding them "Spirulina Enriched Brine Shrimp" made by San Fransico Bay Brand in a freeze dried green pouch. And 3 snails and crabs that are doing fine on their own. Is it even necessary to change the menu with flakes, pellets, etc??

 

[Joe Fish]

I'm using flakes only right now and the damsels love it as well as my hermits and snails. Then again I've only them for 3 days now.

 

[kevin4052002]

If I am not mistaken, you have a NC24. A tang would be impossible.

The fish like variation better. Switch back and forth between different foods. This isn't 100% necessary, but it will benefit your fish.

 

[NEW2SW]

Now what types of foods are we talking about here? Flakes, pellets, other freeze dried foods? So tangs are a no go huh, any other recomendations? Here is a list of what I read on can you tell me if they would do well . .
Royal Gramma
Yellow Tang (we know this answer)
White spotted box fish
longhorn cowfish
mandarin fish
cleaner shrimp
purple fire fish

 

[aresgod]

box fish no
cowfish no
mandarin no
cleaner shrimp yes
fire fish yes

 

[NEW2SW]

ok, now why???

 

[wayne]

Royal Gramma
Yellow Tang (we know this answer)- too big
White spotted box fish - too big, death = posioned tank
longhorn cowfish = as above
mandarin fish = starve to death unless you're REALLY prepared to work at it
cleaner shrimp= as above
purple fire fish

Small wrasse , blennies and dwarf angels are the fish for you

 

[Joe Fish]

I've read a yellow tang needs at a minimum 50. All the other tangs need about 70 gallons. They are pretty fish though.

 

[NEW2SW]

Thanks guys, now back to the ??? what types of food are good to use besides the brine shrimp that im using now?? pellets, flakes, types of, etc??

 

[1979camaro]

brine isn't very rich nutritionally...you would be better off feeding frozen mysis shrimp and krill. as far as the frequency of feeding, that is up to you and you will find a variety of different methods. I feed the fish probably twice a week and that is it

 

[fishlover1]

sorry to just get into this thread.

i want to ask camaro why you only feed your fish twice a week. do SW fish need less food then FW fish? i feed my FW fish twice everyday!!

 

[1979camaro]

i prefer to let the fish graze off the live rock and such in my tank. I have a very lightly stocked 55g aquarium (1 bangaii cardinal, two maroon clowns, 1 six line wrasse) with about 75# of LR and a refugium

 

[aresgod]

I feed my fish less than camaro, usually 1 time per week, with frozen every other week...fish are fine...many people over feed their tanks.