ideas for fatting up a Naso Tang - Naso lituratus

[StirCrazy]

Originally Posted by UnderWorldAquatics

naso tangs like lots of mysis, or plankton, ....

isn't that junk food to a tang? sure they love it but if they eat to much of it is it going to be healthy for them in the long run or are we going to end up with problems like when you give people from a starving country high protein food all of a sudden and they develop pot bellies and all kinds of health problems?

Steve

the "Naso" grouping of tangs are mostly algae feeders to start quickly becoming varacious plankton, and large zoo-plankton feeders, it is a very natural diet for them...., but while they are young you do want to supply them with lots of algae, preferably brown(red,purple) varities

[DEAD_BY_DAWN]

i guess i will try a little bit of everything approach to feeding due to little interest being shown to just algae the marine mega seems like a good food so far just wish my bird mouth wasnt such a pig.

[AJ_77]

Just to back up a previous post:

"In the wild Naso spp. are herbivorous as young; accepting more zooplankton with age. As captive unicornfishes become acclimated they greedily take all foods. Meaty types like larger shrimp and euphausiids, worms of all sorts should be supplemented with daily greens."

"These animals range over large areas on steep reefs, picking at attached algae; as adults zooplankton becomes much of their food." - Fenner

[DEAD_BY_DAWN]

well some good news the little guy has put on some weight ,still hasnt shown much interest in macro algae and wont eat nori but i did pick up a pack of marine mega the one thats designed for angels and he loves it,but now he has a slight case of ick but doesnt seem to be bothering him,so all the food is soaked for a few hours in my garlic mix should have it cleared up in a week..