Amino Acids

[lkriley]

What amino's do you use and your success? I have not used them yet, but am scheduled delivery of two tangs next Saturday.I know that the tangs need this, what do you recommend, and why!

 

[Spare time]

Assuming you mean aminos for the fish from what you said, you do not need to soak food in them. Tangs do not need this as any food with protein will have aminos. They do however need some algae source. However if you do want an additive, I know brightwell makes one that is good from what I hear.

 

[lkriley]

I've read that bok choy is a good food for them. It seems that some twenty plus years ago I used to put romaine lettuce leaves and they devoured that. I do have an assortment of clean algae coming from the wlgeabarn.com for them as well. I have mysis shrimp. If you suggest anything else please do let me know. I want them to be happy!! I also have copepods like crazy for my, getting fatter by the day, two mandarin fish.

 

[lpsouth1978]

I use Brightwells Animo Omega with good results. All of my fish are fat and healthy. I feed a varied diet of LRS reef frenzy, herbivore frenzy, mysis, nori, and NLS pellets. I soak all food in Amino Omega AND Selcon and try to feed 2x daily (though often it ends up being only once).

 

[motortrendz]

I like to soak nori in selcon. And I put a drop on my frozen foods while it thaws before feedings.