clownfish food

[stewy14]

hello, So I just made a new tank yesterday, right now it is cycling, but I know that you need to put in food in the tank to spread out the chems and stuff, so what clownfish food should I use? and the same food to feed the 1-2 clowns (ocellaris)(its a 11.3 gal cube tank)

thanks,
stewy

 

[nereefpat]

Welcome to R2R!

To me, this looks like a 2-part question:
1: Food to cycle a tank
2: What to feed clownfish

For cycling, the standard way of cycling a tank is to add enough of a nitrogen source to get an ammonia level somewhere in the 1-2 parts per million range. Do that once, then wait until ammonia reaches zero. Then you are ready for your clowns. The nitrogen source can be fish food, pure ammonia, or a few other options. The ammonia source really doesn't matter much, in terms of the tank cycling and being eventually safe for fish.

For feeding the clowns, variety is best. I feed my fishes a rotation of frozen Mysis, frozen spirulina brine, and flakes. Nori sometimes for the tangs and rabbit.