Collecting algae from the sea?

armandoarturo · Dec 15, 2023

I live by the sea and I do scubba diving, and I see plenty of fish grazing, Ive always imagine offering my tangs more food options and benefit them with variety

Is there a safe way to collect / clean and feed wild sea algae to tangs?
(without introducing pests and unwanted / harmfull critters into my aquarium)

Subsea · Dec 15, 2023

Funny. Ocean front property and you live in Arizona

I am about three hours from Texas Gulfcoast. When I go fishing at the coast, I collect on the jetties, on the beach and in the marsh grass flats.

I don’t bother with quarantine. Isolate & inspect a few hours for hitch hikers then into the display.

In Texas, a salt water fishing license is required to collect.

PS: I often get choice macro algae on diver collected live rocks