Food suggestions

[reelss]

I have two new additions in my tank: Kole Tang and a six line wrasse, to go along with a pair of clowns. This is in a 120 gallon.

I was feeding New Life Spectrum Grow to the clowns, but I understand I need to diversify the menu. What do you all recommend?

 

[Crabs McJones]

I have two new additions in my tank: Kole Tang and a six line wrasse, to go along with a pair of clowns. This is in a 120 gallon.

I was feeding New Life Spectrum Grow to the clowns, but I understand I need to diversify the menu. What do you all recommend?

I would strongly suggest algae strips as both the kole tang and sixline will eat it. Especially the tang, they love to graze throughout the day. There are a couple different types you can get to add a variety of nutrients to your fish, green, red, and purple I believe.

 

[Justfebreezeit]

Agreed with above and id add a meaty frozen food as well like lrs fish frenzy

 

[DSC reef]

Reef nutrition makes amazing food and many choices. LRS reef frenzy for frozen and some seaweed strips.

 

[Rakie]

Variety is always the answer. Always try new foods (from reputable manufacturers).

A good BASE to any food is LRS or RODS. The BASE is the fundamental foods, or the cornerstone of the diet. LRS and RODS are almost a complete diet within themselves, but nothing is perfect, and I like to add a few other things specific to my tank/fish needs.

My additions to the BASE are;
- Baby Mysis for my super finicky sunburst anthias
- Eggs for every bodies health
- Teeny bits of green/red algae for whoever wants roughage
- Spirulina Brine so everybody gets some roughage regardless
- BRS reef chili -- Just a bit, my anthias likes it so do the corals/micro stars

In addition to THAT, I like a few additives;
- Selcon
- Selco Boost
- AquaForest FishV

The additives really help with fish health tremendously. I've noticed an instant improvement in fish health with FishV specifically. Could be a coincidence 20x over, but it just seems to be (and smell) like a fish Multi-Vitamin. Selcon/Selco Boost are also great for supplying the lipids fish needs, as well as Omegas and other HUFA's. More importantly they can really entice picky fish.

 

[Mr. Limpid]

If its a small tang under 4" they do require some meaty items, like squid, krill, and plankton all can be purchased in frozen cube form. I don't trust Spirulina Brine, because you soak it in fresh water all the green goes away and the brine looks normal. Once they get older they require a lot more greens. Just my two cents.

 

[jsker]

Make my own

 

[chefjpaul]

Variety is always the answer. Always try new foods (from reputable manufacturers).

A good BASE to any food is LRS or RODS. The BASE is the fundamental foods, or the cornerstone of the diet. LRS and RODS are almost a complete diet within themselves, but nothing is perfect, and I like to add a few other things specific to my tank/fish needs.

My additions to the BASE are;
- Baby Mysis for my super finicky sunburst anthias
- Eggs for every bodies health
- Teeny bits of green/red algae for whoever wants roughage
- Spirulina Brine so everybody gets some roughage regardless
- BRS reef chili -- Just a bit, my anthias likes it so do the corals/micro stars

In addition to THAT, I like a few additives;
- Selcon
- Selco Boost
- AquaForest FishV

The additives really help with fish health tremendously. I've noticed an instant improvement in fish health with FishV specifically. Could be a coincidence 20x over, but it just seems to be (and smell) like a fish Multi-Vitamin. Selcon/Selco Boost are also great for supplying the lipids fish needs, as well as Omegas and other HUFA's. More importantly they can really entice picky fish.

This....

Along with anything cool seafood with guts and offals I gather from the restaurant or my fish vendors

 

[Rakie]

This....

Along with anything cool seafood with guts and offals I gather from the restaurant or my fish vendors

Ooh, yeah offal is good stuff if you can source fresh well kept fish -- and it sounds like you definitely can.