Hana Yaki Nori

[tdileo]

Just curious, have any of you used this stuff? Bought like 8 square feet of it from Wegman's for $3. Just put it in my tank since its night and hoping the snails and crabs go crazy for it.

I will update in the morning or in a few minutes if I see stuff on it lol

 

[bif24701]

Nori is nori. Seems like a decent price

 

[mcarroll]

Bought like 8 square feet of it from Wegman's for $3. Just put it in my tank

I know $3 is cheap, but 8 feet of nori is a lot to put in all at once!

 

[tdileo]

Nori is nori. Seems like a decent price

I've never fed my fish nori before so I wasn't sure if it mattered what kind

 

[bif24701]

I've never fed my fish nori before so I wasn't sure if it mattered what kind

It will make Tangs happy.

 

[tdileo]

It will make Tangs happy.

My tank is a 46g so can't have any tangs
I love hippo tangs and clown tangs are my fav saltwater fish but its terrible to keep them in such a small tank

 

[mcarroll]

What are you feeding it to if not tangs?

 

[tdileo]

What are you feeding it to if not tangs?

I bought it for my inverts since my tank doesn't have very much algae, just a teeny bit of hair algae on one of the rocks. I only have 1 fish right now, a banggai cardinal, and he won't touch it lol. But next time I go to my LFS I plan on getting a midas blenny and maybe an algae blenny so hopefully they will eat some too!

 

[mcarroll]

Doubtful they'll do much damage on it, maybe some....they're set up for micro-algae though.

In the short term you're better off dosing liquid N and P plant fertilizers to boost micro-algae growth.

In the long term, your growing fish load should increase nutrients naturally to support plenty of algae growth.

(This is mostly a sign that you have more CUC/inverts than needed....if you can give some away you can probably resume doing nothing while you slowly grow your tank.)

No matter what you do, remember to make any nutrient changes on your tank as gradual as possible.....nutrient spikes and crashes are both related to algae blooms. So no big feeding changes, no big groups of livestock added all at once, etc. Make changes small – keep it stable.

 

[tdileo]

Doubtful they'll do much damage on it, maybe some....they're set up for micro-algae though.

In the short term you're better off dosing liquid N and P plant fertilizers to boost micro-algae growth.

In the long term, your growing fish load should increase nutrients naturally to support plenty of algae growth.

No matter what you do, remember to make any nutrient changes on your tank as gradual as possible.....nutrient spikes and crashes are both related to algae blooms. So no big feeding changes, no big groups of livestock added all at once, etc. Make changes small – keep it stable.

Thanks for the advice. I did have a longnose hawk for a while but think I accidentally killed him.. One night I woke up at like midnight and accidentally bumped my tank when getting up and the next morning he was dried up on the floor. I think I spooked him and he jumped [emoji17]

 

[aresangel]

I got that stuff at market basket. My tangs, foxface and coral beauty angel all eat it. I also see my snails on the feeder too. I use a magnetic algae feeder. I think it is my little fishes (blue square thinggy)

 

[LobsterOfJustice]

Roasted Nori is okay if you can't find raw, as long as it doesn't have any flavor, sauce, or anything else added. Raw would be better. You can find raw online.

 

[tdileo]

Roasted Nori is okay if you can't find raw, as long as it doesn't have any flavor, sauce, or anything else added. Raw would be better. You can find raw online.

Any particular reason raw is best? I figured roasted would be better since its nice and crisp or whatever and easy to tear. I spent a good 5 minutes looking at brands of nori and most had preservatives and salt but eventually I found roasted with the only ingredient as seaweed.

 

[eatbreakfast]

Roasted Nori is okay if you can't find raw, as long as it doesn't have any flavor, sauce, or anything else added. Raw would be better. You can find raw online.

Any particular reason raw is best? I figured roasted would be better since its nice and crisp or whatever and easy to tear. I spent a good 5 minutes looking at brands of nori and most had preservatives and salt but eventually I found roasted with the only ingredient as seaweed.

Even raw nori is toasted. There isn't any evidence that raw nori is better than toasted.

 

[chipmunkofdoom2]

At the National Aquarium in Baltimore, we feed nori to supplement the diet of our filefish in our community tank. We don't use the same brand, but we use a similar nori packaged for human consumption. This will likely be just fine for your tank.

Although, I agree with @mcarroll in that I'm not sure how much your CUC will eat it.

 

[tdileo]

At the National Aquarium in Baltimore, we feed nori to supplement the diet of our filefish in our community tank. We don't use the same brand, but we use a similar nori packaged for human consumption. This will likely be just fine for your tank.

Although, I agree with @mcarroll in that I'm not sure how much your CUC will eat it.

Thanks
You work at the aquarium there? That's awesome! It's not really related but if somebody in there asked if they could take a peek at some of the equipment on the tanks do you know if they are typically allowed to? I like to check it out at fish stores and would love to see what my local aquarium runs on their big tanks but I'm not sure if it would even be worth asking and I don't want to seem like a weird fish kid haha

 

[chipmunkofdoom2]

Thanks
You work at the aquarium there? That's awesome! It's not really related but if somebody in there asked if they could take a peek at some of the equipment on the tanks do you know if they are typically allowed to? I like to check it out at fish stores and would love to see what my local aquarium runs on their big tanks but I'm not sure if it would even be worth asking and I don't want to seem like a weird fish kid haha

No trouble at all. Yes, I do. I am technically unpaid staff (a volunteer), but I essentially get to go to the National Aquarium twice a month for free. Plus my staff ID gives me 24/7 access as long as I go through the staff entrance.

I can't speak for other aquariums, but I know we have some pretty strict rules regarding who is allowed in nonpublic and backup areas. To show a non-staff member a backup or equipment area, we need written consent from our supervisor (our supervisors must also get clearance from THEIR supervisors). Unfortunately, we also are not allowed to share pictures or videos of the backup or equipment areas without written consent from supervisors. I'm not sure if this is just the National Aquarium or all aquariums. During training, they impressed upon us that with the National Aquarium being such prominent institution, we have special publicity and liability concerns, which is part of the reason for the restrictions.

The National Aquarium offers guided tours for an additional $15 (on top of admission) which will show you some of the backup and prep areas where we care for animals. You don't see everything though.

I might ask my supervisor one of these days if I can take a few pictures of our equipment area for the Living Seashore to share. The equipment is pretty impressive. We have a community tank which I mentioned above of about 1,800 gallons, a jellyfish touch pool of about 900 gallons, a main touch pool of about 3,600 gallons with rays, skates, horseshoe crabs and whelks, and a few smaller backup systems. The setups are actually really interesting. All the large displays have sand filters, UV sterilizers, ozone, bioballs, and a huge 8" wide, 6 foot clear acrylic skimmer. I'd be happy to answer any questions, I just can't share pictures sadly.

 

[tdileo]

No trouble at all. Yes, I do. I am technically unpaid staff (a volunteer), but I essentially get to go to the National Aquarium twice a month for free. Plus my staff ID gives me 24/7 access as long as I go through the staff entrance.

I can't speak for other aquariums, but I know we have some pretty strict rules regarding who is allowed in nonpublic and backup areas. To show a non-staff member a backup or equipment area, we need written consent from our supervisor (our supervisors must also get clearance from THEIR supervisors). Unfortunately, we also are not allowed to share pictures or videos of the backup or equipment areas without written consent from supervisors. I'm not sure if this is just the National Aquarium or all aquariums. During training, they impressed upon us that with the National Aquarium being such prominent institution, we have special publicity and liability concerns, which is part of the reason for the restrictions.

The National Aquarium offers guided tours for an additional $15 (on top of admission) which will show you some of the backup and prep areas where we care for animals. You don't see everything though.

I might ask my supervisor one of these days if I can take a few pictures of our equipment area for the Living Seashore to share. The equipment is pretty impressive. We have a community tank which I mentioned above of about 1,800 gallons, a jellyfish touch pool of about 900 gallons, a main touch pool of about 3,600 gallons with rays, skates, horseshoe crabs and whelks, and a few smaller backup systems. The setups are actually really interesting. All the large displays have sand filters, UV sterilizers, ozone, bioballs, and a huge 8" wide, 6 foot clear acrylic skimmer. I'd be happy to answer any questions, I just can't share pictures sadly.

That is so amazing, I would love to have the opportunity to work in a place like that some day. I know my local reefing club has done a trip to some aquariums and gotten special permission to go in the back and see all the equipment and they actually said that one in particular which is about 20 minutes from me has a big pump that sucks in water from the ocean for the tanks. I'm just not sure if I could go back there without being in a special group. Maybe I should see if there is a way to contact them first and ask

 

[paphater]

Any tips got get fish to go for it? My foxface still will only go after the traditional fish food nori. Currently I am attaching both in the same clip and he just does his best to go around the "human" nori.

 

[tdileo]

Any tips got get fish to go for it? My foxface still will only go after the traditional fish food nori. Currently I am attaching both in the same clip and he just does his best to go around the "human" nori.

Fish nori may be soaked in garlic. You can try putting some on the normal one and see if he goes. My cardinal wont pull it off but if some breaks and he sees it floating he gobbles it up.