Help with prep for new tang..

[Poisns1]

Needing some help with things needed to add a blue eyed kole tang to my Waterbox 105.4.

I've read that they like to eat plenty of greens and nori.

Can someone provided links to a decent nori holder and nori sheets from Amazon etc? FYI, I don't have an Asian market near me to purchase the Nori

 

[fishski13]

Two little fishes or ocean nutrition is a go to. Both of the standard green and than also purple and red algae.

 

[bstodds15]

^Agreed
Your lfs should have a decent dried algae on hand. You might have to try a few different kinds. Other then that feed them spiralina enriched frozen cubes

 

[vinz4u]

Innovative Marine Gourmet Gadget Grazer PRO - Magnetic Seaweed Feeder
Two little fishies nori greens are good. Other food I would suggest is hikari seaweed extreme. I feed mine pellets most days. Nori would be once every few days.

Hikari Seaweed Extreme Medium Sinking Wafer Fish Food

 

[polyppal]

Just teach them to eat hikari seaweed extreme instead of sheets. Sheets are messy and little pieces float around everywhere

 

[Poisns1]

Innovative Marine Gourmet Gadget Grazer PRO - Magnetic Seaweed Feeder
Two little fishies nori greens are good. Other food I would suggest is hikari seaweed extreme. I feed mine pellets most days. Nori would be once every few days.

Hikari Seaweed Extreme Medium Sinking Wafer Fish Food

Thanks for all the suggestions and advice...

I have some old Ocean Nutrition Nori in plastic packaging from my old tank years ago. Does the NORI go bad over time or could I reuse it? I think it's about 6 years old..

 

[bstodds15]

Thanks for all the suggestions and advice...

I have some old Ocean Nutrition Nori in plastic packaging from my old tank years ago. Does the NORI go bad over time or could I reuse it? I think it's about 6 years old..

Nori does have a shelf life - like flake food.

Technically, I don't think it would go bad - but I wouldn't use it.

 

[Poisns1]

Nori does have a shelf life - like flake food.

Technically, I don't think it would go bad - but I wouldn't use it.

Thanks will toss it.

Last question: I picked up 2 peppermint shrimp about a week ago. I have 3 chromis and 1 firefish in the tank right now. I alternate diluting a small portion of spirulina enriched brine and frozen mysis shrimp every other day. I noticed that the peppermint shrimps come out when I feed the fish but they really can't trap the floating brine and mysis before the fish eat it.

Is there a sinking pellet food for shrimps?

 

[G Santana]

Cheapest nori I have found, been using it for over a year, my tangs LOVE IT

 

[damsels are not mean]

Any nori will do. As long as it's not seasoned. Ingredients should be something like "seaweed" or "seaweed, kelp". Even if you don't have an Asian market, a lot of supermarkets have an "ethnic" aisle that includes a mix of common "ethnic" ingredients and often nori is there. I got mine on amazon for convenience but unfortunately it seems to be unavailable now. Everybody ate it not just my tang. The little pieces that broke off are eaten by something as long as it fits in somebody's mouth. Even had a wrasse that would eat it.