Tang Herbivore?

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So I thought Tang's were Herbivore. I leave Nori and there is still enough algae to eat, but when I feed the clowns, it joins in and eats some meat. I feed Rod's frozen.

Is this ok?
 
Yeah tangs (at least from my experience) will eat pretty much anything. I feed nori, but they also eat mysis, cyclopeeze, brine, and others. They eat it all.
 
IME, tangs eat anything and everything. And once the tank is fed, they go back to the salad bar and stay there until another meal shows up.
 
Yes, they certainly are not 'obligate' herbivores ... more omnivores.
 
Yup both the Yellow Tang that I had and my current One Spot Foxface are definitely omnivores. The Yellow Tang tore into the fresh remains of a turbo snail on it's first day in the tank. :eek:
 
I have a yellow tang it loves to eat clams on the half shelf that I throw in my tank about once a week for my puffer.
 

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