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Old 08-24-2008, 01:06 PM
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Default Reef Fish - Best Food to Feed?

I have a Valentini Puffer, Yellow Tang, Pinktail Trigger, Yellow Sailfin Tang, Grey Tang?, Goby, Kliens Butterfly and two Clown Fish.

What food is the best food to feed the fish with an added benefit to corals?
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Old 08-24-2008, 04:49 PM
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Is whatever I throw into the blender this month. LOL Honestly have you tried a farmers market for squid, raw fish ect.... Just make it a little chunky for your trigger and puffer which doesnt the puffer eat snails?
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Old 08-24-2008, 05:03 PM
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The only thing I feed right now is flake. Should I be feeding mysis as well? Or some bigger shrimp? Farmer's market is too far away and seems to be a little expensive.
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You could buy some frozen from your local fish store. I think they also do some algea on a clip as well.
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How do you know when you're feeding too much? I want to make sure that I feed the fish enough so they don't pick at any of the corals.
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Start 1 time a day see how that works for ya. I feed every other day. Keep an eye on your corals.
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Are all these fish in the same tank as your new Scoly?
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Yes, everything is in the same tank.
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If you have these fish in a 75 gallon dont waste your money on food .

This is way to many fish and will die from over crowding or food amount or water quality.
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I've had all of these fish in the tank for almost 6 months now. Do you still think there is going to be an issue?
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Yes. Ill bet you have signs in your water readings already. I hope you have a good skimmer.

Thing is most of these fish are messy eaters and without a good CUC the uneatin food and fish waste and other debris will collect.

THen as they grow and space shrinks there will be fighting over prime spots.
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I'm going to be upgrading my tank starting tomorrow, and will be replacing all of the fish I currently have to smaller fish. Also, I will finally have a protein skimmer and a refugium, etc. I'm excited to see how my tank will progress without the uniquarium.
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