food

I am adding 4 16 oz live copepod jars to my 75-gallon reef tank, it is a month old going through the ugly stage. There is a lot of algae for them to eat but I was wondering if i feed Brightwell Aquatics Reef Blizzard-A will that feed the copepods as well for the future as the algae reduces? It...

Hey guys, I have a newly established saltwater tank and everything is going great so far. I've got 4 fish, a few corals, and a robust CUC in my 45 gallon display tank. I have nori on hand and am considering getting algae wafers as well. Tank has been up for about 2 months so far. I just...

Hello, I’ve had my 50 gal for a year and I’ve had my gold Midas blenny for about 6-8 months of that time, but he’s so skinny and hasn’t grown at all. I’ve been feeding daily, switching between frozen mysis shrimp and frozen brine every other day. He’s eager to eat once he notices, but it looks...

Hello everyone, We have a dog face puffer in our warehouse who is partially blind he has trouble eating and only eats if you sit there and basically put it in his mouth and even then he has trouble. Does anyone have any ideas on feeding him? He also won’t eat his clams and his teeth are getting...

Hi all. My porcupine puffer isn’t eating. I’ve tried krill, half clams, shrimp, and silversides. I’ve added garlic guard and a supplement that I give all my saltwater fish. I’ve tested water parameters ammonia 0 nitrite 0 nitrate .5. I’ve had him for around 6 months. He has no visible signs of...

Just want to check. Does phytoplankton grown under artificial light produce D3? I assume not as I know normally for animals UVB light waves are required for D3 synthesis. But not sure if it's different for phytoplankton as from my understanding it's produced during the photosynthesis process so...

Hello i have a 40 gallon breeder tank with a 20 gallon sump approximatly 50 gallons total water volume, i use rodi water with tropic marin salt, at about .24-.25 salinity i do water changes about twice a month usually 10 gallons a water change i have a fleece roller, skimmer, return pump and a...

HI yall, hope you had a great weekend. Next question in my series of questions regarding this tank I recently acquired, the previous owner would use the following foods: - Omega One Small Veggie Kelp Pellets - Hikari Frozen Brine Shrimp The tank contains 6 fish (2 clowns, 2 bluefin damsels, 1...

Hi folks, I've got a 16oz unused bottle of phytofeast free to anyone that can come pick it up. It is dated sell-by 6/8/2024, but it is sealed. I can't hope to use it before it goes bad, looking to give it to a good home. Send me a note if you are in the Tampa area. Wasn't sure where this...

Hi all. I've got a 2.5 gallon aquarium that seems to be doing fairly well, but I'm a bit unsure of how much I should be feeding my livestock. Currently, I've been feeding every other day = 3-4 times per week. I see many people posting that they feed their aquariums 3-4 times per day! How do I...

I was just wondering if anyone has cultured their phyto under 24/7 light. I’ve seen the average light cycles people use is 12-12 or 16 on - 8 off. It’s not essential to turn off lights for some terrestrial plants although it can be beneficial for the substrate biomes I’ve read. But that’s...

Hey everyone I’ve been experimenting the past few months with dosing blends of liquid food into my 20 gallon NPS tank and 40 gallon garden eel/community tank. I’ve been test running it and checking food blends for any weird smells every few days but all seems to be good. I’m using a mini fridge...

Hi Everyone! My 32 gallon tank currently consists of the following: (I just added the bottom 3 fish two days ago) 2x Black storm Clownfish (on the smaller side about 1 inch) 1x Helfrichi firefish (also on the smaller side) 1x Citrinis Clown goby (hes my biggest fish about 2 inches) 1x Yasha...

Would a spike in amphipod population cause my firefish to no longer need feeding sessions? Its the only fish in my 15G tank. Very picky eater and only likes coming out with mysis shrimp. Over the last couple of weeks. its been coming out less and less. The times I have caught it, because its so...

So picked up a lawnmower Blenny as my first first in my newly cycled tank. I have attempted to feed him both frozen brine shrimp and Nori but I can’t seem to catch him eating either. I have my nori clipped maybe a little to high but I didn’t think it was an issue. Is there any other food people...

As the first fish in my tank I was steered towards getting a lawnmower blenny. I’ve seen online that some people feed them frozen brine shrimp although i understand that they are herbivores. I kept this in mind when buying. Picked him up and the guy at the store told me that they feed him...

I’m looking to up my food I feed. I have 1 tang 1 foxface and 2 wrasses. Going to add 1 more tang and other wrasses and another. I feed PE mysis and nori daily along with Selcon and vitachem. What else should I add to there diet to help colors and heath and overall?

**REEF SAFE** PETG Fish feeding port for mesh lids! The defrost can be removed to feed other foods like flakes or just to access the tank. Fully 3D printed in reef safe PETG. Shipping included! ***Make sure the defrost cup “mesh” is submerged under water. I’ve included measurement in...

Which brand, type, size, flavour if any ?

Hello, I have only fish in my tank and live rock since I can’t really upkeep corals and all that. I got a new fish which is a spiny box puffer fish. I know that there diet NEEDS hard stuff like clams and all that for their beaks. But the problem with mine is that he doesn’t go for them. He’s not...

Hey everyone, was wondering where I could find a high quality and pure calanus product? Been using the BRS calanus but it seems like they’re mixing with other ingredients, found a whole krill in there once lol

Ok, today I decided the make my own food for my fish. Fresh shrimp, scallops and squid with some nori, beta glucan and vitamins mixed with a bit of water. The only problem is after I ran it in the nutribullet for about 30 seconds it basically became a paste. They ate it, but it’s did not...

Fish Nutrition – Short Bites Proper nutrition of captive fish is a very complicated subject. Virtually everything known about this topic is derived from fisheries science and therefore is related to growing fish for human food – where the fastest growth rate is most important. Long-term captive...

I tried a little experiment and want to get everyone's thoughts. I used to mix a few frozen foods together on Monday in a tiny 1/8 cup Tupperware then feed with a baster watching to see all was consumed (LRS Reef Frenzy, Hikari bio-pure bloodworms, Hikara bio pure mysis, Hikari Angelfish mix.)...

Hi all I have just purchased a very greedy Firefish who I have been feeding twice a day! I do 8 small pellets in the morning and 8 again in the eve, I also drop in 2/3 flakes as the hermit crabs and nas snail go crazy for them so like to make sure they have enough to! How often and how much...