Feeding spinach to tangs?

[loweryphil]

I have a scopas tang that loves nori however my lipstick won't touch the stuff and it's colour started to fade. I. Tried spinach and they both went crazy for it. Could I use this constantly? It's a lot less messy too which is a bonus.

 

[Brad Miller]

Hi,
Lot of hobbyists I know feed spinach to there tangs, but it's always good to mix thing up when feeding them.

Check this old thread out
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/tangs-like-spinach.39399/

 

[loweryphil]

Hi,
Lot of hobbyists I know feed spinach to there tangs, but it's always good to mix thing up when feeding them.

Check this old thread out
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/tangs-like-spinach.39399/

Thanks! My only reason is because the lipstick won't touch seaweed. So this is a means of getting greens. It still gets mysis every other day too

 

[Halal Hotdog]

I am very much in in the same situation. Naso doesn't touch nori and does not graze on rocks. Currently only eating mysis shrimp and flakes, kind of concerning. Was thinking of adding some spinach. Anyone know how nutritious it is for tangs? I imagine it would be hard to quantify, but did you naso color up a regular diet of spinach?

 

[Salty Lemon]

My purple tang refused to eat anything dried veggie that I put in my tank. My R2R secret Santa this year included a package of Julian Sprung's purple seaweed with the gift. I figured "what the heck" and tried it on my tang -- he went crazy for it. After he ate that for awhile, he then started eating nori and other seaweed. Give it a try. :-)