Feeding yellow tang ONLY nori!

[Brian W]

Can a Yellow Tang survive on only nori?

Has anyone done this personally?

 

[redfishbluefish]

Tangs are herbivores and accordingly should do just fine on a veggie diet....although I'd vary nori types. However, I've never had just a tang tank, and when I feed the other fish, the tangs are in there like piranha, eating the "meaty" foods as well.

 

[APC]

I feed my yellow tang Nori, Emerald Entrée (Frozen Food), and Flake Food. I have had him for 13 years - so it seems to be working. I don't think plain nori is enough - got to mix it up

 

[Maritimer]

When tangs pluck at algae in the wild, they're also picking up anything _on_ that algae, whether it's copepods or crabs, detritus or dung.

~Bruce

 

[videosilva]

Can you survive on carrots only ?

 

[Bubs2]

Can you survive on carrots only ?

Well being vegetarian is a thing

 

[eatbreakfast]

Well being vegetarian is a thing

But there are many types and varieties of marine plants and algaes other than nori, so feeding only nori is quite analogous to eating only carrots.

 

[Waters]

The question is why do you want to only feed Nori?

 

[Brian W]

The question is why do you want to only feed Nori?

I have the tang in QT and he only seems to eat Nori. I put it in before work and its gone when I get home. Ive fed LRS, Mysis, New Life Spectrum, Formula One, Formula 2 and Prime Reef flakes and all that food stays at the bottom untouched. The previous owner fed formula 2, LRS and nori. Im just trying to give the fish a variety of food to eat, so far no luck, just eats nori.
Ive had it in the QT for 7 days now. I have not treated the fish with anything. Just observing right now.

 

[Brian W]

Can you survive on carrots only ?

I'm sure you can. would not be fun though,
Thanks for your contribution.

 

[Waters]

I have the tang in QT and he only seems to eat Nori. I put it in before work and its gone when I get home. Ive fed LRS, Mysis, New Life Spectrum, Formula One, Formula 2 and Prime Reef flakes and all that food stays at the bottom untouched. The previous owner fed formula 2, LRS and nori. Im just trying to give the fish a variety of food to eat, so far no luck, just eats nori.
Ive had it in the QT for 7 days now. I have not treated the fish with anything. Just observing right now.

Ahhh, gotcha. I am sure if he is eating Nori now, it is only a matter of time before he starts eating other foods.

 

[CSDavid]

I’ve kept mine on nori for a month straight nothing bad happened!

 

[JTHING2]

Can you survive on carrots only ?

I accept your challenge! I'll report back in a month haha