I went to a lfs a few months ago asking what I could possibly do to fatten up my current live stock. I was informed to purchase lrs brine shrimp. I was kinda sketchy about just brine shrimp but I said what the heck, most that could go wrong is that it doesn't really fatten them up but its still food. I'm about to run out of food and I haven't noticed a single difference. I currently have 2 wyoming whites, 1 starry blenny, 2 lighting maroons and a powder blue tang. If anyone has any advice on how to fatten everyone up i'd appreciate it.
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LRS sells brine shrimp only? Or you are feeding one of the LRS mixed frozen foods? What type of fish/livestock? LRS is an excellent food to fatten up fish, but depending on type of fish there are multiple options.
happyhourhero
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Get LRS Reef Frenzy and call it good. Be sure to have some nori avail for the Blenny and the Tang
The powder blue and blenny would benefit from feeding dry nori several times a week. The additional vegetation will help them hold weight.
All good! I just wanted to make sure, as LRS reef frenzy/fish frenzy is what I would recommend as I'm sure more people will also recommend. You can check his (LRS) website to find a local distributor. I feed LRS and seaweed only (basically) and my fish are fat and happy. Keeping ideal tank parameters and getting them on a good frozen diet will let you know that the fish are healthy, or if there is other issues possibly.
I would recommend LRS reef frenzy, along with a seaweed (nori) for the tang.
I would recommend LRS reef frenzy, along with a seaweed (nori) for the tang.
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While I agree with the suggestions, one of the most important questions I have is how often are you feeding them and how much?? Also, brine shrimp don't have much nutritional value so shame on your lfs... as it's been said, they're like potatoes chips, not much substance.
You can add selcon to any of these foods for a good little bonus of vitamins! Selcon is basically the go to for this.
I feed 2-3 times a day depends on whether I forget a feeding the day before. Usually I feed them 2 times and sometimes my girlfriend will drop a little amount to see their reaction and will feed again if they act hungry. I usually break a piece off and break it into several smaller pieces. I'll add them several times at a time to make sure i'm not over feeding.
Premium Aquatics. LRS only ships to store front distributors to ensure super fresh and always frozen product. If there's no store close to you Premium Aquatics will ship it, but there is a cost involved. I think it's around $25 shipping fee. They do an excellent job at packaging and are a great store though. Best if you can find it locally, but if not...
Oh and a little heads up, I think they ship frozen foods only at the beginning of the week when they have fresh dry ice. You can reach out to them first or just know it may be a few days.
K. Steven
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Buy it at a store and support an LFS (just not the one that told you to feed brine shrimp only). That's the reason he only sells to store fronts, so we don't lose fish stores to online retailers.
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Omegaone and I also give them Masstick too
Feed your tank 6-8 times a day..... I feed a combination of nori, NLS pellets, rods, LRS or my home made food daily. Literally 6-8 times a day. Pellet feeder 5 times alone. In a nut shell, feed as much as you can get away with.
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