What's your favorite fish food for tiny fish?

[Daniel@R2R Verified Admin]

What's your favorite food for tiny fish? I'm thinking juvenile clowns, barnacle blennies, etc.

 

[TX_REEF]

Hikari Marine-S Pellets worked well when I bought my clowns at less than an inch in size :) . Still feeding them to my tank now, mixed with other items as none of my fish are super tiny anymore.

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[sfin52]

What's your favorite food for tiny fish? I'm thinking juvenile clowns, barnacle blennies, etc.

Fish eggs and brine shrimp

 

[mfinn]

I would go with one of the frozen or liquid fish eggs. There are several to choose from from Roe, oyster,etc.
I see frozen rotifer, baby brine fresh and frozen.

 

[sfin52]

I would go with one of the frozen or liquid fish eggs. There are several to choose from from Roe, oyster,etc.
I see frozen rotifer, baby brine fresh and frozen.

Oh forgot about rotifers.

 

[mfinn]

I saw Algae Barn has something called Dragon Roe.
Haven't tried it but who knows?

 

[TokenReefer]

I like Frozen Calanus for small mouths.. Among others

 

[Cthulukelele]

LRS Reef Frenzy Nano is great! Was my go-to before I had a few larger fish!

I second PE Calanus. Also baby brine if they have tiny mouths.

 

[Cthulukelele]

Honestly I'd just go to the Biota website and feed whatever they're feeding their captive bred fish!

 

[Aaron75]

Just figured this out accidentally yesterday, my barnacle blenny loved Reef Roids. Not sure if that's a healthy option. Lol

 

[JayM]

I've had success with TDO Chroma Boost x-small pellets for small fish.

 

[radiata]

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Does anyone have experience with small sized food that neutrally buoyant? I have seen it argued that standard fare pellets can't be neutrally buoyant because they will sink or float depending on the specific gravity of the water. I hope someone can recommend an available frozen or processed food that is both small and neutrally buoyant!

 

[Tired]

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Does anyone have experience with small sized food that neutrally buoyant? I have seen it argued that standard fare pellets can't be neutrally buoyant because they will sink or float depending on the specific gravity of the water. I hope someone can recommend an available frozen or processed food that is both small and neutrally buoyant!

Golden Pearls are a fry food that come close. They float a bit at first, then soak in water and sink, but they sink slowly and drift around in the current first. The largest size works for smallish fish, and then they have tiny sizes for fry.

 

[radiata]

I saw Algae Barn has something called Dragon Roe.
Haven't tried it but who knows?

I'd bet that "Dragon Roe" is just yellow dyed capelin roe The claimed size is about right - 400 to 700 microns. The Omega-3 Fatty Acids claim is correct. The sustainably sourced claim would be correct - capelin fisheries are monitored closely due to their importance for other marine life. And, the Dragon reference is probably a reference to the wings that capelin have - they're "flying fish".

An Asian food market is a good source for capelin roe. There it is usually dyed red. I used to get a frozen 1 lb block of it for $10, but for some reason they only currently have it "fresh", and a lot more expensive. Your LFS also has it in small frozen cubes from a few different vendors and sold as "Fish Eggs".