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Post by industry on Feb 28, 2013 18:09:07 GMT -5
I bought a one spot foxface and I am not sure How much he should eat each day. he's about 3.5" long. He is currently eating Nori like a champ, but I don't know how to tell if I'm feeding enough, or too much.
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Post by spotfin on Feb 28, 2013 21:55:48 GMT -5
I generally like to feed my fish until they have a slight bulge in their stomach area. Does your foxface graze through out the day and eat it all at once?
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Post by ryansweatt2004 on Feb 28, 2013 22:38:01 GMT -5
For one fish like that, I usually feed 1/4 - 1/3 of a sheet of nori seaweed per day.
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Post by seamonkey84 on Mar 1, 2013 2:31:14 GMT -5
With grazing fish, let them have as much macro algae or nori as they want, it's what they do. But when it comes to feeding time with pellets/frozen, only as much as they will eat within a few minutes, or as much as you feel like doing maintaince and fighting algae and nutrient issues.
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Post by industry on Mar 1, 2013 6:32:16 GMT -5
Ok, thanks. I will just keep a supply in there for him.
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Post by ryansweatt2004 on Mar 1, 2013 8:17:17 GMT -5
You'll start to see a pattern of how much nori seaweed your fish will consume over the coarse of the day. I have two tangs and 1/3 of a sheet is all that gets eaten in 24 hours. If I put any more in there it gets waisted, starts rotting and can cause a nitrate spike just like any other food.
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Post by gotareef on Mar 1, 2013 9:57:49 GMT -5
if grow some macro algae in the tank you wont have to worry about it. plus it will help clean the water
be careful with rabbitfish IMO- their sting is worse than a lion! I had one that ended up killing my lion
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