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03/19/2017, 10:01 PM | #1 | |
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Hippo/Regal tang - diet quesiton -
Hi all,
Q) Should I feed a Hippo like a carnivore? From Blue Zoo. Quote:
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03/20/2017, 05:57 AM | #2 |
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Omnivore. I feed my sheets of nori as well as mysis shrimp and cyclopeeze (I like cyclopeeze just because everyone in the tank gets some, anthias seem to love them). I would also soak the shrimp in selcon a couple times a week.
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03/20/2017, 07:39 AM | #3 |
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This specific tang eats zooplankton in nature, along with some algae here and there. Mysis shrimp, small chunks of krill, and some nori would be a good staple.
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03/20/2017, 11:11 AM | #4 |
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BlueZoo is correct, though as noted it will pretty much eat anything including nori.
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03/20/2017, 01:47 PM | #5 |
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Thanks for the help guys..
Just finished my first TTM with this little hippo (rather than my usual Cupramine). I couldn't verify that he was eating anything but he seemed to be okay - not emaciated. Tried all my "tricks" that entice other tangs to eat but it didn't work with this hippo. Today I finally tried shredding a piece of shrimp from the freezer on a cheese grater - the small holes. He devoured it....it's a start!!!! Thanks again everybody. |
03/21/2017, 12:53 PM | #6 |
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Also a good dry food like Ocean Nutrition and/or New Life Spectrum will be good too.
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