What to feed inverts in nano. Not enough food.

banthonyb71 · 11/19/2017, 07:24 PM

Im not sure if its because a lack of food but that is my guess as to why a couple of hermits have died in my 14 gallon biocube.

I don't have a skimmer so I usually only feed my 2 clowns once day but Im afraid I'm not supplying enough for the inverts. I had 2 hermits die recently and they where the 2 biggest and Im thinking it was from a lack of food.

I have 3 nassarius
3 Tiger Trochua
4 blue legged hermits
blue tuxedo
cleaner shrimp

low phosphates and low algae

Liveaquaria says that I should supplement algae for dried seaweed but how?

I tried to clip some seaweed down at the bottom and never seen the urchin or the crabs make there way over to it. should I chop the seaweed up and let it float around the bottom?

thegrun · 11/19/2017, 09:04 PM

I would use sinking algae pellets.

SAT · 11/19/2017, 09:41 PM

Hermits are sold as herbivores, but actually they will eat almost anything. They should be fine with a bit of excess fish food, same as the Nassarius and shrimp. I'd be more worried about feeding the urchin.

Do you have some larger shells for the hermits?

scooter31707 · 11/20/2017, 12:24 PM

I would rubberband a small piece of Nori to a small rock and lay it on the sandbed.

11/19/2017, 07:24 PM	#1
banthonyb71 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Southeast Michigan Posts: 635	What to feed inverts in nano. Not enough food. Im not sure if its because a lack of food but that is my guess as to why a couple of hermits have died in my 14 gallon biocube. I don't have a skimmer so I usually only feed my 2 clowns once day but Im afraid I'm not supplying enough for the inverts. I had 2 hermits die recently and they where the 2 biggest and Im thinking it was from a lack of food. I have 3 nassarius 3 Tiger Trochua 4 blue legged hermits blue tuxedo cleaner shrimp low phosphates and low algae Liveaquaria says that I should supplement algae for dried seaweed but how? I tried to clip some seaweed down at the bottom and never seen the urchin or the crabs make there way over to it. should I chop the seaweed up and let it float around the bottom?

11/19/2017, 09:41 PM	#3
SAT Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Berwyn, PA Posts: 4,073 Blog Entries: 1	Hermits are sold as herbivores, but actually they will eat almost anything. They should be fine with a bit of excess fish food, same as the Nassarius and shrimp. I'd be more worried about feeding the urchin. Do you have some larger shells for the hermits? __________________ Stuart Current Tank Info: 300G Caribbean biotype reef set up in 2003.

11/19/2017, 09:04 PM	#2
thegrun Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Garden Grove, Ca Posts: 17,023	I would use sinking algae pellets.

11/20/2017, 12:24 PM	#4
scooter31707 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Virginia Posts: 4,971	I would rubberband a small piece of Nori to a small rock and lay it on the sandbed.