Ditto. Probably why I am battling phosphate issues in my display tank. In hind site I probably should have gone for smaller tangs but it is what it is at this point.
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Ditto. Probably why I am battling phosphate issues in my display tank. In hind site I probably should have gone for smaller tangs but it is what it is at this point.
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So y’all are feeding anthea multiple times per day? That might be why I get one and it will last 6-12 months then disappear forever.
Not yet, once the shortage is resolved I am going to pick up some anthia's and probably up the pellet feeding to 4x a day.
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I don’t trust auto feeders. It worries me as another thing that can screw up. I dunno. Maybe I will set up an auto frozen food feeder.
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skinny fish live longer than fat fish 
Don't trust auto feeders yet considering the scariest auto feeders imo. (Scary because they've been proven the least)
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Once a day for my lonely sharknose goby in the mixed 10gal, ill get him a firefish soon to hangout with.
Currently only one heavy feeding at night on my reefer 250. Its got a royal gramma, 2 storm clowns, tailspot blenny, yellow line goby and a very small yellow tang.
I always feed a little flakes with every meal, have a plethora of different pellets and soft foods that i soak in selcon, I try to mix them up and give them a variety. Nyos liquid artemis and chromis are by far the fishes favorite foods, I keep the bottles in a small fridge and never have to worry about thawing mysis. I feed rods usually once a week. I put in sheets of Julian Sprung seaweed every other day for the yellow tang he gets the purple, the red, and the green sheets, but my dam blenny eats so much of it he looks like he is going to pop!
Eventually plan to switch to some auto feeders so I can feed more and be at home less.
Currently only one heavy feeding at night on my reefer 250. Its got a royal gramma, 2 storm clowns, tailspot blenny, yellow line goby and a very small yellow tang.
I always feed a little flakes with every meal, have a plethora of different pellets and soft foods that i soak in selcon, I try to mix them up and give them a variety. Nyos liquid artemis and chromis are by far the fishes favorite foods, I keep the bottles in a small fridge and never have to worry about thawing mysis. I feed rods usually once a week. I put in sheets of Julian Sprung seaweed every other day for the yellow tang he gets the purple, the red, and the green sheets, but my dam blenny eats so much of it he looks like he is going to pop!
Eventually plan to switch to some auto feeders so I can feed more and be at home less.
yeah I'm not sure that is true. Maybe obese but skinny tangs are underfed tangs IMO. I compare mine to pictures of fish in wild. If mine looks like that I figure I'm doing right by them.skinny fish live longer than fat fish
There are several threads about using peristaltic pump to pump defrosted food to tank out on RC and R2R. I want to try someday. The big thing is being able to reverse the pumps. To pull what is not pumped to tank back into refrigeration so it doesn't spoil.
I feed once a day, mostly flakes, sometimes add some pellets or frozen mysis. Three times a week I add dried seaweed, usually the kind with garlic in it. My fish won't touch the Julian Sprung seaweed.
I have a pair of Bartlett's anthias that seem to do fine with one feeding a day. Sometimes they act like they're spawning, but I never see a cloud left behind, so I don't think they are.
I have a pair of Bartlett's anthias that seem to do fine with one feeding a day. Sometimes they act like they're spawning, but I never see a cloud left behind, so I don't think they are.
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Awh man, I love geekin out on those threads. This guy probably has the best method i've seen so far.
Over-engineered and Over-priced Liquid Goldpod Vacation Feeder
I vacation quite a bit. I do realize my beloved fishies would survive just fine on pellet food from my AFS, but I'd love to be able to feed them something better in addition to pellet food. I mean, if I'm eating well on vacation, shouldn't they eat like little kings as well? My fish love the...
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Oh I’ve had the design in my head for years. No need to reverse, and no thawed food would ever leave the refrigerator except when dosed. You’d essentially create a closed loop running through the refrigerator, then inject the thawed food there. Again, just never took the time to build it.
That’s the method used to feed NPS tanks. Lots of threads on those too.
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I feed every day, sometimes twice a day if I’m bored/ it’s convenient. Only got 2 perculas < 1” so they don’t eat much to begin with. Growing fast though!
3dreefing feeder:
3DReefing Food Portal
The frozen food portal allows you to drop a cube and walk away. The frozen cube of your choice will thaw and release usually over the course of 30 minutes. Your fish will have time to eat every bit before it is lost in flow and trapped in the depths of your tank. Has an adjustable gate and...
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This may be the best and easiest:
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That lanthanum chloride really helped a lot, but it slowly rose from .03 to .2 in about two weeks
Yep I’m dosing on average 3L of rodi with 30ml lanthanum chloride weekly.
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I feed 3x per day in the tanks I have anthias (bimac in 1 lyretail in the other).... though I think my tangs eat the most
