Hello Lee,
I have read your post on fish nutrition, and saw your presentation when you came up to Seattle for PSAS a little while back and have since been trying to feed my fish better. Right now I have a rabbitfish that I can never seem to satiate. He always hangs out in his feeding corner, and when I come over to the tank he comes right up to surface and waits for food. He even sort of "begs" by rapidly opening and closing his mouth as if hes anticipating food. I feel I could feed im an unlimited amount and hell always be just as eager to accept another piece of food in 10 minutes. From what I have read and heard, this seems to indicate that he is not getting the proper nutrition despite the fact that hes got good coloration and is not skinny by any means.
The fish:
Coral Rabbitfish
About 6-7inches in length
My food:
I try to have 2 to 3 different kinda of dried algae around. I use Julian sprungs and ocean nutritions products.
For frozen food I feed "Rods reef frozen food" and occasioanly some brine shimp.
My feeding regiments is as follows:
5 to 7 times a day Ill give a 1.5inch x 1.5inch square of algae to my fish, sometimes a little larger.
once every day, sometimes every other day, Ill break off a chunk of rods reef food and feed that and occasionaly include some brine shrimp.
How would you augment my feeding regiment? Is this behavior normal for a rabbitfish?
Thank you,
Jesse
I have read your post on fish nutrition, and saw your presentation when you came up to Seattle for PSAS a little while back and have since been trying to feed my fish better. Right now I have a rabbitfish that I can never seem to satiate. He always hangs out in his feeding corner, and when I come over to the tank he comes right up to surface and waits for food. He even sort of "begs" by rapidly opening and closing his mouth as if hes anticipating food. I feel I could feed im an unlimited amount and hell always be just as eager to accept another piece of food in 10 minutes. From what I have read and heard, this seems to indicate that he is not getting the proper nutrition despite the fact that hes got good coloration and is not skinny by any means.
The fish:
Coral Rabbitfish
About 6-7inches in length
My food:
I try to have 2 to 3 different kinda of dried algae around. I use Julian sprungs and ocean nutritions products.
For frozen food I feed "Rods reef frozen food" and occasioanly some brine shimp.
My feeding regiments is as follows:
5 to 7 times a day Ill give a 1.5inch x 1.5inch square of algae to my fish, sometimes a little larger.
once every day, sometimes every other day, Ill break off a chunk of rods reef food and feed that and occasionaly include some brine shrimp.
How would you augment my feeding regiment? Is this behavior normal for a rabbitfish?
Thank you,
Jesse