Placing foster&smith order what food to get?

[cmantis]

I posted this question in my tank build thread but didn't get any responses. I need to place an order and need food but unsure what to get. Here is my stock list:

1- bangaii cardinal
2- perc clowns
2- maroon clowns
1- green wrasse
1- coral beauty
2- lyretail anthias
1- purple tang
1- coral banded shrimp

 

[tomtoothdoc]

i only order dry food through mail order. i get my frozen at the lfs.

i feed variety of food....mostly new life spectrum pellets and nori as staple diet with some flakes and other dry food every other day. i rotate in frozen food every other day or so.

dry.....new life spectrum thera+a sinking 1 and 2 mm pellets, new life spectrum flakes, hikari-s pellets, omega one super color and super kelp sinking pellets and veggie and super color flakes, freeze dry mysis, and nori.

frozen....hikari mysis, spirulina brine, san francisco bay mussel, squid, clam, plankton, ocean nutrition formula 1 and 2, pe mysis, cyclop eeze, oyster eggs, and fly fish roes from the asian supermarket.

 

[cmantis]

Good call about getting frozen from the supermarket do you think I need to go to LFS (not any goods ones in Central Jersey)?

 

[edd]

i buy fresh squid, mussles,clams, scallops and what ever you want to add, even nori. chop it up very fine, spread it on a cookie sheet. about 1/4" parshly chill.
take it out and cut into cubes and freeze

 

[tunicata]

My green wrasse only eats frozen mysis and live foods, what does yours eat?

I like cyclopeeze flakes, but Drsfoster is always on backorder for that item.

My fish love the formula 1 flakes and pellets.

 

[cmantis]

My green wrasse only eats frozen mysis and live foods, what does yours eat?

I like cyclopeeze flakes, but Drsfoster is always on backorder for that item.

My fish love the formula 1 flakes and pellets.

Mine eats pellets he is a pig but I got him from dubs so go figure. The anthias I just got and were getting frozen at the store but were very curious about the pellets so I think they will come around.

 

[Spsnut]

I used to make batches of gumbo and store in flats in the freezer, but I realized I was limiting myself to one source of product for weeks at a time; any unwanted nutrients, PO4, heavy metals, or other toxins would be added over and over again. Now I buy one or two clams, squids, fresh frozen shrimp... and use a small grater to shave off enough for a couple days. I shuck the clams and freeze them first, freeze the squid... My grater is small and fits mostly in a sandwich bag and the frozen sea foods shave easily. I think I would have a much easier time getting fish like anthias and other planktivors on pellets if a pellet like NLS was more neutrally buoyant.

 

[RARECLOWNSNJ]

People seafood contains sulfates and phosphates. Be careful. especially with shrimp.

Those two chemicals increase shelf life of these foods but can add some nasty stuff to your tank and inhabitants

 

[cmantis]

How does this sound (all mixed together)?:

New Life Spectrum Thera+ A Sinking Pellets 10.6 oz, 1mm
Prime Reef Flakes 5.5 oz
Hikari Seaweed Extreme Small Pellet 3.52 oz (mfg# 25312)

 

[albano]

How does this sound (all mixed together)?:

New Life Spectrum Thera+ A Sinking Pellets 10.6 oz, 1mm
Prime Reef Flakes 5.5 oz
Hikari Seaweed Extreme Small Pellet 3.52 oz (mfg# 25312)

Mmmmmmm, Sounds good to me, and it really goes well with white wine!

 

[CHEMCHEF]

Albano you back bay philistine. How uncouth could you be?
You know this variety would go much better with, perhaps a red burgundy. French of course.

 

[cmantis]

Whats the word on flakes though? I ran out of pellets before and switched to flakes and it caused an algae outbreak. My feed timers is only for 5 minutes but maybe I should increase it. I have a weir too so anything left on the surface is going into the sump.

 

[tomtoothdoc]

i no longer use an automatic feeder. i sat and watch the feeder when i was testing it; most of the floating food ended up in the filter sock. i only use it when i'm away for a few days and only with sinking pellets.

right now i feed only once a day, when i get home from work, and the fishes are fat and healthy. i do leave a sheet of nori on the clip for the tangs to pick on during the day.

 

[cmantis]

Sorry I should have clarified the feed schedule on my controller is what I am referring to it shuts down the pumps for 5 minutes.