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Just Curious:

How much nutritional value is there in green hair algae? If a tank had a
generous amount, could a small Yellow or Hippo Tang live off it for a week
without added food?

"StringerBell" wrote in message ...
Just Curious:

How much nutritional value is there in green hair algae? If a tank had a
generous amount, could a small Yellow or Hippo Tang live off it for a week
without added food?

The problem is that green hair algae does not taste good,
so these fish do not eat it...
There would be no problems with GHA in reef tanks if
any tang would eat it :-)

StringerBell wrote:
Just Curious:

How much nutritional value is there in green hair algae? If a tank had a
generous amount, could a small Yellow or Hippo Tang live off it for a week
without added food?

Sure. Even if it didn't eat much of it, it would probably do fine. (My
tangs don't touch green hair.) I've been told a happy, healthy and well
fed fish should do fine for 5 days without food anyway. (Not that you
should starve your fish if you can help it. This was brought up as a
technique for getting picky eaters to try something it finds less
appetizing.)

Speaking of tangs. It's been brought up that giving tangs nori and
wakame acquired from natural/health food stores is a good deal and great
for the fish so I'd thought I'd throw it out there to try Dulce (it is
red, soft and a little sticky when dried - maybe folks on the Eastern
seaboard of the US can get it fresh and grow it in your refugiums.) It
is tang crack.

-K

I guess I dont know my algaes yet. My tang is constantly eating off the rock
in my tank. It definitely looks like it`s ripping algae off the rock. I
would imagine there are probably plenty of green algaes that are not
technically "Hair" algae, right?



"Pszemol" wrote in message
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"StringerBell" wrote in message
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Just Curious:

How much nutritional value is there in green hair algae? If a tank had a
generous amount, could a small Yellow or Hippo Tang live off it for a
week without added food?

The problem is that green hair algae does not taste good,
so these fish do not eat it... There would be no problems with GHA in reef
tanks if
any tang would eat it :-)

StringerBell wrote:
I guess I dont know my algaes yet. My tang is constantly eating off the rock
in my tank. It definitely looks like it`s ripping algae off the rock. I
would imagine there are probably plenty of green algaes that are not
technically "Hair" algae, right?

Yep.

-K

"StringerBell" wrote in message ...
I guess I dont know my algaes yet. My tang is constantly eating off the rock
in my tank. It definitely looks like it`s ripping algae off the rock. I
would imagine there are probably plenty of green algaes that are not
technically "Hair" algae, right?

Over time the tang will eat off the rocks all algae which
tastes good and leaves the algae which does not taste good.
And this one will outcompete the other kinds... if your
water conditions are not good and hair algae likes to grow.

They do eat it some, but not a lot. However, if you weaken
the hair algae, like use phosphate removers, things will
eat it more.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets



StringerBell wrote on 11/18/2006 3:13 PM:
I guess I dont know my algaes yet. My tang is constantly eating off the rock
in my tank. It definitely looks like it`s ripping algae off the rock. I
would imagine there are probably plenty of green algaes that are not
technically "Hair" algae, right?



"Pszemol" wrote in message
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"StringerBell" wrote in message
...
Just Curious:

How much nutritional value is there in green hair algae? If a tank had a
generous amount, could a small Yellow or Hippo Tang live off it for a
week without added food?
The problem is that green hair algae does not taste good,
so these fish do not eat it... There would be no problems with GHA in reef
tanks if
any tang would eat it :-)

StringerBell wrote:

How much nutritional value is there in green hair algae? If a tank had a
generous amount, could a small Yellow or Hippo Tang live off it for a week
without added food?

Until recently, I had a Powder Blue tang. It wouldn't touch hair algae. It did
pick at the green algae that grows on the glass.

George Patterson
Those who do not study History are doomed to repeat it. Those who DO
study History are doomed to watch every one else repeat it.

Especially if the power should trip out for whatever reason!
I'm heading off to Sydney tomorrow for a week and have a friend coming
in to live here and take care of our farm. The biggest instruction sheet
is for my fish though!! My main points are
* Don't overfeed
* Check pumps are all working and there is water movement

I did water changes on Sunday (yesterday here)as I prefer to have an
extra day to make sure all is well. None of my tanks are overstocked
which helps.

Wayne Sallee wrote:
Yea, but it's still nice to have someone checking on the tank, as long
as they don't do something stupid.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets



Pszemol wrote on 11/18/2006 8:37 AM:

"Peter Pan" wrote in message
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I feed my fish moslty frozen brine and mysis shrimp
(defrosted of course)
Flake only once a week.But thanks for the info


You could make an exception for the week you are gone.