Bristletooth Tomini Tang not eating

[Philliesphan]

Hey guys. About 4 days ago I got a Bristletooth Tomini Tang and I cannot get him to eat anything. I have brown, red, and green nori. I have the clip. I have flake and pellet foods. Nothing is working. He goes around the tank pecking at the rocks constantly and is very skittish. Is there any recommendations? I'm at a loss! Thank you in advance!

 

[littlefoxx]

frozen foods always get my fish to eat

 

[Doctorgori]

Not all of my tangs touch the nori and it even varies by brand….
I’ve never seen anything pass on Rods whole krill: the real big pinkish red ones… They are big but soft: I know tangs are veggie eaters but mine love it

 

[littlefoxx]

PE mysis is also a good one

 

[ronsonb]

My Tomini doesn’t touch nori or algae on my rocks. Eats frozen foods and pellets tho

 

[Idech]

Frozen food.

 

[Lavey29]

What size is the tank?

 

[Philliesphan]

What size is the tank?

80 gallons

 

[Philliesphan]

frozen foods always get my fish to eat

Do you have any you like in particular?

 

[Philliesphan]

My Tomini doesn’t touch nori or algae on my rocks. Eats frozen foods and pellets tho

Any frozen or pellets you prefer?

 

[Philliesphan]

Frozen food.

Any you see good results from in particular?

 

[Duane family]

It is uncommon to have a tang which is not eating well without their being a significant issue.
This is an example of why having the fish in a holding/quarantine tank for a period of time before introducing it to your display tank is vital. You would have had an opportunity to ***** the fish up close and react accordingly. Perhaps this is something you should consider in the future.

 

[Philliesphan]

It is uncommon to have a tang which is not eating well without their being a significant issue.
This is an example of why having the fish in a holding/quarantine tank for a period of time before introducing it to your display tank is vital. You would have had an opportunity to ***** the fish up close and react accordingly. Perhaps this is something you should consider in the future.

 

[VintageReefer]

My tomini wouldn’t touch nori for at least 2 months. Keep offering it daily and cut some up in tiny pieces and mix in with thawed mysis and pour in the tank. Eventually he will eat the tiny pieces and then the nori in a clip

Snails will eat the nori pieces that he doesn’t eat, no worries

 

[Philliesphan]

My tomini wouldn’t touch nori for at least 2 months. Keep offering it daily and cut some up in tiny pieces and mix in with thawed mysis and pour in the tank. Eventually he will eat the tiny pieces and then the nori in a clip

Snails will eat the nori pieces that he doesn’t eat, no worries

I surely appreciate the advice! Thank you very much!

 

[VintageReefer]

Also I find they prefer green or red
Not the brown nori.
I’ve tried all 3

 

[Philliesphan]

Also I find they prefer green or red
Not the brown nori.
I’ve tried all 3

I have all 3 as well. And will be doing a test with them myself! Haha I'm seeing they're picky about color! Who knew!?

 

[VintageReefer]

Did you get that three pack that comes with one box of each ?

 

[Philliesphan]

Did you get that three pack that comes with one box of each ?

Nope. I was in full panic mode (still kinda am) and I bought all 3 boxes separately. I'm thinking spending the money on the diff colors is cheaper than losing my Tang!

 

[VintageReefer]

Nope. I was in full panic mode (still kinda am) and I bought all 3 boxes separately. I'm thinking spending the money on the diff colors is cheaper than losing my Tang!

Ok here’s what I bought and what ended up workin for me

Started with this for like 20$
24 sheets each, total of 2.4 oz
My tomini would not touch any of this.

Then on the forum I was reccomended a bulk pack of nori for 15$. It comes with 100 sheets, that are much larger than these thin ones, and a total of 6.7 oz.

It’s way cheaper, larger sheets and more of them, and my Tomini eats it. Not right away. But I used the same method I explained above and he started eating this stuff from the clip. Worth a shot

Amazon.com