what to feed kole and yellow tang...?

[bteagle93]

hey guys I was wondering what your suggestions were on feeding a kole and a yellow tang..Im purchasing them this week and they will be put into a QT tank..what do i feed them?
sea Veggies?
mysis?

[Wrench]

They'll eat pretty much everything. Nori, mysis, shrimp, squid and some flake keep mine fat.

[reef_doug]

They will eat most anything, but make sure at least 1/2 of their diet is algae.

I've done the "Pepsi Challenge" with Julian Sprungs algae sheets & Ocean Nutrition's brown algae all on the same clip.

They attacked the Julian Sprungs purple algae like there was no tomorrow. They actually move the others away to get to the purple! Next went the Ocean Nutrition's brown algae then followed by the Julian Sprungs green sheets.

They don't care for the Julian Sprung's red (whole leaf) very much and only nibble at it at best.

[mwood]

I buy sushi party sushi seaweed wrap from wal-mart in the oriental foods isle. Quite a few sheets for two bucks. A lot cheaper. My vlamingii, 4 yellows, and live caught whitecheek love it.

[Dave Cox]

Nori from the supermarket should make up the bulk of their diet. Whilst they wolf down mysis and krill, it's not really their diet in the wild and may lead to constipation if there is not enough green stuff to add bulk...

[kingfisher62]

Nori is good, also a good quality spirulina flake food comes in handy. i have also heard of feeding them blanched zucchini and squeezing the inners out of frozen peas. Mine loves to munch on chaeto.
although they will eat most proteins I think the key to keeping them healthy is a variety of veggies.

[jennmac415]

if they don't get enough seaweed or greens in their diet they will be prone to lateral line disease I believe... I feed my Lavender Tang and my Foxface seaweed everyday they have come to expect it at the same time everyday... my 3 damsels love it too. I also feed my whole tank a mix of things soaked in lots of purreed garlic everyday also.