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Talked to a marine biologist at the LFS last week and it changed how I feed my tank
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colemartinez1mo ago
Wait till you hear what the guy at my LFS told me - pretty much said all that fancy feeding advice is overthinking it, these fish have been surviving on flakes and frozen brine shrimp for decades just fine.
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taylor.phoenix1mo ago
That 30 year old flake and brine shrimp advice might work for hardier fish like danios or mollies, but for a lot of the sensitive species we keep today it just doesn't cut it. Most marine fish, especially tangs and angelfish, need more variety to stay healthy long term. Flakes lose a ton of nutrients the second they hit the water, and brine shrimp are basically just empty calories unless you gut-load them first. If you're keeping anything delicate like a seahorse or a mandarin, they'll starve on that old school diet. A good mix of frozen mysis, spirulina brine, and some pellet food with vitamin supplements makes a huge difference in color and activity. Have you noticed any changes in your fish since switching things up?
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