Are flakes or strips better for feeding marine herbivorous aquarium fishes?
JS: Most aquarists prefer the whole plant strips secured with a veggie clip. Probably this is because flakes tend to get pulled into the overflow. If aquarists used a feeding point this would not be a problem. The veggie clip does provide a nice point for feeding as well, and it is interesting to watch fish grazing competitively at the clip. When the flakes are put in at a floating feeding point, they can then sink and be scattered by the currents to feed all sorts of fishes. It is interesting to see how not just herbivores but carnivorous fishes eat them. There is no nutritional difference between the SeaVeggies flakes and strips. An advantage of the Mixed Flakes is that you get 3 varieties in one product. BZA: There has been a lot of talk recently about the importance of keeping herbivorous fishes on the reef instead of in the aquarium or in our stomachs. Do you think the marine ornamental industry is harming reefs by popularizing herbivores such as the yellow tang? JS: No, I don’t t
