Diet

Diet:
Represents the types of food that the individual species is inclined to eat in their natural environment. However, many species will accept different foods in the home aquarium. For example, Tangs are herbivorous in nature feeding mostly on algae. However, they will readily accept meaty foods in the aquarium. For proper nutrition and health, it is very important to offer the individual species foods that they would normally feed upon in the wild.
Carnivore – Species consumes meaty foods.
Herbivore – Species consumes algae or plant based foods.

Omnivore – Species consumes both algae and meaty foods.

Planktonivore – Species consumes Zooplankton in their natural habitat.

Filter Feeder – Species consumes fine particulates of both tiny Zooplankton and algae based Phytoplankton or marine snow.