Angelfish picking at cerith snails

[meandthem]

I just got like 50 cerith snails & a few nerites & my half black angel keeps picking at the ceriths so I buried them in the sand but he’s picking at that too. Anything I should do or should I let it be? It tosses them at the glass sometimes.

 

[vetteguy53081]

I just got like 50 cerith snails & a few nerites & my half black angel keeps picking at the ceriths so I buried them in the sand but he’s picking at that too. Anything I should do or should I let it be? It tosses them at the glass sometimes.

Give it some nori seaweed or similar to nibble on

 

[davidcalgary29]

It also sounds like its bored. Angelfish are particularly intelligent and enjoy some sort of stimulation. Is it in the tank alone? Do you have powerheads that it can play with? Yes, angelfish like to play with powerheads and in flow.

 

[meandthem]

It also sounds like its bored. Angelfish are particularly intelligent and enjoy some sort of stimulation. Is it in the tank alone? Do you have powerheads that it can play with? Yes, angelfish like to play with powerheads and in flow.

I have 2 gold nuggets & a damsel, wave maker & powerhead. I even added the nori, he picks at & plays with it all. VERY playful then. Anything else I could add or avoid? Cause now I’m scared it’ll kill a shrimp.

 

[davidcalgary29]

I've never known angelfish to kill shrimp. Is it picking at the snails, or just throwing them around? Angelfish get blamed for all sorts of bad behaviour, but they're usually just curious or, yes, just playing around.

If you don't have any, I'd recommend adding some halymenia macro. It tends to become heavily populated with copepods and gives angels something else to pick at throughout the day.

 

[moz71]

Let it be. My hippo tang is notorious for picking things up and moving around tank. More so on any new additions. I can’t even place unglued frags in tank

 

[meandthem]

I've never known angelfish to kill shrimp. Is it picking at the snails, or just throwing them around? Angelfish get blamed for all sorts of bad behaviour, but they're usually just curious or, yes, just playing around.

If you don't have any, I'd recommend adding some halymenia macro. It tends to become heavily populated with copepods and gives angels something else to pick at throughout the day.

Some just picking, some thrown at the glass. I’m just hoping he’ll let them be so they come out of their shells & do what I bought them for. I’ll get some macro, thank you.

 

[Current Tides]

I've never known angelfish to kill shrimp. Is it picking at the snails, or just throwing them around? Angelfish get blamed for all sorts of bad behaviour, but they're usually just curious or, yes, just playing around.

If you don't have any, I'd recommend adding some halymenia macro. It tends to become heavily populated with copepods and gives angels something else to pick at throughout the day.

idk lol I watched paracanthus species guzzle down shrimp before

 

[davidcalgary29]

idk lol I watched paracanthus species guzzle down shrimp before

After having watched my fire urchin devour my prized feather duster, I can say that very little surprises me anymore.

 

[Current Tides]

After having watched my fire urchin devour my prized feather duster, I can say that very little surprises me anymore.

understandable, seems anything that can happen in this hobby, will