CBB Not Eating Yet
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Goaway
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This might work in your favor.
I have 0 experience with cbb + angelfish.
Sailfin and foxface should take a liking to the cbb. Everyone else wont care.
Cbb have spines they will defend themselves with. FIsh dont want none of that.
My clown Tang gets upset and thinks he can take it out on the cbb, nope. Clown runs and goes his way.
Scopas tang and cbb hang out often.
What originally got my cbb to eat prepared foods, was fox fish poo... not kidding.
dkelley
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My sailfin is a desjardini as well and is pretty large like yours. She definitely runs the tank. (no clue how/why I sex these things the way I do but it just seems to fit in my head). The angel picks on my fox face now and then but that's barely the case so I'm not to worried there. I have LOADS of aptasia in the tank if this CBB can get a taste for it.
He has been diligent working on a aiptaisia infestation, co habitation with much larger/aggressive desjardini. Now competes for food
TCseh
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He said skip treatment and toss the fish in the display. I have never heard of doing that so I wanted to make sure it has been done.
dkelley
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Well that is interesting. That might work. My fox face eats more than anything else in that tank. I could see that happening. Lots of aptasia if this CBB can get a taste for them.
Reefering1
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My desjardini was a proven cbb killer. They can be very timid fish and like to really inspect their food before eating it. A aggressive fish will stop them from eating until they just hide them starve. I mounted a 4 foot mirror to the front glass to distract the aggressors. 3 days later I realized the cbb was only fish "stuck" in mirror, fighting himself, so I took it down and has been fine since.
Reefering1
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Does he look healthy? Does his stomach or above the eyes look like he's been pinched?
dkelley
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First, thanks for the help guys, I really appreciate your time.
Seems to still be in pretty good shape. Not plump but not bad off yet either. Here is a side pic and then one that's straight on so you can see any concaving which is minimal if at all really.
Seems to still be in pretty good shape. Not plump but not bad off yet either. Here is a side pic and then one that's straight on so you can see any concaving which is minimal if at all really.
Goaway
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These fish do not get fat. Its why we worry when they dont eat in a couple of days.First, thanks for the help guys, I really appreciate your time.
Seems to still be in pretty good shape. Not plump but not bad off yet either. Here is a side pic and then one that's straight on so you can see any concaving which is minimal if at all really.
Good luck with her.
Jbell370
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Easy Reefs masstick, mine eats 2 of their prepared pellets per day, now takes mysis but that took a year and adores the acrylic tube when I syphon the sand bed, whatever is being turned up he loves it.
Tank mates
Black tang
Gem tang
Chevron tang
Mimic tang
Blue star wrasse
2 reef damsels
2 blue devil damsels
red tail blenny
couple clowns
file fish
royal gamma
corris wrasse
neon dotty back
sunrise dotty back
likely couple others that I don't recall.
Tank mates
Black tang
Gem tang
Chevron tang
Mimic tang
Blue star wrasse
2 reef damsels
2 blue devil damsels
red tail blenny
couple clowns
file fish
royal gamma
corris wrasse
neon dotty back
sunrise dotty back
likely couple others that I don't recall.
Reefering1
2500 Club Member
How big is the tank? I used a big 4 foot mirror on a 6 foot tank... but when being aggressive they seem to find the aggresive fish(themselves) in the mirror
dkelley
Active Member
It's a Red Sea 650 so it's about 5' X 24" X 24". I just looked at the cheapest place I can think of and Walmart has a door mirror 18"X48" for $7 so I think that will do.
