Copperband & flame angel going in

[SanFernandoValleyAIOReef]

Was feeling lucky/risky today

 

[albano]

Good luck…2 of my favorites!

 

[Rp8]

Nice!

 

[apb03]

I had to take my CBB out of my DT and back to QT. Tangs wouldn't let him settle in. I hope you have better luck than I did.

 

[blaxsun]

Sorry, couldn't resist...

 

[SanFernandoValleyAIOReef]

I had to take my CBB out of my DT and back to QT. Tangs wouldn't let him settle in. I hope you have better luck than I did.

I just have Tomini & convit & foxface for larger fish & they’re all juveniles & seem to be getting along, the copperband is actually getting in the convicts face lol

 

[apb03]

I just have Tomini & convit & foxface for larger fish & they’re all juveniles & seem to be getting along, the copperband is actually getting in the convicts face lol

Very nice, I'm jealous My CBB wouldn't go to the rocks even after the aggressiveness subsided and would just swim around the top. I will have to keep mine in QT for quite some time until he's bigger and more confident.

 

[SanFernandoValleyAIOReef]

Very nice, I'm jealous My CBB wouldn't go to the rocks even after the aggressiveness subsided and would just swim around the top. I will have to keep mine in QT for quite some time until he's bigger and more confident.

Yaa I been buying fish In pairs & acclimating in same bowl, feel it help them have a buddy when they go in & spread aggression if you have aggressive fish, seen the butterfly & angel sleeping under same rock their first night (last night)

 

[SanFernandoValleyAIOReef]

Don’t think copperband is going to make it, staying in cave during the day & breathing hard & was lucky I was watching while a emerald crab grabbed the copperbands tail and was dragging it under a rock, had to save it smh I knew I should’ve got the 300$ Australian one vs the 90$ one

 

[blaxsun]

Don’t think copperband is going to make it, staying in cave during the day & breathing hard & was lucky I was watching while a emerald crab grabbed the copperbands tail and was dragging it under a rock, had to save it smh I knew I should’ve got the 300$ Australian one vs the 90$ one

That's pretty darned bold! So is the crab being sent down to the sump as punishment?

 

[exnisstech]

Don’t think copperband is going to make it, staying in cave during the day & breathing hard & was lucky I was watching while a emerald crab grabbed the copperbands tail and was dragging it under a rock, had to save it smh I knew I should’ve got the 300$ Australian one vs the 90$ one

Not meant to be harsh but you probably should have put the copper band in qt alone and let it settle and get eating. A cbb is not a fish that should be dumped into a tank with other fish like tangs etc right off the bat. I doubt a $300 cbb would have faired any better than a $90 fish. JMO

 

[ninjamyst]

Acclimation box. Best thing to get if you don't have a qt system. You want to get the new fish eating and familiar with rest of tankmate before just letting it go hide in a hole and stressed to death.

 

[littlefoxx]

Poor CCB… never had to rescue anything from my emeralds!!! Did have to save a hermit from my puffer Kirby though. Dude was in the tank not five minutes before trying to eat him!! Lol

 

[SanFernandoValleyAIOReef]

That's pretty darned bold! So is the crab being sent down to the sump as punishment?

Lol right shocked me, he had the copperband on the sand sideways!

Not meant to be harsh but you probably should have put the copper band in qt alone and let it settle and get eating. A cbb is not a fish that should be dumped into a tank with other fish like tangs etc right off the bat. I doubt a $300 cbb would have faired any better than a $90 fish. JMO

I def understand , seen he was eating in the store & had been there almost 2 weeks thought it would be okay, the 300$ one was eating like a tang! But yaa I had 2 mandarins no problem so thought this guy would be fine too

 

[blaxsun]

Lol right shocked me, he had the copperband on the sand sideways!

I def understand , seen he was eating in the store & had been there almost 2 weeks thought it would be okay, the 300$ one was eating like a tang! But yaa I had 2 mandarins no problem so thought this guy would be fine too

Bad crab! I have a sally lightfood and even he doesn't give the smaller fish a second look... (and he's a good 3-4" in size).

Even if you went with the $300 one it's no guarantee that it would've fared any better. How is the CBB doing?

 

[SanFernandoValleyAIOReef]

Acclimation box. Best thing to get if you don't have a qt system. You want to get the new fish eating and familiar with rest of tankmate before just letting it go hide in a hole and stressed to death.

Would a mesh one be okay? Only one I have on hand, also feel like it would be more stressed since there’s nowhere to hide? I don’t think he will fit in 2” pvc either if I use that in the box

 

[blaxsun]

Would a mesh one be okay? Only one I have on hand, also feel like it would be more stressed since there’s nowhere to hide? I don’t think he will fit in 2” pvc either if I use that in the box

It's worth trying (at least the crab can't get at it).

 

[SanFernandoValleyAIOReef]

Bad crab! I have a sally lightfood and even he doesn't give the smaller fish a second look... (and he's a good 3-4" in size).

Even if you went with the $300 one it's no guarantee that it would've fared any better. How is the CBB doing?

Still in the shadows, turned my skimmer back on since he’s breathing hard, heard might be low on oxygen

 

[blaxsun]

Still in the shadows, turned my skimmer back on since he’s breathing hard, heard might be low on oxygen

Can't hurt.

 

[exnisstech]

Was feeling lucky/risky today

I hope you end up lucky for the CBBs sake.