Got Aiptasia??

[palvyre]

Need some help with my CBB. Trying to get him to feed and he has cleared my tank of aiptasia and has ignored even live brine. Anyone have some LR covered with aiptasia they want cleaned up while I work out an alternate food source?

 

[Surf&turf]

Try black worms, mine loves them.

 

[rcmike]

Have you tried Mysis shrimp?

 

[palvyre]

Tried mysis and live brine. Just tried live clam and he won't eat that either.

 

[ToXIc]

AC has a frozen food for butterflies and angels with a bunch of stuff in it. Try that.


____________________________
Sent from my iThingy using Tapatalk

 

[palvyre]

Working off ACs recommendations right now. Tried everything they have suggested and some, sigh. Hoping he doesn't starve on me. He is a very good aptasia hunter.

 

[Dowtish]

How long has it been since you saw it eat last?

 

[palvyre]

He hasn't eaten anything offered, but I see him picking at the LR continuously.

 

[Dowtish]

ok, so how long have you had the fish?

 

[palvyre]

A week now.

 

[palvyre]

Paid $50 for him. Tempted to offer him for $40 to someone who has a large system that is aiptasia infested.

 

[gmoney243]

He will lizkely start eating after he runs low on natural foods .. my puffer took 2 weeks or so before he eat food I was feeding and now few months later he's fat and eats everything. He's probly just full of aiptasia

 

[orthokardia]

I got a few rocks you can pick up today. bart 931 409-0496

 

[rcmike]

I agree, sometimes they take a while to start eating. If you do want to sell him however, I will take him. I still have a lot of aiptasia even though I have lasered quite a few.

 

[palvyre]

Woot. He is eating. The clam was gone this morning and he seemed to be checking out the shell. So I put another in just to see. He was cautious, but started eating it.

 

[rcmike]

Great! I figured he would eat eventually.

 

[rcmike]

I decided to get me one at Aquatic Critter today and right after I put him into the tank I put some "Angel and Butterflyfish" food in and he started eating immediately! I had tried a few Copperbands years ago and they would either hide in the corner until they died or just not eat. This one acts like he has been in the tank for a long time. He is active and acts right at home. I think I saw him eat one small aiptasia but it could have been something else. I stood there debating on whether to get him for a while but I'm glad I did.

 

[palvyre]

Bah! Mine still only eats live clams. What is the butterfly food your using?