butterflies in reefs
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Perched Urchin
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Week 4 of QT. Eating krill, mysis, and my blender fish-mush (which includes both of the former as well as cyclopeze, squid, oysters, clams, various algaes, etc.). And follows me around like a puppy when I am in the fish room.
Not exotic or expensive, but has always been one of my favorite fish!
Not exotic or expensive, but has always been one of my favorite fish!
Dr Colliebreath
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Week 4 of QT. Eating krill, mysis, and my blender fish-mush (which includes both of the former as well as cyclopeze, squid, oysters, clams, various algaes, etc.). And follows me around like a puppy when I am in the fish room.
Not exotic or expensive, but has always been one of my favorite fish!
My yln is my boldest fish. All other fish in the tank shy away to some extent or at least sometimes when I perform maintenance or put my hands in the tank (even though a coule will feed from my hand), but teh yln just hangs around very close to my fingers.
Reef264
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Hope the Longnose goes well for you DrCollieBreath, better than it did for me.My Longnose tried to demolish my Birds of Paradise 2 days ago, he's is not in my tank anymore.Im not sure about why it did, I QT'd it, and fed it as much as it wanted to eat, good luck with yours!
Perched Urchin
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Wow Paul! How big were those specimens? Hard to guage scale.
Those are longirostris, I take it from the long, long snouts. Way cool!
Those are longirostris, I take it from the long, long snouts. Way cool!
Paul B
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I don't remember how big they are, I took that about 7 years ago. They were on the same reef as these guys.
And this is that reef from a little farther away. You can make out a moorish Idol on the bottom of the picture in the center. All of these fish are common in the South Pacific
pookstreet
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Always looking for some yummy treats 
Charley Diesing
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So I got a CBB the other day he's eating great, and looks great when I'm feeding him. But when I stop feeding him he just paces back and forth in my tank non stop. Kind of in a frantic sort of way. Any thoughts?
jjk_reef00
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Your 40 breeder may be a little small for him, as they are very active fish. Otherwise I think this is normal behaviour.
Charley Diesing
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Yeah I plan on getting rid of him when he gets about 4 or so inches. He's a little guy maybe 2-2.5 inches at the moment. And alright well that reassuring.
And when I say paces, he's like up against the glass.. Sorry kind of left that out of discription...
And when I say paces, he's like up against the glass.. Sorry kind of left that out of discription...
Dr Colliebreath
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Some pacing is normal and they sometimes do seem to close in on the glass as if trying to get closer to you. I doubt the size of your tank has anything to do with it given that the fish is small and has been there only a few days.
A few thoughts on things that might be causing the behavior: Are you feeding it enough? Does it have places to hide when it wants to do so? Are there any other fish in there that might be bothering the cbb? Is there any chance you have stray voltage in the tank leaking from a heater or pump? It may be getting used to your routine and lighting schedule. Do you have enough water movement in the tank? Are the water parameters ok (ammonia, salinity, temperature, etc.)? Does it show any signs of flukes or other disease?
It also might just be a very bold, active fish.
A few thoughts on things that might be causing the behavior: Are you feeding it enough? Does it have places to hide when it wants to do so? Are there any other fish in there that might be bothering the cbb? Is there any chance you have stray voltage in the tank leaking from a heater or pump? It may be getting used to your routine and lighting schedule. Do you have enough water movement in the tank? Are the water parameters ok (ammonia, salinity, temperature, etc.)? Does it show any signs of flukes or other disease?
It also might just be a very bold, active fish.
In reading this thread it sounds like butterflies like anemones. How about euphyllia? One poster mentioned several times that his saddleback eats euphyllia. How about other species? It sounds like burgess/mitratus/declivis/tinkers, longnose, copperband, prognathodes, and heniochus might be safe. Opinions?
Charley Diesing
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Alrighty what a great response, I really appreciate it. Right now I feed the fish Mysis twice a day, in the morning and at night. I've read some things about Mysis, being like feeding a kid popcorn, not very substantial, and just being more of a snack, What could I give him to beef him up?
Honestly I've seen a lot of CBB at my LFS, and this is the healthiest most active one, I think I'll give him a couple of days and see how's he's responded.
rcmike
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Are you sure you aren't confusing brine shrimp with mysis shrimp?
Charley Diesing
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Update:
Woke up this morning and CBB is doing great no more pacing at all. Just pecking at the rock. Ate some Mysis not a whole lot but I think he'll get used to it and start eating more.
@rcmike-Maybe I am. So you think Mysis is substantial enough for him? What else can I add to increase his diet?
Woke up this morning and CBB is doing great no more pacing at all. Just pecking at the rock. Ate some Mysis not a whole lot but I think he'll get used to it and start eating more.
@rcmike-Maybe I am. So you think Mysis is substantial enough for him? What else can I add to increase his diet?
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