CBB question

[Vlado4x4]

I have a 260G mix reef + sump.

Trying to battle a huge aiptasia infestation i added a mated filefish, and all he´s been doing is living rent free ... he dosen´t work for what it was intended.

My LFS just got a couple CBB ... all XL size.
I´m not from the US so they don´t come in that often ...

What do you guys think ? Should i go for it ?
My other fish are:
- Blue Tang
- Yellow tang
- Scopas tang
- Xanthurum tang
- Desjardini tang
- couple of gobies
- mated filefish

Thanks

 

[Monkeyfish]

CBBs are 50/50 when it comes to eating aiptasia. If it's a fish you want then go for it. Have you tried peppermint shrimp?

 

[cwinn]

My yellow tang didn't appreciate me adding a CBB. Went after it pretty quick. If you can, find yourself an Australian CBB, been known to do better long term. Like monkeyfish said, 50/50 on aiptasia. I would try peppermint shrimp first as well if aiptasias are your main reason for wanting the CBB. good luck!

 

[Vlado4x4]

Thanks guys ... being at the end of the world, what we can get here is very limited.
I got 2 pepermint shrimps about 8 months ago ... but nothing !! Then i found out they were from California ...

I didn´t buy the CBB today, cause the LFS guy told me he hasn´t seen him eat at all. So will wait for the filefish to start hetting hungry, and will help him a little bit with some aiptasia X from Red Sea.

Thanks once again

 

[bglegs]

My matted filefish doesn't touch it either...it's been four months..must be hit or miss

 

[snorvich]

My yellow tang didn't appreciate me adding a CBB. Went after it pretty quick. If you can, find yourself an Australian CBB, been known to do better long term. Like monkeyfish said, 50/50 on aiptasia. I would try peppermint shrimp first as well if aiptasias are your main reason for wanting the CBB. good luck!

I agree, the yellow tang will be hostile. And the odds of the CBB eating aiptasia is at best 50/50.

 

[rssjsb]

Unfortunately, fish that are collected as larger adults tend to adapt poorly and some never eat.

 

[Vlado4x4]

Thank god i started to migrate into SPS while ago ... the matted filefish eat all my remaining zoas !!

Anybody heard something like this ? I don´t mind, if he start eating aiptasia now ... Will see in a couple of weeks

 

[Monkeyfish]

Thank god i started to migrate into SPS while ago ... the matted filefish eat all my remaining zoas !!

Anybody heard something like this ? I don´t mind, if he start eating aiptasia now ... Will see in a couple of weeks

Zoas, acans... normal for the fish.

 

[Tethered_Limbs]

get a larger group of pepps