DD Copperband only grazing, how to feed.

[chasekwe]

Just a final update. My CBB continues to love the clams which I feed once a week or so now, ended up skipping the feeder idea. ~2 weeks ago I noticed he was eating the brine and cyclops out of the water when I didn't feed a clam. Just tonight I noticed he now eats the mysis as well, and voraciously too, really the piggiest fish in the entire display at this time.

So kudos to DD and everyone here for your help! I expect a healthy and happy fish for a long time to come.


As an aside, the CBB is currently the largest and one of the boldest fish in my (very peaceful) display. I'm still fond of the idea of adding a Longnose Butterfly so I just wanted to check in and find out whether I should expect contention or a change in feeding behavior by adding another butterfly. I don't want to risk the CBB so if you all feel it may be a risk, I'll look into something different.

 

[Dakota Reef]

Thanks for the update....its good to hear you're still having success.

I was a little concerned about potential aggression before adding the CBB with an already established YLN. But, happily its been a total non-issue. Most of the time both fish are so busy hunting for food they are oblivious to each other....and all other fish in the tank for that matter.

The most aggression I've ever seen between the two has been a rare display of impatience at the feeder and thats only amounted to a few seconds of fin flaring and head lowering before everything seems to be forgotten.

It has been interesting to see how much faster the CBB has grown than the YLN even though the YLN is definitely the more aggressive eater.