Would a CBS eat a yellow watchman

jherrin215 · 01/01/2010, 12:20 PM

I got some new additions the other day for my 180. I got a caribbean pistol, a skunk cleaner, a couple emrald crabs, a coral banded and a yellow watchman goby. The YWG hid in one spot the whole first day, right in a little cave, where I could see his face. Later the 2nd night he was out swimming around but not like I would have expected him to do. Later I couldn't find him. This has been over 2 days now and not 1 sign of him. I have read several stories today of CBS eating all kinds of stuff in the tank and now I'm worried. The last place I saw him swimming was right over by where the CBS hangs out. I've looked the tank over pretty good but granted there are a bunch of places he could be. DO you think that he was a victim, or you think I am just paranoid and possibly he's still hiding. TIA
Josh

rbnice1 · 01/01/2010, 12:22 PM

short answer is yes......

CBS will eat anything they can get there claws on.

Dtronic · 01/01/2010, 01:54 PM

Yes it would.

I took my CBS out when I did a tank change. He would go after anything near him.

Ritten · 01/01/2010, 02:12 PM

Did he jump? Check your overflows and the floor.

cakemanPA · 01/01/2010, 04:02 PM

I would check floors and overflow first. If not in either of those spots, wait it out. My watchman had a couple of places to hide out. One was in my rockwork. He would disappear for a week or 2 at a time

Sk8r · 01/01/2010, 04:05 PM

They will hide if there's a threat and it may take him weeks to come out: mine's record was 3 months in hiding.
HOWEVER: I'd trade that CBS back to the store asap. There is little use for those critters except as a showpiece with fish too big for it to eat that don't eat shrimp--if such exists---or as the sole creature in a small tank.

100%hydrophylic · 01/01/2010, 04:24 PM

i had a model citizen CBS ina 12g nano for about a year. he got absolutely massive though. his antennas touched all 4 walls of the aquarium when he stood in the middle of the tank. only thing he picked on was my hermits and the damsel. but they picked back so i didnt worry about it. he could have easily killed my YWG but he never did. But mine was just weird. everyone else says theyr evil so i think i just had a big baby CBS.

jherrin215 · 01/01/2010, 08:05 PM

I talked to one of the guys at the LFS tonight about trading him in because I was worried about the damage he might do and he asked how large the tank was. I told him 180 and he kinda laughed it off and said that is would be fine in a 180 with my other shrimp, but not in a smaller tank, he said ho SHOULDN'T bother anything with that much room to roam, but said they would take him in on trade.

jherrin215 · 01/01/2010, 08:06 PM

Also I have checked my overflows, my sump, my fuge and the floor and haven't seen a sign of him, but I've also looked at the tank a million times and would think I would have seen my CBS eating him which i didn't see either

01/01/2010, 12:20 PM	#1
jherrin215 GO COLTS!! Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Kentucky Posts: 854	Would a CBS eat a yellow watchman I got some new additions the other day for my 180. I got a caribbean pistol, a skunk cleaner, a couple emrald crabs, a coral banded and a yellow watchman goby. The YWG hid in one spot the whole first day, right in a little cave, where I could see his face. Later the 2nd night he was out swimming around but not like I would have expected him to do. Later I couldn't find him. This has been over 2 days now and not 1 sign of him. I have read several stories today of CBS eating all kinds of stuff in the tank and now I'm worried. The last place I saw him swimming was right over by where the CBS hangs out. I've looked the tank over pretty good but granted there are a bunch of places he could be. DO you think that he was a victim, or you think I am just paranoid and possibly he's still hiding. TIA Josh

01/01/2010, 01:54 PM	#3
Dtronic Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Cape Coral, Florida Posts: 272	Yes it would. I took my CBS out when I did a tank change. He would go after anything near him. __________________ 225g SPS starphire display - 75g 3/8" acrylic sump- MP40's - SRO 5000 Internal - Dart -Current Chiller - BRS Dosing Pumps and Reactors - Radiums - Lumenmax Elites - Lumatek 250/400w ballasts - Reef Brite LED's

01/01/2010, 04:05 PM	#6
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	They will hide if there's a threat and it may take him weeks to come out: mine's record was 3 months in hiding. HOWEVER: I'd trade that CBS back to the store asap. There is little use for those critters except as a showpiece with fish too big for it to eat that don't eat shrimp--if such exists---or as the sole creature in a small tank. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

01/01/2010, 04:24 PM	#7
100%hydrophylic Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: GA Posts: 1,636	i had a model citizen CBS ina 12g nano for about a year. he got absolutely massive though. his antennas touched all 4 walls of the aquarium when he stood in the middle of the tank. only thing he picked on was my hermits and the damsel. but they picked back so i didnt worry about it. he could have easily killed my YWG but he never did. But mine was just weird. everyone else says theyr evil so i think i just had a big baby CBS. __________________ :) Current Tank Info: 75g mixed reef, 28g nano SPS

01/01/2010, 12:22 PM	#2
rbnice1 Moved On Join Date: May 2008 Location: Cedar Hill Posts: 3,905	short answer is yes...... CBS will eat anything they can get there claws on.

01/01/2010, 02:12 PM	#4
Ritten Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 2,164	Did he jump? Check your overflows and the floor.

01/01/2010, 04:02 PM	#5
cakemanPA Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hummelstown, PA Posts: 2,353	I would check floors and overflow first. If not in either of those spots, wait it out. My watchman had a couple of places to hide out. One was in my rockwork. He would disappear for a week or 2 at a time

01/01/2010, 08:05 PM	#8
jherrin215 GO COLTS!! Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Kentucky Posts: 854	I talked to one of the guys at the LFS tonight about trading him in because I was worried about the damage he might do and he asked how large the tank was. I told him 180 and he kinda laughed it off and said that is would be fine in a 180 with my other shrimp, but not in a smaller tank, he said ho SHOULDN'T bother anything with that much room to roam, but said they would take him in on trade.

01/01/2010, 08:06 PM	#9
jherrin215 GO COLTS!! Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Kentucky Posts: 854	Also I have checked my overflows, my sump, my fuge and the floor and haven't seen a sign of him, but I've also looked at the tank a million times and would think I would have seen my CBS eating him which i didn't see either