CBB vs aiptasia

harlequin tusk · 01/11/2011, 03:38 PM

My CBB has finally settled in after 2 weeks of being in my 120g tank. He spends all day swimming around picking at the rocks and i have him eating frozen mysis shrimp. Now my question is this: I bought him to hopefully eat some of the hundreds of aptasia i have and so far he has shown no interest. Are there any ways to make the little pests look more appetizing?

THEDLO · 01/11/2011, 04:28 PM

dont feed him. lol i have one and it eats what ever i give it and what ever feather dusters and aptasia it finds, but i no longer have any in the DT so ive been harvesting the ones i have in the fuge to supplement it diet.

snorvich · 01/11/2011, 04:31 PM

Well, some CBB never do eat aiptasia.

Cultivatedcoral · 01/11/2011, 06:30 PM

Well if you have that many aiptasia you may not notice the few he has eaten. Give it a month or two and you should start to notice a difference.

jimroth · 01/11/2011, 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by harlequin tusk

My CBB has finally settled in after 2 weeks of being in my 120g tank. He spends all day swimming around picking at the rocks and i have him eating frozen mysis shrimp. Now my question is this: I bought him to hopefully eat some of the hundreds of aptasia i have and so far he has shown no interest. Are there any ways to make the little pests look more appetizing?

My experience with my currrent CBB was that one day after around five weeks he decided aptasia was delicious and they all disappeared, almost overnight. Now, after a couple years, she still loves the smaller tastier ones but won't eat the big ones often, I have to kill those. Addiotionally she doesn't work very hard, if they are under a coral or in a crevice they are ignored.

I actually grow some aptasia on frag disks for her in my raceway for treats, and to prove to myself she still eats them. She really goes after those!

harlequin tusk · 01/12/2011, 03:41 PM

alright thanks guys. hopefully my luck changes and he decides that aiptasia are good to eat or ill have to go back to the drawing board on getting rid of them.

01/11/2011, 03:38 PM	#1
harlequin tusk Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: pittsburgh Posts: 138	CBB vs aiptasia My CBB has finally settled in after 2 weeks of being in my 120g tank. He spends all day swimming around picking at the rocks and i have him eating frozen mysis shrimp. Now my question is this: I bought him to hopefully eat some of the hundreds of aptasia i have and so far he has shown no interest. Are there any ways to make the little pests look more appetizing?

01/11/2011, 04:28 PM	#2
THEDLO Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 879	dont feed him. lol i have one and it eats what ever i give it and what ever feather dusters and aptasia it finds, but i no longer have any in the DT so ive been harvesting the ones i have in the fuge to supplement it diet. __________________ NY Reef Club Member "reefing is like religion, everyone has their opinion and way of practicing it, and because they feel that their way is the right way they insist on force their beliefs and practices on others." - Me Current Tank Info: 120g mixed reef.

01/11/2011, 04:31 PM	#3
snorvich Team RC member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Outlander Posts: 40,953 Blog Entries: 46	Well, some CBB never do eat aiptasia. __________________ Warmest regards, ~Steve~

01/11/2011, 06:30 PM	#4
Cultivatedcoral Moved On Join Date: May 2007 Location: West Palm Beach, Florida Posts: 394	Well if you have that many aiptasia you may not notice the few he has eaten. Give it a month or two and you should start to notice a difference.

01/12/2011, 03:41 PM	#6
harlequin tusk Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: pittsburgh Posts: 138	alright thanks guys. hopefully my luck changes and he decides that aiptasia are good to eat or ill have to go back to the drawing board on getting rid of them.