CBB picking at Trachy

eqbal9947 · Mar 10, 2023

Hey everyone.
I have a CBB who eats frozen like crazy.
I got some new Trachys and this morning before lights came on, I saw him trying eat/ make a tearing headshake motion when he bit the trachy.
I love my CBB and was wondering if there is anything I can do to discourage him from picking at my trachys.
He eats alot, i feed 3 cubes a day and he gets the majority of the food.
Any suggestions before i rehome him?
Im holding out hope that the corals might have had something on them that he was picking off, but the tearing motion doesn't fare well for that thought

Thanks!

Bucs20fan · Mar 10, 2023

eqbal9947 said:
Hey everyone.
I have a CBB who eats frozen like crazy.
I got some new Trachys and this morning before lights came on, I saw him trying eat/ make a tearing headshake motion when he bit the trachy.
I love my CBB and was wondering if there is anything I can do to discourage him from picking at my trachys.
He eats alot, i feed 3 cubes a day and he gets the majority of the food.
Any suggestions before i rehome him?
Im holding out hope that the corals might have had something on them that he was picking off, but the tearing motion doesn't fare well for that thought

Thanks!

CBB are usually on the more reef safe line, but if they are going to, its going to be with fleshy lps. If it already eats like crazy and is still doing it, you are probably going to have to choose one over the other. CBBs are always picking and pecking at rocks and such regardless of how hungry they are.

i cant think · Mar 10, 2023

eqbal9947 said:
Hey everyone.
I have a CBB who eats frozen like crazy.
I got some new Trachys and this morning before lights came on, I saw him trying eat/ make a tearing headshake motion when he bit the trachy.
I love my CBB and was wondering if there is anything I can do to discourage him from picking at my trachys.
He eats alot, i feed 3 cubes a day and he gets the majority of the food.
Any suggestions before i rehome him?
Im holding out hope that the corals might have had something on them that he was picking off, but the tearing motion doesn't fare well for that thought

Thanks!

Honestly, nothing will detract a CBB or any Coral risky fish from a coral that is fleshy and resembles a sponge or will grow sponges on its base in the wild.