From snakes to fish

[fishguy242]

does sound like quite a bit...

 

[dvgyfresh]

does sound like quite a bit...

Ye I wanted to make sure CBB was eating something but I think I’ve done all I can , even fed squid with garlic yesterday. Just gonna stick to 1-2 cubes and nori. Some days only pellets and I think CBB will catch on sometime or just live off the tank

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

4-6 frozen cubes a day is what I'm feeding the 180.

 

[dvgyfresh]

4-6 frozen cubes a day is what I'm feeding the 180.

That’s why I had so much chaeto lol , definitly dialing it back

 

[oldmonk]

Hey
Just stumbled upon yr thread..
Looks like we have things in common. Even i love animals especially reptiles, though the law doesn't allow us to keep them as pets, but i try and do my bit to reduce the animal human conflict by rescuing snakes that stray into human habitat and release them back into the forest.

Regarding fish, looking forward to a new build in another couple of months or so

 

[dvgyfresh]

Hey
Just stumbled upon yr thread..
Looks like we have things in common. Even i love animals especially reptiles, though the law doesn't allow us to keep them as pets, but i try and do my bit to reduce the animal human conflict by rescuing snakes that stray into human habitat and release them back into the forest.

Regarding fish, looking forward to a new build in another couple of months or so

Oh that’s awesome!! Happy to hear , I would always stop for a snake in the road I haven’t seen any in a long time tho. Excited to se your build thread

 

[Goaway]

You've had cbb for 2 weeks and the other fish?

My cbb followed my foxface like a lost puppy.
Took all the queues from my fox.

My question is, does ypur cbb's bodyguard trust you?

 

[dvgyfresh]

You've had cbb for 2 weeks and the other fish?

My cbb followed my foxface like a lost puppy.
Took all the queues from my fox.

My question is, does ypur cbb's bodyguard trust you?

Yea 2 weeks so far , CBB best friend is salfin tang the most and it’s still a little skittish of me but eats likes a pig

 

[Goaway]

Yea 2 weeks so far , CBB best friend is salfin tang the most and it’s still a little skittish of me but eats likes a pig

My only suggestion is, focus on getting the sailfin to trust you. The cbb will follow. They are very delicate and is probably why they are so timid. Once the cbb sees the sailfin trusts you, she/he will follow. Grazing on live rock is a good thing. Could be eating prepared foods behind your back.

 

[dvgyfresh]

My only suggestion is, focus on getting the sailfin to trust you. The cbb will follow. They are very delicate and is probably why they are so timid. Once the cbb sees the sailfin trusts you, she/he will follow. Grazing on live rock is a good thing. Could be eating prepared foods behind your back.

Thank you! Maybe will try feeding salfin using turkey baster to build trust Other than that not too sure on how to do it lol

 

[Goaway]

Thank you! Maybe will try feeding salfin using turkey baster to build trust Other than that not too sure on how to do it lol

5 minutes, sit in front of tank. Drop food. Sit in front of tank 5 more minutes. Do this as often as possible. Doesn't need to be a lot of food. A bite here, a bite there. Sailfins are easy to gain the trust of. Most tangs are really. Don't really need a turkey baster for this. Always use slow movements. They learn fast where the food is coming from.

If you make it to where food shows up and they aren't seeing you are the reason why, they will shy from you.



This video, dragon wrasse in the wild kick up a lot of things and fish swarm them for scraps. enjoy

 

[dvgyfresh]

5 minutes, sit in front of tank. Drop food. Sit in front of tank 5 more minutes. Do this as often as possible. Doesn't need to be a lot of food. A bite here, a bite there. Sailfins are easy to gain the trust of. Most tangs are really. Don't really need a turkey baster for this. Always use slow movements. They learn fast where the food is coming from.

If you make it to where food shows up and they aren't seeing you are the reason why, they will shy from you.



This video, dragon wrasse in the wild kick up a lot of things and fish swarm them for scraps. enjoy

Wow thanks that is really helpful! They definitely don’t get fed without me , I thought leaving them alone to feed is better so next time I’ll stick around after and throw some pellets or they love those

 

[Goaway]

It wont take long to see the results. You'll be handing feeding soon!

 

[Goaway]

Also.
This was the thread that led me to get my cbb.

Feeding clams and oysters to copperband?

Hi there,ive read about feeding fish and inparticular copperband butterflies, So i read about buying fresh clams and then freezing them,i live in big city in england but cant for life off me find a fishmongers lol. So found a fishmonger section in a not so local supermarket,so i bought these raw...

www.reef2reef.com

Here is another

Feeding Copperband butterflyfish

I recently got this healthy looking copperband butterfly from my LFS. My first attempt at the copperband and I want to try to be successful because it’s a beautiful fish. As suspected it was quite picky at my LFS but to my surprise, it did eat some pieces of mysis. Not enough to stabilize its...

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The things we do for this fish

 

[dvgyfresh]

So far CBB seems to have improved , ha been glass surfing but today I have not seen it . Was picking rocks / swimming around stress free.

got some new additions! Bubble coral green hydra BTA. I think bubble coral is a little bleached but should recover it looks healthy otherwise. I’m not sure of it’s color actually is I’m guessing pink

 

[dvgyfresh]

About to test , better pic of new additions

 

[dvgyfresh]

Current params , ph 8.0 , nitrate 5-10 , phosphate .06 , calcium 380 , alk 9.1 - added some kalk to sump and added some calcium I like alk a little higher and calcium to 450ish.

 

[Goaway]

Cbb looks chunky in that pic!
Maybe I'm going blind. Doesn't look like he's starving. Hopefully, he's found a nice hiding spot. These fish can really take time to warm up to one.

 

[dvgyfresh]

Cbb looks chunky in that pic!
Maybe I'm going blind. Doesn't look like he's starving. Hopefully, he's found a nice hiding spot. These fish can really take time to warm up to one.

He is pretty chunky and not afraid to eat all the aptasia / worms off rocks, still had not seen him eat prepared foods hoping in time. He’s currently glass surfing again sadly there’s a party here today so candles/ cleaning going on and lots of people probly stressing it

 

[fishguy242]