Whoo Hooo! My CBB is eating Mysis!
I bought it sometime ago from a fellow Canreefer who informed me that it would only eat clams, mussels and oysters. So I was faithfully putting one small clam or mussel in the tank every day. I even rigged up a little feeding station for it: A small plastic box with a snap lid that I drilled small holes in; just large enough for his long nose to fit in, but too small for the Tuskfish, Lunare Wrasse, Hawkfish, et al. This way I was sure he was getting enough to eat without the other piggies getting most of it. Last week I noticed the CBB eating Mysis and then spitting them back out. This was some progress because he ignored all foods other than shellfish. Now he is eating the Mysis with great gusto, as well as Spirulina-enriched Brine Shrimp. I'm not quite sure why he changed his diet, but I'm glad he did; I wasn't looking forward to digging clams in the middle of January.
