CBB in a 75g?

[Delphinus]

I'd really like to try a CBB in my 75g.

I've been sort of reading up, but would like to ask for opinions as well. Is there anything causing a red flag in the following situation?

Tank is a 75g, tankmates are a Red Sea Sailfin (Z. desjardini), a flame hawk and a sixline wrasse. The fish I'm most concerned about is the tang, he's 4 years old and hasn't had to deal with a new fish in his territory for at least 2 years. My hope is to rearrange the rocks slightly, and make sure there are hiding spots that the butterfly can get, to that the tang cannot.

He is for the most part a non-aggressive fish to his current tankmates, but then again it's hard to say what he'd do with a newcomer.

Any concerns with the proposed setup?

There are clams in this tank, but not much in the way of corals, mostly it's just a FOWLRASCAMAGOT ("fish only with live rock and some clams and maybe a gorgonian or two").

[howdy20012002]

I tried to intro a CBB into a 90 gallon a while back...My yellow tang wouldn't have it..beat the crap out of the poor CBB for a couple of days..
I even built a floating container made out of the egg crate for the CBB to be in for a few days to try to get them used to it.
No go..had to pull him and put him into another tank.
I think it depends more on the individual fish involved.
Good luck though
Neal

[AJ_77]

Do you remember my Bandit? (I think Ryan has a pic of him on his banner. ) When he was Big Fish, he was awesome - cool, mellow, very interesting fish, full of personality.

When he went into a 110gal with a rowdy Tang (introduced last), he was subdued, nervous, and lost weight. Not a good scene.

IME, the best thing for a great CBB experience is to give him his domain, and some smaller/peaceful tankmates.

IMO, YMMV, etc...

lofl, btw:

Originally Posted by Delphinus

FOWLRASCAMAGOT ("fish only with live rock and some clams and maybe a gorgonian or two").

[Psyire]

Huge Red Flag.

I just tried a CBB in my 180g with a Red Sea Sailfin Tang. (among other fish) He did not like the CBB AT ALL. I'm pretty sure it's due to them both having vertical stripes of similar colors. He kept the CBB in one corner and he starved to death in a week.

If you are going to try this, I suggest a separate tank to get the CBB eating well and fattened right up, so he is very healthy when he has to go up against the Tang. Idealy this would be in a 'fuge or something with the same water, so the CBB dosen't have to deal with the shock of acclimation on top of everything.

I'm sure it can be done, but don't just put these fish together and cross your fingers. (mistake I made)

[Doug]

Tony, we have removed any decent sized copperband that was added to a tank with "any" established tang.

What may work is to find a small one thats eating mysis. Tangs seems to

ignore the small ones. When I pulled my 2 yr. old coperband for nipping

clams, he lived in my sump for a bit. After selling the clams, I put him back

with the Kole he lived with for 2 yrs. The Kole would have none of that. I

had to remove the Kole and let the copperband get established, then

replace the Kole. They were fine.

Mine is now the only large fish in my 65g or 75g, {depending on which week it is, }. He seems to be fine with the smaller sized tanks, as long

as he,s the boss like AJ mentioned. However he does add a decent load,

from the daily clam feedings & all the frozen foods he requires. For that

reason alone, I may find him a larger home.

[Delphinus]

Bummer ... guess I won't go ahead with that.

I was into the idea for two reasons, 1) I like the fish, and 2) I have a rock with some aiptasia on it, but because of the flame hawk peppermint shrimp aren't an option in this tank. I thought CBB's "might" be into the idea of going after them (saving me from having to try Joe's Juicing them).

[Psyire]

Taken from another thread on a different site:

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When introducing new fish I have successfully used mirrors. The resident fish seem to dislike reflections of themselves even more than a new fish.

Many years ago I added a Copperband using this method. He was completely ignored by the locals who were dealing with a much more serious invasion. After a few hours like this, even the new Copperband was out in front of the mirror threatening itself and still being ignored by the others. Unfortunately the mirrors didn't protect it from the poorly designed overflow I had at the time.

I like the idea of a transparent container tho, and may use it, and the mirrors, when I introduce the new Copperband I got last weekend."
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While reading it I thought of this thread, perhaps this way would work?