WTH is so interesting?

[reefgirl189]

He's been doing this every day, all day for over two weeks now. Is it his shadow that he's chasing or did I get the CBB that rides the short bus to fish school?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1k40...ature=youtu.be

[Snaz]

It does look like shadow play. You could test this by shining a light on that wall to obliterate the shadow and see if it settles down.

[reefgirl189]

Originally Posted by Snaz

It does look like shadow play. You could test this by shining a light on that wall to obliterate the shadow and see if it settles down.

Crap. Maybe I'll be needing that third radion after all. Le Sigh...

Or maybe that would actually cause more shadowing?

[gregzz4]

Just a thought ...
Try slipping a black something between the tank and that light-colored wall

[ScubaSteve]

Just going to toss the idea out there but... maybe stress? He does look a bit like he's running up and down the wall like some fish do when they're stressed.

[reefgirl189]

Originally Posted by ScubaSteve

Just going to toss the idea out there but... maybe stress? He does look a bit like he's running up and down the wall like some fish do when they're stressed.

I guess it's not impossible but I don't think he is. He eats everything I throw in there. His only bothersome tankmate would be a purple tang that was put in on the same day as him but they have been together for months and nothing new has happened. They get along better now than they ever did. Water quality is good.. mag is a bit low but that shouldn't affect him too much, should it?

[Lance]

Originally Posted by ScubaSteve

Just going to toss the idea out there but... maybe stress? He does look a bit like he's running up and down the wall like some fish do when they're stressed.

+1
It looks like stress to me. Normally a CBB spends all its time poking about the live rock looking for bits of food.

[daniella3d]

This look like a very stressed CBB. Does he have any spot to hide from the light? they really don't like strong light and it makes them panic. They prefer dimmer light and are even active at night, even in the dark.

YOu must provide him with places to hide from the strong light. Does he eats well?

Originally Posted by reefgirl189

He's been doing this every day, all day for over two weeks now. Is it his shadow that he's chasing or did I get the CBB that rides the short bus to fish school?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1k40...ature=youtu.be

[reefgirl189]

Originally Posted by daniella3d

This look like a very stressed CBB. Does he have any spot to hide from the light? they really don't like strong light and it makes them panic. They prefer dimmer light and are even active at night, even in the dark.

YOu must provide him with places to hide from the strong light. Does he eats well?

Eats better than any Copperband I've ever heard of. There is plenty of dark caves and rockwork. He's healthy as a horse.

ETA: I've since dimmed the lights down by 10% (from 40 to 30) to see if it makes a difference.