CBB in a 75g?

[trilinearmipmap]

I added a CBB to my tank with a Yellow Tang and Hippo Tang over a year ago, there was one week of hiding and harrassment, now everyone gets along.

I consider the CBB a destroyer of my tank's ecosystem. First he scavenged all the pods in the tank until my mandarin died. He stole mysis out of my bubble coral and it starved. He killed off all the bristleworms in my tank, this in consequence led to anthelia growing all over the tank due to the lack of bristleworms to keep everything cleaned up.

If I had to do it again I would not get a CBB.

[howdy20012002]

re joe's juice
I am pretty sure that you know this tony, but if you mix 2 parts kalk and 1 part water, you will get joe's juice. I add a bit of fish food to make them try to eat, and it seems to work pretty well.

[Delphinus]

Yeah, I guess I should try feeding them first maybe so that they can't retreat as much into their little holes. I've kalked them and juiced them, depending on my mood (and what I can find first, the kalk or the juice in my pile-o-reef-stuff) If I can get a good enough shot I can get the bigger ones for sure but I have a bunch of smaller ones that I know are going to be tricky. I'd move the rock into the tank with my peppermints but I am reluctant to move my clams around (of course it is a rock that has 3 clams on it).

Well .. we'll see. Maybe I'll just have to feed the little aiptasias so they become bigger aiptasias then I can go after them, hopefully before they reproduce some more. whee!

[AJ_77]

Originally Posted by trilinearmipmap

I consider the CBB a destroyer of my tank's ecosystem. First he scavenged all the pods in the tank until my mandarin died. He stole mysis out of my bubble coral and it starved. He killed off all the bristleworms in my tank, this in consequence led to anthelia growing all over the tank due to the lack of bristleworms to keep everything cleaned up.

I've heard people say their Cleaner Shrimps did the same thing.

Feed lots, skim large.

[Delphinus]

Update:

Although you guys talked me out of the idea for about 24 hours, I talked myself back into trying again after that because I just couldn't purge the idea. I figured, I'd try this, if I saw a problem, I'd either put the CBB into another tank (I have 3 reefs after all anyhow ) or I'd try returning him to the store.

Day 1: Tang went ballastic. But didn't do any contact to the CBB, just a lot of "Look how big I am" displays. I was a little worried, but I rearranged the rock so that the CBB could hide in spots the tang could not get to. It worked, although the tang would display anytime the CBB showed his face.

Day 2: Tang still agitated. I start to plan on moving the CBB, but decide to wait another day.

Day 3: Tang less agitated. I decide to wait it out another day.

One week later: The two are literally swimming side by side. Occassionally the CBB gets too close to the tangs nori spot, but deftly swims away anytime the tang needs to chest thump.

It's been more than a month now, and the two are basically pals. Check out my picture thread I just put up, the tang even lets the CBB gets close to his nori stick. I think part of the reason they get along is that the CBB prefers mysis and won't touch nori or spirulina; the tang prefers nori and spirulina and won't touch mysis. So all in all I'm glad I decided to take a chance as the CBB is one awesome fish.

The only thing is he doesn't touch aiptasia, at least not the big ones. Oh well, guess you can't have it all.

[Doug]

Sounds good Tony. Glad they get along.