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11-18-2009, 02:49 AM
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After losing more than one CBB over the years, I now have a small one that is eating frzn and doing great. My last one before this lasted 3 days, just long enough to eat the tank full of aiptasia rocks that I had cultured on purpose for it in a 120g tank. It ate every aiptasia & died the next day
 It's my wife's favourite fish (along with Porcupine puffer, Bannerfish, and Jellyfish) so I gave it one last try & I've had it almost a month and its doing really well in a well-stocked (mostly lps) seahorse refugium tank where it is the biggest fish. I now have specimens of all four of Irene's favourite fish, so she's happy about that. But yeah, not a great survival rate & I think they are more likely to much on clams (since that's what some people feed them to keep alive - manila clams from the supermarket). Anthony
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11-18-2009, 06:51 AM
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Well, last issue of CORAL magazine is dedicated to butterflyfishes. Interesting info. One of the things magazine points out is that keeping single fish of most of the butterfs species is impossible. Other one is that FOWLR wouldn't do either. They are predisposed to live in corals rich environment in pairs. Yes, feeding seems to be an issue, but one needs to also look at behavioral needs.
I have no experience with keeping butterflyfishes, but I found the info in the magazine very educational and I would suggest it to anyone who would like to keep these beauties. Last edited by robert; 11-18-2009 at 06:58 AM.
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11-18-2009, 05:53 PM
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I got one too, by far the best and most promising of my three attempts at this fish... I keep moving rocks from the back sump compartment in my aquapod which is rich in aiptasia and fanworms into my 95 gallon.. my CBB is eating frozen voraciously, but I just don't want to lose a 4th of these sexy fish...
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11-18-2009, 08:57 PM
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My first two locally purchased CBB died after about a week. However I'm suspicious that they may have been cyanide caught as they acted healthy and were eating right up until the moment they died.
I've had my present CBB for 17 months which I purchased at Ocean Aquatics. Month 1 it ate all of my fan worms and spaghetti worms Month 2 it ate all of my aptasia Month 3 it began eating frozen mysis Month 4 to present it started eating my open brains, acans and a photosynthetic sea whip. I've also seen it eat the occasional bristle worm.
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11-18-2009, 09:22 PM
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I've tried to buy cbb's there before and wasn't allowed or put on a wait list...lol
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11-18-2009, 11:54 PM
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I've had mine for 7 months now. Bought it from another Canreef member; although I don't know how long she had it for. For the first 6 months it would only eat clams, mussels and oysters. Just last month it finally tried mysis and is now eating any frozen food I give it. I have several LPS, including brains and I have yet to see it show any interest in them.
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11-19-2009, 04:19 AM
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just make sure its eatin in the store i never had one,seen one oneday thought why not brought him home 4 months ago and hes doin fine fat little pig eats every thing even .5mm nls.he seems to love little pods in the tank and small feather dusters.but all depends of the fish
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