CBB feeding

[Reef Pilot]

Originally Posted by reefgirl189

Wow, that's smart. What a good idea. Where did you find the capsule? I've never seen a black one like that.

Those happen to be glucose strips capsules from a pharmacy, but anything similar will work. CBB's like to poke their beaks into holes. A pill bottle might work. I also used a turkey baster, when I first moved the CBB to my display tank, so I could target feed him before the other fish got the food. He soon learned to fend for himself, and is now as aggressive at feeding time as any of my fish. He does not go hungry.

[Proteus]

Frozen or fresh mussel work well

[daniella3d]

I feed it mostly live white worms enriched with Selcon, which is go crazy for, and PE mysis which he les not like that much but still eat, and once per week I give him a fresh mussel which he also go nuts for.

The very important thing to remember is when you get it at first it is best to quarantine it alone and teach it to eat food. Treat it for flukes and internal parasites with Prazipro, just in case. This quarantine period will get him going on the food and once he'll be in your main tank he'll know what is food and he'll be less shy to eat around other fish.