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[denny_C]

maybe an eggcrate divider so they can interact but not cause any damage?

pita but may be worth the work

if it came down to it id choose the cbb too , great workers and better chance of adding fish later, plus its rare to get a good one id hold onto him for sure, tangs have a long list of enemies and they get worse to new incomers as they get established

[asylumdown]

yah that's one of the other reasons why I got this guy, he's absolutely the last fish in this tank. We'll see how it goes over the next couple of weeks. This CBB is about as robust as they get, he's fat like a battleship seen head on. I may over feed

[denny_C]

Originally Posted by asylumdown

yah that's one of the other reasons why I got this guy, he's absolutely the last fish in this tank. We'll see how it goes over the next couple of weeks. This CBB is about as robust as they get, he's fat like a battleship seen head on. I may over feed

yeah they need that so your doing the right things with him for sure, just monitor for now since hes in there already and watch your cbb behavior and visually , youll know if the PB needs to be taken out

good luck i hope it works out for both fish

[asylumdown]

Well today things seem MUCH better. I am, however, experiencing a new problem. My PBT still only tepidly eats frozen and pellet food, like 'nibble nibble spit' kind eating. It took him over an hour to get through the mysis that I was feeding in QT. In the big tank, food doesn't last more than 5 seconds, so I'm relying on nori sheets to get him enough calories to gain weight. A 3 inch sheet could last him 6 hours in QT.

However, my giant hog of a cowfish, which I swear would swallow plastic if only he could bite a chunk off the turkey baster I clean the rocks with, took about 20 minutes to decide he also wanted to try Nori. He is a bottomless pit and he takes the entire sheet in two bites!

I have to replace it three times before the cowfish is full enough to let the tang anywhere near it!

[hfp75]

I look at it as survival, if they are hungry enough they will eat.....

With time he will learn he needs to be a bit faster & compete for that food.

[kien]

Originally Posted by hfp75

I look at it as survival, if they are hungry enough they will eat.....

With time he will learn he needs to be a bit faster & compete for that food.

In theory, yes. Unfortunately, many of these fickle fish are more than happy to starve themselves to death while they wait for the perfect meal