Coral beauty eating habits

i purchased a CB 3 weeks ago and he/she is currently in qt. it won't eat garlic pellets or mysis shrimp but would rather nibble on lr, crushed coral bed and glass. it seems active & healthy. is it safe to assume it'll be ok when i transfer to my display tank.

 

Coral Beautys like to nibble on rocks all day. Mine don't eat a lot of food that I put in the tank unless it is angel food cubes soaked in garlic. I have some live green plants that I have growing on a few rocks that they LOVE to nibble on.

 

OH and your coral beauty is probably a female. They are all born female, then when they are in a group the dominant female will turn male, then the next dominant one will be the alpha female.

 

I just always thought with the name Coral BEAUTY, the had to be females. ;D

 

My coral beauty wouldn't touch flakes, but goes nuts over frozen Rod's Food.

 

Be careful. My CB likes algae strips (Nori), flake food and CORALS (specifically, mushroom leathers and Zoas).

I really dig this kind of info. Thanks!

 

No problem. I have to researched the heck out of the Coral Beauty after I got one. I do this with everything I decide to get for my tank. I started to do this after I purchased my stupid dotty back.. That fish has become the pain in my tush

 

Thanks folks. I am a bit concerned over the coral munching. I have a colt coral, mushroom and polyps. Will one 2 inch coral beauty do much damage?

 

I`ve had mine for some time now. She (now i know from reading above) does not pick on my corals,but i do leave a little algea on back glass/ph`s and she seems to nibble at that..from what i hear maybe i just got lucky...

 

Oh yes. I had a zoa rock cleared in no time. The mushroom leather nibbled on real good. I amped up the feeding with Nori and that has mellowed her out some. But my big rock is looking a little bare on one end. Like she is taking one at a time per three or four days. Just a snack. A little snack. He won't notice......