Traded My Starry Blenny in For......

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  1. SkyFire

    SkyFire Clown Trigger

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    My Starry Blenny was way too aggressive for my peaceful tank (the 46 bowfront) and even bit my poor green spotted puffer so I traded it in for a copper banded butterfly who is smaller than the fish I traded in (it's about as big as the bangaii cardinal) and is already attacking/eating the aipastia! YAY!

    Just hope to get it eating what I feed the tank as well.

    Here are some pics...hope to get better ones but it's fast.

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  3. 2in10

    2in10 Super Moderator

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    Congrats, best wishes on it eating what you feed when it is through with the aiptasia.
     
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  4. Va Reef

    Va Reef Giant Squid

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    i dont think i've ever heard of someone NOT wanting their fish to eat aiptasia ;D
    nice add though
     
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  5. blackraven1425

    blackraven1425 Giant Squid

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    Awesome!

    And you really know how to write a thread title on this site ahaha! The suspense is gonna draw in everyone!
     
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  6. SkyFire

    SkyFire Clown Trigger

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    Thanks....hoping it learns from the mandarins that will eat any meaty food I put in the tank....even if it's too big they'll gnaw on a chunk till a piece comes off that they can swallow. ;D

    Hahaha soem people have bought them and then they wouldn't eat it so ....

    Thanks.....and I hope so. ;D
     
  7. SkyFire

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    Might have lucked out in the feeding dept.
    I think I saw it grab some frozen brine and blood worms. (I hope)
     
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  9. SkyFire

    SkyFire Clown Trigger

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    Great News!

    It's confirmed I saw the CBB eating!
    It ate the enriched brine shrimp and the blood worms.
    I'm so happy that I don't have to worry about it.

    It's a messy eater though...slurps up the food then if it's a bit big chomps, spits it out and then slurps it up again which inevitably leaves bits of food in the water column (good coral food I guess). ;D
     
  10. barbianj

    barbianj Hammer Head Shark

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    WAY better fish! Nice. ;D
     
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  11. SkyFire

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    Yup it is...thanks.