Night time behavior of the CBB

Northside Reef · #1 03/14/2005, 02:35 AM

I see my CBB out a lot at night eating pods off the rocks I have a lot of pods and Mysis in my tank and I am of the belief that moonlighting is a good idea with these guys so they can find the extra food at night.

He does eat regularly when I feed the tank. I have even seen him nab food away from my PB so he is definitely not shy.

I am curious though if anyone else has noticed this nighttime behavior?

Possibly moonlighting and a good pod population is one of the reason why some people have an easier time with this fish then others?

I have 5 watts of moonlighting on a 6' tank so there is plenty of light for him to navigate, but not so much that my other fish who do sleep are bothered.

SVTour · #2 03/14/2005, 03:24 PM

Possible...I have no issues with my CBB, and have a pretty large pod supply in the display with a moonlight as well.

Oddly, the CBB is the only fish in my tank that doesn't seem to require sleep.

Julio · #3 03/14/2005, 04:04 PM

i have seen mine eat at night, what he ususlly picks off is bristle worms off the rocks, but have not seen him eat pods, i don't have moonlights either.

Northside Reef · #4 03/15/2005, 12:25 AM

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the CBB is the only fish in my tank that doesn't seem to require sleep

you must not have any tangs

my PB is up all night

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i have seen mine eat at night, what he ususlly picks off is bristle worms off the rocks, but have not seen him eat pods, i don't have moonlights either

is there a lot of ambient light in your tank room?

if not how do you monitor his nighttime behavior?