Originally Posted by mbnum2
Thanks rudedog, would he be alright in CC or does he need sand? What else would he feed on? Would they eat smaller fish? (hopefully my yellow tail damsel ;p (jk)
Most members in this forum deter from anyone using CC. It's harder to clean and filter. If you're starting a new tank, definitely go with sand or live sand. I've fed mine krill, squid, and mysis shrimp. He seems to like the krill the best. I used to try and feed him every day, but he's gotten where he decides when he wants to eat. When I feed my puffer and chromis, and he comes out from under his rock trying to attack and catch the floating frozen food, that's when I stick feed him.
Will they eat smaller fish? A SFE is blind, and if hungry, will snap at anything that comes by them. A SFE will grow over two feet long, and 1/2" in diameter. So if he's good and hungry, and your damsel swims by his lair, it may become dinner. I had a maroon/gold clown (he died after 4 days due to stress and Brookynella), but on his last day, I noticed a chunk of his right fin was missing. The bite pattern looked about the same as by SFE's mouth. I didn't see how he lost the chunk, but I swear I saw my SFE smiling the next morning.