Finicky Butterfly fish!!!!!

ZANYMASTER · 12-27-2006, 12:35 AM

This new copperband is doing fine and hardly eats.Offered brine and mysis shrimp with garlic.Ate once but spends most of his time in front of the return tube from the chiller.Must like the current.Any feeding ideas?He's the only in there now.55g.

Tonyscoots84 · 12-27-2006, 02:30 AM

give him some time to adjust.... just keep a close eye on him and try to feed diff. types of food.. something that might catch his attention...

**jhale** · 12-27-2006, 03:00 AM

how old is the tank he's in?
they should be in well established reef tanks so they can
pick off the rocks while they get adjusted to other food.
I feed mine a blend of homemade food, most of it is mysis,
but it contains many other ingredients. I think it took about two
weeks for my CBB to start to eat the mysis blend.

ZANYMASTER · 12-27-2006, 08:06 PM

Those guys at the lfs sold me a sick fish.Very upset by it.

lfsmarineguy · 12-27-2006, 09:08 PM

they eat aiptasia. It's not the only thing they will eat but I have often resorted to giving them a small rock with a few polyps on it to get an initial feeding response. It doesn't always work but if they aren't eating anything else it's worth a shot. I know people who have cultured mass amounts of aiptasia in their sumps for the sole purpose of introducing a constant food source for their CBB and their tank stays clear from any visible signs of the anemone.

**jhale** · 12-27-2006, 09:49 PM

they do eat aptaisia, but they will also eat small feather dusters and tube worms. this is why having a well established reef will provide the fish enough natural food as it aclimates to your tank.

ZANYMASTER · 12-28-2006, 01:15 AM

It died,replaced it with a raccoon Butterfly.Much healthier.

House of Laughter · 12-28-2006, 01:40 AM

Zany,

Butterflies are not one of the best fish to keep in captivity - likely the racoon will die off as well, although, has a higher chance of making it. There are many fish like this that really dont fair well in captivity - I wish you luck with this one and hope you consider chossing a different fish if the racoon doesn't make it.

Good luck.

House

12-27-2006, 12:35 AM	#1
ZANYMASTER Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Astoria,NY Posts: 2,760 Reefer Ratings: (49) Friends: (9)	Finicky Butterfly fish!!!!! This new copperband is doing fine and hardly eats.Offered brine and mysis shrimp with garlic.Ate once but spends most of his time in front of the return tube from the chiller.Must like the current.Any feeding ideas?He's the only in there now.55g.

12-27-2006, 02:30 AM	#2
Tonyscoots84 Soon To Be Nano KiNg ;) Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Staten Island Posts: 7,036 Reefer Ratings: (22) Friends: (0)	give him some time to adjust.... just keep a close eye on him and try to feed diff. types of food.. something that might catch his attention... __________________ B & A Computers Got Computer Problems? We Can Fix Them! (We Come To You For What It Would Cost For You To Bring It To The Store) Stop Getting Ripped Off and Start Saving Money On Tech Services! We Are Here For All Your Computer Needs. We have have helped hundreds of people save alot of money in Manhattan,New York,Bronx,Queens,Brooklyn,Staten Island and New Jersey. (718) 689 - 0662

12-27-2006, 03:00 AM	#3
jhale paper bags are fun! Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: G.V NYC Posts: 15,161 Reefer Ratings: (43) Friends: (32)	how old is the tank he's in? they should be in well established reef tanks so they can pick off the rocks while they get adjusted to other food. I feed mine a blend of homemade food, most of it is mysis, but it contains many other ingredients. I think it took about two weeks for my CBB to start to eat the mysis blend. __________________ FS: Aquamedic dosing pump, MH250 ballast, wavemaker

12-27-2006, 09:08 PM	#5
lfsmarineguy Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Long Beach Posts: 1,142 Reefer Ratings: (2) Friends: (1)	they eat aiptasia. It's not the only thing they will eat but I have often resorted to giving them a small rock with a few polyps on it to get an initial feeding response. It doesn't always work but if they aren't eating anything else it's worth a shot. I know people who have cultured mass amounts of aiptasia in their sumps for the sole purpose of introducing a constant food source for their CBB and their tank stays clear from any visible signs of the anemone. __________________ www.AquariumDesignNetwork.com NEW WEBSITE UNDER CONSTRUCTION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

12-27-2006, 09:49 PM	#6
jhale paper bags are fun! Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: G.V NYC Posts: 15,161 Reefer Ratings: (43) Friends: (32)	they do eat aptaisia, but they will also eat small feather dusters and tube worms. this is why having a well established reef will provide the fish enough natural food as it aclimates to your tank. __________________ FS: Aquamedic dosing pump, MH250 ballast, wavemaker

12-27-2006, 08:06 PM	#4
ZANYMASTER Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Astoria,NY Posts: 2,760 Reefer Ratings: (49) Friends: (9)	Those guys at the lfs sold me a sick fish.Very upset by it.

12-28-2006, 01:15 AM	#7
ZANYMASTER Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Astoria,NY Posts: 2,760 Reefer Ratings: (49) Friends: (9)	It died,replaced it with a raccoon Butterfly.Much healthier.

12-28-2006, 01:40 AM	#8
House of Laughter www.saltwatercritters.com Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Ossining, NY Posts: 10,290 Reefer Ratings: (124) Friends: (36)	Zany, Butterflies are not one of the best fish to keep in captivity - likely the racoon will die off as well, although, has a higher chance of making it. There are many fish like this that really dont fair well in captivity - I wish you luck with this one and hope you consider chossing a different fish if the racoon doesn't make it. Good luck. House __________________ House of Fish (914) 424-0366 www.saltwatercritters.com Serving all your saltwater critter and reef needs

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