feeding a Copperband Butterfly

psuedo74 · 05-28-2007, 05:53 PM

ok bought a very healthy looking Copperband

hoping it would eat my aiptasia which its not interested in at all-

I have tried frozen foods:

Prime Reef

frozen Mysis

Frozen Brine

and none of these are attractive to him either

hes been in the tank for 3 weeks now and seems totally healthy, belly not bulging but not gaunt either...

Dont want to lose him, very cool fish....anysuggestions?

Thanks

lazyreefer · 05-28-2007, 06:37 PM

try clams, After I gave it some fresh clams, it took all other foods

psuedo74 · 05-28-2007, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by lazyreefer


	try clams, After I gave it some fresh clams, it took all other foods

Like clams from the supermarket or the frozen fish food kind?

thanks

**jhale** · 05-28-2007, 07:40 PM

do you see it picking at the rocks at all?
it may be eating small aptasia that you don't see.
I noticed mine would not eat the real large ones.
After a few weeks mine started eating frozen mysis.

animalhouse · 05-29-2007, 11:55 AM

yeah get some fresh clam from the supermart. that should get them going. usually copper,butterfly's are picky eaters but, i had some good luck to start them on brine and mysis

**Deanos** · 05-29-2007, 12:02 PM

What was the fish eating from the place you bought it? You can try those items.

**marrone** · 05-29-2007, 12:03 PM

Most people use Mussels instead of Clams to get butterfly eating.

psuedo74 · 05-29-2007, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by jhale


	do you see it picking at the rocks at all? it may be eating small aptasia that you don't see. I noticed mine would not eat the real large ones. After a few weeks mine started eating frozen mysis.

yeah actually I do see him pecking the rocks...

**Deanos** · 05-29-2007, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Deanos


	What was the fish eating from the place you bought it? You can try those items.

psuedo74 · 05-29-2007, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Deanos

long story short, I sent my girlfriend to lfs...

gonna try the clams, see if that helps, if not try mussels..

Thanks everyone

05-28-2007, 05:53 PM	#1
psuedo74 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: southern ct, fairfield county Posts: 116 Reefer Ratings: (1) Friends: (0)	feeding a Copperband Butterfly ok bought a very healthy looking Copperband hoping it would eat my aiptasia which its not interested in at all- I have tried frozen foods: Prime Reef frozen Mysis Frozen Brine and none of these are attractive to him either hes been in the tank for 3 weeks now and seems totally healthy, belly not bulging but not gaunt either... Dont want to lose him, very cool fish....anysuggestions? Thanks

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lazyreefer Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Flushing, Queens Posts: 660 Reefer Ratings: (31) Friends: (0)	try clams, After I gave it some fresh clams, it took all other foods

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animalhouse Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: queens/longisland Posts: 7 Reefer Ratings: (0) Friends: (0)	yeah get some fresh clam from the supermart. that should get them going. usually copper,butterfly's are picky eaters but, i had some good luck to start them on brine and mysis

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marrone In the Forest Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: The BIG City Posts: 5,525 Reefer Ratings: (39) Friends: (6)	Most people use Mussels instead of Clams to get butterfly eating.