how to keep a cooperband butterfly

[jerl77]

i am have trouble with them i buy them they eat like pigas then after2 months they die ?
are they really this hard to keep?:lol_large
this is my 3rd one that die on me

 

[jerl77]

they do a great job on my Aiptasia
i dont get it they really this hard ?

 

[jaa1456]

What are you feeding them, are they eating in your tank or just kinda picking? I know a few people that have them including myself. Mine attacks any food I put in the tank except pellets. But I give it PE mysis which is the best mysis due to its protein content. I also feed it squid clam as well as the angel butterfly frozen mix

 

[ZANYMASTER]

Copperbands are notorious for dying in Aquariums.I wonder why they sell them at all.Some are lucky to have them Alive.

 

[jerl77]

i feed PE mysis

 

[Alex]

Copperbands are notorious for dying in Aquariums.I wonder why they sell them at all.Some are lucky to have them Alive.

Jeremy, you say you've purchased three on separate occasions, and that they eat aiptasia. How much aiptasia do you have ? like stated once the aiptasia is gone they most likely starve. The copperband like the mandarin are very tough fish to keep, don't get me wrong they are not impossible, just tuff. Lucky for us the mandarin has become one of the tank raised favorites and people are slowly not buying wild caught mandarins anymore. check with MOFIB, acronym. they are responsible for breeding mandarins, hopefully the copper can join its ranks.

 

[Alex]

Here you go jeremy, thought you might want some info:

http://www.marinebreeder.org/

 

[jerl77]

they do great on the aiptasia they didnt eat it all i most of the time they will eat frozen food and they it seem likes they just die for no reason

 

[garys reef]

hey jeremy im trying to pm u and its blocked i have a question about the skimmer

 

[xxxAngeloxxx]

Question Is banded copper butterfly fish reef safe yes or no? Might b thinkin of gettin one i wanna kno the CONS n PRO bout this fish if it is possible.


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[jerl77]

Gary reef berry me that should work

 

[jerl77]

they are reef safe if you can keep them alive mine have never picked at any thing

 

[xxxAngeloxxx]

they are reef safe if you can keep them alive mine have never picked at any thing

How reef safe r they ??? Will they pick on the snails crabs stars etc?


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[jaa1456]

TThey will eat feather dusters, some pick at anemones and clams. I don't have either in my tank and it did eat all the feather dusters. Haven't had it pick at any other corals

 

[jerl77]

I have never seen the 3 I have pick at anything at all