anyway to fatten up copperband?

[evolutionZ]

hey guys, i got a copperband butterfly around 2-3 weeks ago. i got lucky and it was eating frozen mysis on day 2. i have been constantly feeding at least 3 - 5 times of frozen mysis to this fella a single day. it eats quite alot and pretty fast too. easily downed 10 - 15 mysis per feeding.

But problem is, it still looks pretty skinny, i worried despite this kind of heavy feeding, its still slowly starving, any idea?

 

[evolutionZ]

a recent photo of him

 

[evolutionZ]

anyone?

 

[bigbuckdown]

Feed him blackworms 2 to 3 times per day

 

[eatbreakfast]

Clams or mussels on the half shell.

 

[MrTuskfish]

This could easily be internal parasites. Have you wormed the fish? Prazi-Pro is a great wormer and like all meds, should ideally be done in a QT/HT. But PP is the only reef-safe med I know of. Also, CBBs are timid fish that often don't get their share at mealtime, but it sounds like he's eating well. As mentioned above, blackworms are a great food for CBBs. But I don't think that this is a problem that is going to be solved by just adding a food or two.

 

[RadReefer]

Mine fattened right up in no time. I feed a live clam at least 3 times a week. All the fish love it especially the Copperband. I also feed mysis daily.

 

[HumbleFish]

Feed him blackworms 2 to 3 times per day

Clams or mussels on the half shell.

This could easily be internal parasites. Have you wormed the fish? Prazi-Pro is a great wormer and like all meds, should ideally be done in a QT/HT. But PP is the only reef-safe med I know of. Also, CBBs are timid fish that often don't get their share at mealtime, but it sounds like he's eating well. As mentioned above, blackworms are a great food for CBBs. But I don't think that this is a problem that is going to be solved by just adding a food or two.

All good suggestions. CBB require an insane amount of food in order to thrive.

 

[dante411x]

You could also try white worms if you have anyone with a culture around. They're pretty ridiculously easy to keep going too for the future. Problem is finding some to start with.

 

[namxas]

As mentioned, live blackworms should work well, but be careful how many you feed out at a time as they don't live long in SW.