can copperband butterfly be pellet trained?

[evolutionZ]

i got a copperband and within 2 days it was eating well on frozen brine shrimp and mysis, no sort of training needed.. i was wondering if its possible to pellet train them?

 

[SDguy]

I've "heard" of it, but have personally never experienced it.

 

[davocean]

Mine does eat NLS pellets but I would not rely on just that alone.
He obviously prefers mysis and goes nuts on frozen blood worms, and I see him pick at stuff all the time, pods and such.
Eating ANYTHING is a win w/ these guys.

 

[Paul B]

Even if you get it to eat pellets, that is not an appropriate food for a copperband.

 

[evolutionZ]

alright thanks guys! i guess im really lucky to have this fella eating frozen food straight.

 

[ken6217]

Well pellet food is not found in the ocean so you could say that it is not its normal food. However there are a lot of things in the ocean that are not in your tank and pellet food is very nutritious.

You shouldn't be feeding any one food to any fish and the diet should be varied. Pellet food comes in in many forms to cover a wide variety of diets.

If you can get a copperband to eat pellet and frozen, that would be a good thing.
Ken

 

[SDguy]

I'm going to disagree with Paul... if you can get a fish eating pellets it's a great thing... regardless of how "natural" it is....

 

[Paul B]

:beer:A lot of people disagree with me.

 

[afm32607]

Mine ate NLS pellets until I added another fish but I agree make sure it gets meaty foods...then it ate nothing.

 

[MrTuskfish]

:beer:A lot of people disagree with me.

Not me! I even worship the crud in your skimmer.

 

[snorvich]

Not me! I even worship the crud in your skimmer.

He uses skimmers? :celeb3:

 

[Paul B]

Not me! I even worship the crud in your skimmer.

I can send you some

He uses skimmers?

I invented them along with blackworms and the internet. :dance:

 

[snorvich]

I can send you some



I invented them along with blackworms and the internet. :dance:

What a happy metaphorically wonderful thought. :beer:

 

[MrTuskfish]

I can send you some



I invented them along with blackworms and the internet. :dance:

Algore is suing for loss of his intellectual property (notice the subtle oxymoron?). He didn't invent the internet, but has dibs on the claim that he did. I tend to believe the blackworms claim.

 

[ken6217]

Not me! I even worship the crud in your skimmer.

Get a room guys.

 

[Fish_King_25]

:beer:A lot of people disagree with me.

Lol..love your posts, Paul

 

[Paul B]

Kenny, be careful or Ken will want you to get a room :dance:

 

[snorvich]

Well the entertainment value of Paul's posts is what keeps me sane during winter. I am so glad that Paul had such a mild winter.

:beer:

 

[Paul B]

It was piece of cake.