Copperband butterfly in sps tank, yay or nah?

[shingo43]

I always wanted a copperband but I heard different stories. Should I risk it and put one in my 120g sps tank?

 

[dendrite]

I've had one in a 180 reef, heavily acropora, for 3.5 years. He's a great eater with mysis, brine, LOVES frozen blood worms, and LRS. Never touched a coral, hunts the rocks all day between the morning and night feedings. Great fish, probably just lucky

 

[cal3v]

Go for it! I've always had good luck with them in sps and mixed reefs.

 

[CoralNerd]

That's good news as I just put one in today.

 

[StarF]

I have one, it ate my acans, so i sold those, it hasent touch anything else, and i feed it clam, and other meets by hand The biggest problem is getting them to eat.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tu9_v9afZuY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSQLSuHnveY

 

[Piper27]

I had luck with them years ago but tried a few over the past two years and they always died. Even when they were eating they would randomly die. I gave up and wonder if the collection methods from the source were up to par. Used to get them from a different source and they were much more robust then. Good luck with it! I never had one eat a coral even in a mixed reef. But you gotta feed it lots of different stuff, bloodworms will really help them as well as other meaty foods. Having a diverse tank helps a lot too.

 

[dg3147]

Acclimated mine by feeding live blood worms for a week or two. Now eats mysis shrimp and other meaty foods. gets bullied by other fish for food --some people have suggested a perforated ball to hold he food (where the CB can stick his nose in to extract food). I try to help it get more food by hand feeding a few times per week.

model citizen. does not touch LPS, acans, or anemone. I've had mine for 1 year.

 

[M007]

Absolutely, great little worker bee!

 

[JAustin]

I had one. It's out now. He ate the polyps out of an efflo like he was a fat kid in a chocolate factory.

 

[duraace9sp]

Mine was great.....but he are the tons of little feather dusters that develope throughout the tank......

 

[tripdad]

Yep, as long as you aren't keeping feather worms they are a great fish. Mine is constantly swimming and gliding around the tank, one of my favorites.