Copperband Butterfly Primer
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anybody ever see death of a cbb by Vortech MP40? Yesterday when feeding my cbb it got stuck on the side of the vortech. i used a long algae scrapper to set it free. Today when i got home i noticed i didn't see it. Normally it is swimming in the front waiting for food. I looked btw all the rocks but couldn't find it. then i looked at the MP40 and there it was. Seemed like a painful way to die.
are those fishes weak swimmers or sumthing? Is the Vortech that strong?
now to watch my aiptasia make a come back.
are those fishes weak swimmers or sumthing? Is the Vortech that strong?
now to watch my aiptasia make a come back.
Eric the half-bee
Passer of gasses
I saw someone asked earlier in this thread about keeping more than 1 CBB. I added 2 from the same holding tank from LFS last week and they are behaving so far. One interesting thing I noticed one AM before the lights came on was the pair grasping each other by the "snout" and turning in circles. Neither one was injured. Anybody else witnessed this behavior?
Breathe13stars
New member
I ended up getting a copper banded one time because the guy at my lfs told me i should have no problems that was before i knew how hard they were to keep. He ended up dying on me in about 3 weeks but while he was alive he was a great fish my peppermint shrimp would get on him and clean him only fish ive seen him do that with. Till this day i have no idea what killed him my water was perfect.
Breathe13stars
New member
I had him eating brine shrimp i was putting in a little everyday he would eat but he would never eat alot i also had some sea weed and algae in there for him. The last days of his life he didnt move around alot and just basically died there. i did notice red patches around his gills i dont know what caused it.
iceemn360 i need to ask some questions about your amazing tank I have a rose anemone which by no means looks as happy as yours but mines still happy I just want to know how do u keep your sand so clean how do u keep your anemone so happy what type of lighting do you have how come your threadfin doesn't kill any corals and how come my anemone found a spot at the bottom of the tank and it's mouth keeps on opening huge but it still shows long puffy tentecles if u can answer any of these questions I would be greatful Sorry it's so long
hey how long did it take your cbb to start eating? or did they eat right away my salfin beat mine up a little i put him in yesterday but i got the salfin out and put him in the sump. what are my chances? he was eating for a month straight at the lfs with no problems so i thought he was a good buy
ryshark
Active member
I would go buy some live blackworms, mine loves those. I would also pick up some PE mysis and Hikari mysis and try those. Figure out what it will eat. If those don't work you can try a clam from the grocery store. Live wiggly blackworms are awesome and cheap if you can find a lfs which sells them.
To answer your first question, mine started eating as soon as I added live blackworms and PE mysis. The first few days it did not eat the brine, regular mysis or bloodworms. Now it eats all of those.
To answer your first question, mine started eating as soon as I added live blackworms and PE mysis. The first few days it did not eat the brine, regular mysis or bloodworms. Now it eats all of those.
kudora
thread reader
i posted during the upgrade so it was deleted
here is a pic of my boy shyguy the indo CBB, he has been with me for over 4 months and was at the LFS for a month before that. He now eats anything frozen i put into the tank but no flakes or pellets. I also tried live black worms but he didnt like them, after 3 weeks i stopped trying.
here is a pic of my boy shyguy the indo CBB, he has been with me for over 4 months and was at the LFS for a month before that. He now eats anything frozen i put into the tank but no flakes or pellets. I also tried live black worms but he didnt like them, after 3 weeks i stopped trying.
ryshark
Active member
I purchased an Aussie Copperband from DD at least a couple months ago which was doing great. I even had it trained to eat out of the net so I could get it more food before the tangs which were 1/2 its size would get to it. My CBB went from eating like a pig to stopped eating to dying all within less than 24-hours. I just don't get it, there are no bullies in the tank, I fed it at least two to three times a day. Mainly PE Mysis but would eat other stuff too. I am done with purchasing Copperbands now, they are definitely labled difficult for a reason.
