Copperband Butterfly Question?

[Bernie21]

What is the smallest tank a small copperband can be in and for how long? I know 50- 75+ gal is the recomended size for a med to large copperband, but how bout for like a 1.5-2.5" speciment?

Thanks for the help in advanced!

 

[Young Frankenstein]

I thing a 50 or a 75 is OK, but the problem with those is they are very hard to get used to eat, and usually die from hunger.

 

[lpsluver]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11094578#post11094578 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by 0 Agios
I thing a 50 or a 75 is OK, but the problem with those is they are very hard to get used to eat, and usually die from hunger.

This is one of those species that you are better off purchasing at a size of 3 - 4 inches. And as O Agios says, they are difficult to get to eat. Make sure it is eating something that you feed currently or are willing to provide (no live food) before you buy it.

They are active fish so I would not put one the size you are talking about in a nano or anything smaller than 3 feet long in the short term. JMO.

 

[Bernie21]

Thanks, I try not to impulse buy!!

 

[TOURKID]

unfortunately, even if its eatting at the store....

I had one eatting brine at a store, I figured thats all i needed to see.

It never ate agian. the only thing i dident try (because there wasent an option) was black worms. i here if they stay on a hunger strike even with black worms. its as good as dead.

In ohio i couldent find any. I tried everything else feasable. (blood worms, shoving food in rocks, live mussel, clam, live brine, actic pods, rods fod.. ect and so on.

The bigger you get them the better. the more established the tank the better