Copperband butterfly

[Sta.61FF]

I recently got a cb from my lfs and failed to make sure it was eating. However, to my relief the lil bugger is a fatty and eats a lot :bounce3::bounce3: unfortunately atm he only eats mysis. I mix the mysis in with brine shrimp and flakes, hopefully he will start eating more then just mysis.

 

[jhentr]

GL. The one I had only ate live black worms, frozen (mysis, bloodworms, brine shrimp) and freeze dried mysis. Wouldn't touch pellet or flakes for the two years I had him.

 

[Sta.61FF]

thanks, from what i read is that they are picky eaters....im just glad he is eating the mysis. For the first few days he wouldnt touch anything, now when i pour the food into his corner he comes out and eats all he can.

 

[jyxie]

well its already good news that he is eating, always better than a non-eating one

 

[Sta.61FF]

yea im relieved he is eating, i was planning on supplementing his food with some garlic. what are the benefits to it?

 

[Sta.61FF]

when he grabs the mysis he seems to chew it and spit it out, am i correct to assume he is chewing it to eat it in smaller bites?

 

[richard king]

Usually they just suck the thawed mysis in.
They love black worms (live). That's all mine eats and seems happy.

 

[cakemanPA]

Mine eats mysis, bloodworms, dried plankton, and blackworms. He will not touch pellet or flake yet. All food other than what he picked off of my rock was spit out and eaten several times right after he ran out of aiptasia. Now the food is not spit out anymore.


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[jyxie]

yea im relieved he is eating, i was planning on supplementing his food with some garlic. what are the benefits to it?

i heard that garlic strengthens the immune system of the fish, someone correct me if im wrong please

 

[Sta.61FF]

unfortunately, found my butterfly today after class breathing rapidly was losing his scales.....i tried to save him but he died =*(

 

[Alex T.]

Sorry to hear. Mine lasted for about 6 months. Ate Mysis and Bloodworms, but nothing else. I went to bed one night with everything fine and woke up in the morning and my maroon clownfish was trying to feed the dead copperband to his BTA. They're tough to keep....very fragile.

 

[spskid01]

What is the best way to go about getting a fish to eat ?

 

[MrTuskfish]

What is the best way to go about getting a fish to eat ?

Start a thread with as much info as you can. Species, tank size, tank mates, feeding history, water parameters, etc. Its really impossible to give you a "one size fits all" answer. But generally, IMO & IME, fixing the reason he won't eat is more important than just changing foods.

 

[MrTuskfish]

unfortunately, found my butterfly today after class breathing rapidly was losing his scales.....i tried to save him but he died =*(

Sorry to hear that. CBs can be very challenging fish. Unfortunately, a lot of them come from areas that often use cyanide to collect fish. (Yes, that's still fairly common in some areas, like The Phillipines). I haven't researched it in years; but the symptoms your fish showed sure like a case of cyanide poisoning. If I remember correctly, losing scales is common in those cases.

 

[Sta.61FF]

thanks guys, he was such a cool fish, wasnt shy and big eater =(

 

[MNfish84]

that sucks. been thinking about getting one of these for my 75 to keep the aptasia under control.

 

[retz75]

That is a shame had one in my 90 gallon he ate good for about a week then up and died to.

 

[Sta.61FF]

a lot of it had to be my fault cause i shoulda qted him and maybe i could have paid better attention to him =(