Copperbands

[jfl14609]

yeah i have heard that too luckily my tank is mainly sps except palys. but at least fish are like a box of chocolate you never know what your gonna get

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

I've never had a CBB bother any corals or clams.
It's very likely you'll never actually witness a Butterflyfish take out Aiptasia- it happens in the blink of an eye.

 

[jfl14609]

so gary in your opinion they arent lps eaters? that would be nice

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

each fish is an individual.

I can see how a hungry CBB might pick at something like an Acanthastraea that's just been fed.

IME Euphyllia are safe with CBB's.
So are anemones other than Aiptasia. I've kept lots of anemones with CBB's for many years.

 

[Kent D.]

Just my acan's were nipped at....same with my buddies. CCB have not bothered my other LPS or my RBTA. Should be fine with your SPS's.

 

[jfl14609]

thats cool I have some lps but no acans for some reason they dont do well in my system

 

[cardiffgiant]

I'm going to give it a try. The amount of kalk that I need to keep aiptasia in check seems to cause other complications for my tank.

 

[tmz]

Good luck, if it doesn't do the job you could alternate vinegar injections and kalk paste dosing to balance out the ph issuess you may get with either.

 

[puter]

I've been very pleased with how well it has done.

Figures... . I just got word that after making it to just over two years in captivity the Copperband Butterflyfish in the Zoo tank has died.

Given the difficulty in successfully keeping them long term, I continue to believe these fish are wholly inappropriate for the vast majority of reef tanks out there.

Mark

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

the jinx strikes again

 

[tmz]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15341282#post15341282 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Gary Majchrzak
the jinx strikes again

Seems like that doesn't it. I hate it when asked how is your tank doing. Seems like every time I brag on a particular specimen or condition something goes wrong with ti. A humbling hobby for sure.

 

[cardiffgiant]

I grabbed one from ARC on Tues. He's about 3" long, looks really good, and has a healthy looking beak. I saw him picking at an aiptasia withing an hour of going into the tank, but haven't seen him do more than take a nibble.

I haven't seen him take any food yet, and I think I'll try some live foods over the weekend.

 

[jfl14609]

so far so good here even the large aptaisia are withering away

 

[cardiffgiant]

Uh oh. I only have 2 visible aiptasia left (out of probably 50-75), and I haven't seen this guy eat any frozen food yet.