coral banded butterfly

[patwillman]

I have clams lps sps in my tank 75 gallons. I really like the Coral Banded Butterfly. Would this be a mistake?

 

[lowendmelody]

copperband butterfly?

 

[Don-Coraleone]

yes it will i will nip the mantles on the clams all day..

 

[chadweiss]

CBB

CBB

Mine doesnt touch my clams

 

[patwillman]

Yes, Copperband, my mistake.

 

[Chibils]

From what I've read here, they're hit or miss.

 

[flfireman1]

Mine doesnt touch any of the 3 clams in my 92 gallon reef. It depends on your particular CBB if it likes clams or not. Doesnt help much does it????

 

[snorvich]

CBB. Some eat clams, some do not. Some are reef safe, some are not. Some eat aiptasia, some do not. Some eat in captivity, some do not.

 

[hgbarwick]

I had an old one with a clam for a long time and he never ate nipped at it. The one I have now never nips at my corals.

 

[Nuuze]

What do you feed your CBB's? I had mine about a week now but it just eats off the rocks all day. I haven't seen it eat food that I feed the tank so I'm a bit worried. TIA.

 

[shabreeson]

start with live black worms(not very nutritious but irresistible!), then within a few months try to wean the cbb onto brine and mysis using as many different techniques as you can find.

 

[Nuuze]

Thanks! Where do I find live black worms?

 

[shabreeson]

I got mine from a lfs. from what I know California is home of a few great live black worm shipping facilities. make sure you change their water every day with fresh water so they'll last longer in the fridge.