Got a SaWeeeeet Copperband Butterfly

[ghstrider]

I am just loving my new addition to the tank. I found him at exotic aquariums with 2 others they got in the day before. Like usual they wouldnt eat but this one slowly came up and started competing for some live brine with the rest of the tank inhabitants. Of the 3 mine was the largest and healthiest looking so i took him. I was a bit concerned buying a fish they just recently received but i know how hard it is to find one thats been at a store for a week and eating (they are always bought right away). So i took him and hes eating off the rocks in my tank (prolly little featherdusters and hasnt even looked at a coral...) and hopefully frozen food soon. I bought some live brine to blend in with the frozen stuff to try to get him eating frozen.

Anyone else on here have one? How'd you get him to eat frozen mysis etc? Hes he behaved with corals? Info please!!!

Ill post some pics today or tomorrow




Eddy

 

[invertigator]

Hey Eddies,

I have one and I love it. I just got him some treats from Rogger's sump! I got a rock loaded with Aptasias and it went to town. I will pull the rock out after dinner time so they dont spread in my tank. Mine eats frozen but not very aggressively, I got him used from Dan180. A little old lady drove it to church on Sundays.

Regards,

CD

 

[42un81]

I got one two weeks ago, it was very picky at first. I cracked open a mussel and put in the tank and he tore into it. Now he's eating mysid, brine and mussels. He's also picking at the rocks but doesn't seem to care much for Aptaisia.

 

[pedromatic]

Great fish. I got one about six month ago to try to deal with a population explosion of spaghetti worms in my sand bed. Between the Copperband and a couple of sand sifting stars the situation is under control. It also picks at frozen mysis.

 

[ReefWreak]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10826177#post10826177 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by invertigator

I have one and I love it. I just got him some treats from Rogger's sump! I got a rock loaded with Aptasias and it went to town.

Sounds like my sailfin in my 120 and bubble algae. I pull rocks out of my nano that are infested with bubble algae, and overnight he decimates them. Not even over night. The same day, usually a couple of hours. It's awesome.

 

[Ding2daDong]

I just picked one up today also. Got it from Exotic aquatic. I hope it like aptasia because I have alot for it.

-Matthew