Long-Nose and Copper-Banded Butterfly - Feeding?

[Paul B]

I also have both of those fish and have had copperbands and long noses for decades. They love and should be fed live blackworms. I also feed them clams and mysis.
I have followed them in the Pacific and worms is what they want to eat although they will live on mysis and clams. Due to their small, weak mouth's their food should be small and they ideally should be fed a couple of times a day as they pick all day in the sea.

This one I took in Tahiti

 

[vaporized]

I guess I am lucky. My Australian copperband eats flakes, pellets, mysis, brine, etc. He isn't picky at all and never touches coral.

 

[Dr Colliebreath]

You are lucky as most, including my Aus CBB, don't seem to take to flakes or pellets. It makes using an auto feeder much easier when you go away.

 

[softieatheart]

I feed mine spirulina brine shrimp soaked in garlic and selcon and live California blackworms.