New Copper Band Butterfly suddenly spending most of its time in a corner

[EthanHawaii]

So it looks like the Butterfly is very interested in the clam and has had about 10 pecks at it. The wrasse went absolutely insane when I first put it in the tank!

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[MondoBongo]

that's awesome! they can be tough to get settled and eating, but make a gorgeous addition. i just wish mine didn't like the taste of LPS so much, but oh well.

 

[EthanHawaii]

that's awesome! they can be tough to get settled and eating, but make a gorgeous addition. i just wish mine didn't like the taste of LPS so much, but oh well.

Them eating LPS is what I have dreaded, but really wanted this fish so will take the risk.

So far it hasn't touched anything it shouldn't,
So fingers crossed.


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[EthanHawaii]

Thought I should update you all on the CBB.

So the day after I fed clams the Butterfly got a parasite on its mouth and I thought for sure the end was coming, so out of desperation I added some PraziPro hoping that it might do something. The next day the parasite was way smaller! and I tried feeding the Butterfly the same type of Mysis it ate at the store, and sure enough it ate it (not much but at least some).

Today I fed mysis again and it ate a lot more, and is looking really good, other than one big parasite on its upper back fin (I don't know what the fins are called on a Butterfly fish) hopefully the PraziPro will take care of it or the cleaner shrimp cleans it off.

Here's a picture of the fish. You can see the parasite if you look closely at the upper back fin.

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[MondoBongo]

those look just like the cottony lumps mine gets from to time, i don't think they're parasites, i think they're something else. either fungal or lymphocystis.

they usually go away after a few days with low stress, good food, and patience.

-edit-

see my thread here:

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2527183

the first CBB i think was just in bad shape. wasn't eating at the store, never ate at home. the second CBB is still with me, fat and happy, despite the cottony patches. it's never spread to another fish in the tank, and it's never seemed to negatively impact him. this was over two years ago at this point.