Copperband butterfly

[nycfish]

I have seem couple of people here have it in their reef tank, isn't it non reef safe? I really want to get it for my tank.

 

[reefman]

this seems to be hit or miss. some says it kills their clams,shrimps,pecks on sps,eats all their zoos. some i've seen in nice looking clams,sps n other softies. go figure.

 

[Alfredo De La Fe]

I have seen many reeftanks with CBB. I have also heard a few stories where the CBB developed a taste for a fleshy coral, zooanthids or clams.

I plan on adding one to my tank, if it starts to pick at anything I will have to live with it. (I can live without the zoo's in my tank, if it goes after one of my maze brain corals I will have to figure something out)

-Alfred

 

[marrone]

The bigger problem is most either don't eat or are easily pushed around by other fish resulting in them dieing.

 

[scarf_ace1981]

i know for a fact that they like feather dusters. mine doesn't pick @ my zoos. i don't have clams so i don't know about that either.

 

[meschaefer]

A CBB is on my short list of possiable fish to add to my tank. I have mostly SPS , with a few zoo polyps on some of the rock work. My wife insists on having a "flat" fish, but they all see to have their problems.

 

[jtbone68]

I was thinking on adding one also ,I didn't know about them eating zoo's or dusters I have to rethink it .

 

[meschaefer]

He can have the Zoos and Dusters. I would like to add some clams, and am worried about them picking at the mantle. Anybody have a problem with them and SPS.

 

[cali_reef]

The bigger problem is most either don't eat or are easily pushed around by other fish resulting in them dieing.

Agree!! the end result of every single CBB I have bought.

They are slow eaters and can't compete with fast eating tangs or the more agile anthias in my tank, but they are also the only thing I find works on my aptasia problem.

edit:

I had a few CBB over the last few years and never had one that bothered any zoas (I wished they did), SPS, LPS, softies, or clams. They only go after small dusters first and then aptasia.

 

[nycfish]

O...well! This is another "not sure" fish. I have everything in my tank, zoo, clams, softie & sps, I'll pass it then

 

[barebucta]

Initially I bought one to take care of my aptista problem. He is one of my favorite fish right now. Takes some time to get them adjusted and feeding, I personally had to go through a variety of foods (both live and frozen) but he finally has a healthy appitite. Doesn't really bother anything in the tank, aside from aptista, but then again I don't have any clams etc. Would recommend one, don't know until you try, plus they are to beautiful to pass up.

 

[Aqua Pro Builder]

They only go after small dusters first and then aptasia.

same experience with me

 

[inkblue]

minE eats onLy mYsis and bRine... haSnt touChed anyThing eLse.

 

[michael stern]

FWIW, I have 4 CBB available, all eating mysis.

 

[Alfredo De La Fe]

I added one to my tank a week ago and so far it has not touched anything it wasnt supposed to... All corals and polyps are just fine.

-Alfred

 

[inkblue]

PS. that coPPerband aBove is from MichaeL stern...

 

[jtbone68]

I justed added one about a week ago he's eating brine and all my small dusters are gone , hopefully he won't go after my zoo's