feeding a Copperband Butterfly

[psuedo74]

ok bought a very healthy looking Copperband

hoping it would eat my aiptasia which its not interested in at all-

I have tried frozen foods:

Prime Reef

frozen Mysis

Frozen Brine

and none of these are attractive to him either

hes been in the tank for 3 weeks now and seems totally healthy, belly not bulging but not gaunt either...


Dont want to lose him, very cool fish....anysuggestions?


Thanks

 

[lazyreefer]

try clams, After I gave it some fresh clams, it took all other foods

 

[psuedo74]

try clams, After I gave it some fresh clams, it took all other foods

Like clams from the supermarket or the frozen fish food kind?


thanks

 

[jhale]

do you see it picking at the rocks at all?
it may be eating small aptasia that you don't see.
I noticed mine would not eat the real large ones.
After a few weeks mine started eating frozen mysis.

 

[animalhouse]

yeah get some fresh clam from the supermart. that should get them going. usually copper,butterfly's are picky eaters but, i had some good luck to start them on brine and mysis

 

[Deanos]

What was the fish eating from the place you bought it? You can try those items.

 

[marrone]

Most people use Mussels instead of Clams to get butterfly eating.

 

[psuedo74]

do you see it picking at the rocks at all?
it may be eating small aptasia that you don't see.
I noticed mine would not eat the real large ones.
After a few weeks mine started eating frozen mysis.

yeah actually I do see him pecking the rocks...

 

[Deanos]

What was the fish eating from the place you bought it? You can try those items.

:bump:

 

[psuedo74]

:bump:

long story short, I sent my girlfriend to lfs...


gonna try the clams, see if that helps, if not try mussels..

Thanks everyone

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

The :bump: was for deans question quoted in his :bump: post. What was it eating before you bought it?

 

[psuedo74]

The :bump: was for deans question quoted in his :bump: post. What was it eating before you bought it?

I know thats what I was answering...