Copper band refusing to accept food

[sassyonmane]

i only have freshwater masstick, will that work or is it not good for the fish

 

[reefpanda]

Try feeding clams

 

[sassyonmane]

will frozen oysters work? or do i have to get clams

 

[bluemon]

will frozen oysters work? or do i have to get clams

Oysters don’t hold shape well and will only muck up the tank

 

[sassyonmane]

when feeding clams do i just leave it on the half shell on the sandbed or rockwork?

Oysters don’t hold shape well and will only muck up the tank

 

[Uncle99]

The CB is slow to start but mine would just LOL for flake or pellets or any algae. Just PE mysis, Brine and pickings from the rock.

 

[bluemon]

when feeding clams do i just leave it on the half shell on the sandbed or rockwork?

Oysters don’t hold shape well and will only muck up the tank

Yea you can do that.

For my tank I chop them up

 

[exnisstech]

One of the problems with CBBs is that just because they are eating at the LFS does not mean they are going to compete for food if added directly to a DT with other fish. IME they do best when placed in a tank alone and trained to eat from the water column before being added to the DT.



This article may be of use. My method is described in post #7

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/c...-a-beautiful-but-hard-to-keep-species.906341/

 

[sassyonmane]

alright thanks guys!

 

[KrisReef]

When a new fish is hiding if you approach the tank you have a trust problem. I don't expect you hand released this fish, telling it you were not goint to eat it as it swam from from your hand? (Most people don't, but should, imo.)

Try dimming the lights, and talk with the fish, letting it know you are not going to eat it. Then drop in the frozen clam or live foods and back away from the tank and let the fish eat. GL!

 

[sassyonmane]

When a new fish is hiding if you approach the tank you have a trust problem. I don't expect you hand released this fish, telling it you were not goint to eat it as it swam from from your hand? (Most people don't, but should, imo.)

Try dimming the lights, and talk with the fish, letting it know you are not going to eat it. Then drop in the frozen clam or live foods and back away from the tank and let the fish eat. GL!

i did hand release it and its been in there for about a week now

 

[Reef5]

Having a variety of frozen foods on hand really helps—each fish is different, and you never know what they might take to. In my experience, LRS and Angel Formula have given the best results, but that’s just based on the fish I keep.

Someone mentioned feeding with a pipette, which I second; though I personally use a syringe for target feeding. When recently added, they often seem confused when there’s too much food in the water.

I’d also recommend avoiding tangs or any aggressive fish when keeping butterflies. While they might be able to tolerate some aggression, choosing unsuitable tankmates makes things unnecessarily difficult—like playing on hard mode.

 

[KrisReef]

i did hand release it and its been in there for about a week now

Did you whisper “live long and prosper” as it swam away?

Huge bonus points for hand releasing your fish. I believe it is the key to having healthy bonding with our animals & children.

It’s true.

 

[sassyonmane]

Did you whisper “live long and prosper” as it swam away?

Huge bonus points for hand releasing your fish. I believe it is the key to having healthy bonding with our animals & children.

It’s true.

i had to do it as quick (and safely) as possible since my foxface apparently wants to murder me.... or wants to be pet

 

[reefernc02]

Don’t know if anyone has suggested yet but try printed reefs copper band feeder it worked for me

 

[sassyonmane]

Don’t know if anyone has suggested yet but try printed reefs copper band feeder it worked for me

i don't have a 3d printer but the copperband did eat a piece of flake food that was on some of the rockwork, dosen't seem to eat out of the water column though.

 

[Paul B]

I have been keeping coperbands since the 70s and Have never seen one eat flakes, pellets or nori nor would I feed that to any fish. In the sea they live on small invertebrates and worms.

You should only give it soft foods like clams, mysis or worms. Any commercial frozen foods with those items are good.

This one lived for 10 years.

 

[legionofdoon]

... or wants to be pet

Tried that once, don't recommend.