I know of a lot of people that have not been able to get there copperband to eat, to just have them perish away.. I was not going to get one but when I went to visit my LFS I asked the worker to feed a copperband they had just for kicks thinking he wasn't going to eat, but to my surprise he ate on the spot..
BUT when I brought the copperband home, it was not eating ANYTHING.. So I heard about live fresh water blackworms (NOT BLOODWORMS!) the first time feeding he inspected the food, but the 2nd time he DEVOURED all the blackworms he could get, now he sits infront of the tank waiting for me to feed him.. Basically I just wanted to get this information out there for people who have had trouble getting there copperband to eat or for someone that is looking to purchase one, please get some blackworms for your copperband and your chance of success should be much better!
BUT when I brought the copperband home, it was not eating ANYTHING.. So I heard about live fresh water blackworms (NOT BLOODWORMS!) the first time feeding he inspected the food, but the 2nd time he DEVOURED all the blackworms he could get, now he sits infront of the tank waiting for me to feed him.. Basically I just wanted to get this information out there for people who have had trouble getting there copperband to eat or for someone that is looking to purchase one, please get some blackworms for your copperband and your chance of success should be much better!