I got a Copperband a few months ago, and quarentined it like any fish. It was very hesitant to start eating - but after buying live blackworms online and some live mussles in the grocery store it started to eat. The mussles seemed to be its favorite, as the blackworms didn't live long in the saltwater. Now it eats mysis and all sorts of things like that with my other fish.
I think the value of a QT for a fish like this is that you CAN offer all sorts of food to see what it'll eat. Shipping or even the stress of a car ride home could be enough to have it not eat for a couple days, and a QT is much easier to clean, etc.
I think the value of a QT for a fish like this is that you CAN offer all sorts of food to see what it'll eat. Shipping or even the stress of a car ride home could be enough to have it not eat for a couple days, and a QT is much easier to clean, etc.