Copperband pods diet

[Aquariumaddictuk]

I've been watching a small but bright, chunky copperband in my LFS for the last 4 months.hes been feeding voraciously on mysis & yesterday I took the plunge.
He's feeding well on mysis & masstick with regular small feeds & has also polished off the aips in tank.
He's poking around the rocks almost constantly as expected & presumably after the amphipods that are fairly sizeable.

Would it be beneficial to add more pods on the regular or are they fine on mysis/masstick as main diet?

I'm debating placing some masstick in small dots on rockwork to keep him hunting

 

[Charlie the Reefer]

I’m always concerned about my cbb getting enough food. If you’re really worried I recommend buying neck clams from the local store. For me, I can get like 30 for like 5 bucks or less. Then feed them at least once every other day, or when you suspect he’s hungry. My cbb annihilates those neck clams…

 

[Aquariumaddictuk]

I’m always concerned about my cbb getting enough food. If you’re really worried I recommend buying neck clams from the local store. For me, I can get like 30 for like 5 bucks or less. Then feed them at least once every other day, or when you suspect he’s hungry. My cbb annihilates those neck clams…

Only 2 clowns & and a gramma in tank otherwise but he's a lot slower to grab food than them as I expected.its a case of turning off flow & return & adding mysis in different spots to trigger his feeding.the masstick is a big help but I think something like chopped mussel in a DIY feeder is a good idea

 

[CasperOe]

I regularly adds copepods to my tank just to keep him happy! I get them from Reefphyto Ltd. (as you're based in the UK).

Also, whenever the LFS has some I grab them all

 

[Aquariumaddictuk]

I regularly adds copepods to my tank just to keep him happy! I get them from Reefphyto Ltd. (as you're based in the UK).

Also, whenever the LFS has some I grab them all

Added 2 more bags yesterday & restarted phyto albeit cautiously to start.
I think it's good for CBB to be able to indulge in natural feeding habits in the rockwork even if bulk of food comes from other items.
I had some big amphipods in tank which are less visible now so I'm hoping he has polished those off & the copepods will have a chance to establish