What corals does a Copperband Butterfly fish eat?

[Punchanello]

I'd be interested to hear your experiences. Unfortunately, I have had two CBBs. I managed to get both to eat home-prepared and commercial fish foods but both loved Acans. Sadly, I too love Acans but have learned to live without them.

 

[35ppt]

Mine picked at micromussa, trachyphyllia, caulastrea, and favia. But only picked at the micromussa to the point where it stayed closed.

 

[Punchanello]

Mine picked at micromussa, trachyphyllia, caulastrea, and favia. But only picked at the micromussa to the point where it stayed closed.

Yeah, I suspected they liked cushion type LPS across the board.

 

[35ppt]

Yeah, I suspected they liked cushion type LPS across the board.

Mine sure seemed to!

 

[Brandon103095]

Had one go after my elegance but left everything else (hammer, zoas, gsp, acans) alone

 

[Nikita1981]

Here also acans.

 

[Reefer40b]

meaty corals like acans usually... but some are just fine and don't peck at corals

 

[piranhaman00]

Ugh I was debating trying one out but my tank is acan dominant haha

What about Klein’s butterfly?

 

[Big G]

While some have had butterflies leave their corals alone, generally speaking, butterflies that are plankton eaters are the safest choice to consider. Pyramids . . .