copperband butterfly

[urban79]

I know everyone has one. I havent seen anything on them eating BIG featherdusters. So I got one and the first thing he did is pick at it. But he not really eating it . He keeps spitting it out and sucking it back in the feather part. Please help dont like to loose anything

[Richard]

They eat featherdusters.

[5.0Stang]

Thats what ive heard too. I have seen some that would touch a big one but will tear up a little one i think its just the fish

[Bill S]

I have none left...

[sharkboy]

Speaking of Copper band, I just got one that is eating frozen mysis....However, it is being harrassed by my white cheek tang...This was a suprise since it hasn't ever bothered any of the other fish...even a purple tang. My tank is 215 gallons and not heavily stocked...5 green chromis, 1 clown, 1 6line wrasse...I guess I just need to wait and see how it turns out...I hope the copper band makes it.

[demodiki]

I love my CBB. He blasted through the aiptasia and eats like a pig. He also ate one of my prized rics today as well. Nothing but a stump left :(

[urban79]

OK then how would I move my featherduster. He footed him self under a rock.

[Bill S]

Sharkboy, your lack of other fish may be part of your problem. Nothing else for the tang to harrass.

[reeferRob]

My CBB has yet to touch a single featherduster, large or small. He eats brine and mysis like it is going out of style though. As far as my yellow tang harassing it, that lasted about a week before that tapered off and it now swims freely as it plaeases, not to mention my sailfin always runs interference for any new fish and my yellow tang, kinda like a referee, anybody ever seen them do that before?

[sharkboy]

Bill, what other fish would you recommend to add? I was thinking of adding a yellow and sailfin tang but thought there might be too much aggression towards each other....

[Bill S]

With fish, I just go back to my experience with African Cichlids (I've been in SW for over 35 years...). Whenever the tank population gets too low, the dominant fish(es) start killing the weaker ones. When there are LOTS of fish in the tank, they lose track of who they are chasing, and don't wear down an individual fish.

[reeferRob]

Bill, what other fish would you recommend to add? I was thinking of adding a yellow and sailfin tang but thought there might be too much aggression towards each other....

That is exactly what I have for large fish right now, a yellow, a sailfin, and a CBB, and plan to add a purple, an achiles or maybe powder brown. Mine get along great but as I said earlier my sailfin pretects other fish from the yellow by swimming in between them and displaying to the yellow til the yellow backs off. It;s the weirdest thing.