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06-02-2008, 02:25 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Georgetown, KY
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 |  Copperband Butterfly
I got 2 yesterday there eating good and doing well anyone have any experince with these fish. _________  | 
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06-02-2008, 03:01 PM
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| | Fire Shrimp
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ontario, Canada Age: 23
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Agressive, prone to disease, non-reef safe (many tend to pick at coral).... but eat aiptasia (with some success). At least they are eating well for you... many people have poor success with getting these fish to eat. Overall nice looking fish, but many people steer clear of them because of these negative drawbacks. But like people say, not all fish fall under the same species' stigmas, and I wish you the best success with them!  _________ Kibbles and bits and bits and bites, and bacon and bits and kibbles and bits...... NOT reef safe  | |
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06-02-2008, 03:07 PM
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| | Aiptasia Anemone
Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Weston, Florida Age: 28
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U got 2, are they a mated pair? If not, you might have some problems. They should play nicely with other, peaceful tank mates but will not tolerate other butterfly fish in the same tank. _________ 75gal hex, 2-40w T12 48", odyssea 48" 4x65w PC's w/ lunars, 50lbs LR, 80lbs LS, gold banded maroon clown, dog faced puffer, juvenile blue angel, 2 dominoes, 1-4 stripe damsel, yellow watchman gobie, lawnmower blenny, mano, purple chromis, striped grouper, mexican turbo, astrea and red foot snails, striped, red and blue legged hermit crabs, coral banded shrimp, white and purple bubble coral(very little), red and green mushrooms, orange gorgonian, candycane  Tanks, No Thanks. We Free Dive! | |
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06-02-2008, 03:22 PM
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| | Zoanthid
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Tulsa, Ok Age: 28
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they usually only eat aptasia if their being starved to death though in my experience _________ 
24G JBJ Nano, 20# Live Sand, 40# Live Rock
Rose BTA, Kenya Tree, Frogspawn, Xenia, Shrooms, Green Candy Cane, Duncans
Blue/Green Chromis, 2x Black & White Percs, Dragon Goby, Six Line Wrasse, Mandarin Dragonette
58G Oceanic, 60# LS, 60 LR, Lots of goodies
Up and coming 90g stay tuned | |
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06-02-2008, 03:24 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Meriden, Connecticut Age: 44
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Copperbands are not as hardy as some other beauties, such as the Four-eye, Threadfin and raccoon! They are notorious for contacting ICH as are Tangs! _________ 125gal.w/Mag9.5 return(dual megaflow)>Mag7 pump Aqua Cev180skimmer.Wave2k Hamilton Reefstar(2)250watthqi(mh)pend.a Yellow, Naso Tang Red Lip Blenny Percula Clown Demoiselles Niger Trigger F. Wrasses Ceriantharia Orn.Shrimp and Stars Hermits Queen Conch asst. snails> Stars Zoos shrooms Montipora Brains Gorgonians Favia Turbinaria(large+small polyp) Acropora Xenia Tridacna (CroceaMaximaSquamosa) Leathers <35+75gal.reef tank as well>
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06-06-2008, 06:10 AM
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| | Skunk Shrimp
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: jackson, n.j.
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i have one in my reef, and he's doing great. eats like a champ, and does'nt bother my corals, at all. in my opinion, they're beautiful fish. my clown tang thought he was a yellow, when first introduced. chased him all over, for about 2 days.! all"s well, now
just added a sailfin tang, yesturday. boy, that clown tang sure hates him!!. they're starting to calm down, though. takes a little time.
good luck, with your copperband. | |
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