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04-06-2008, 02:27 PM
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| | Gigas Clam
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: rocklin
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|  copperbanded butterfly
ok so i jsut got a small (like 2 inch) copperbanded butterfly, will they eat flake foods??? um mysis shrimp? what else, i hope like an easier to manage food, i feed all my fish flakes so it would be easier, even my purple tang eats them lol. | 
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04-06-2008, 02:29 PM
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| | 3reef Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Wethersfield, CT Age: 38
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It will eat mysis shrimp (and every single feather duster/fan worm you have in your tank). It might also eat your clams and corals if the fish isn't collected from Australia  | |
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04-06-2008, 02:30 PM
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| | Fire Shrimp
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was he eating atthe store? They normally r hard to feed use food that contains garlic to help with appetite
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04-06-2008, 02:34 PM
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| | Gigas Clam
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they said he ate mysis shrimp, and something else, and he said he ate pellet foods. | |
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04-06-2008, 02:35 PM
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| | Bangghai Cardinal
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Sun River,Oregon (Bend) Age: 34
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I don't have a C/banded B/fly,but, I feed this. I don't like flake food for various reasons. Rod's Food - The Complete Reef Food | 
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04-06-2008, 02:39 PM
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| | Plankton
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Gratz I like those fish. I was looking into keeping them myself,so here is a pice from a care sheet i found. Quote: |
The Copperbanded Butterfly Fish is one of the more difficult marine fish to keep in the home aquarium and is definitely not recommended for a saltwater beginner. Only introduce one to a long established tank (6 months or more) with peaceful tank mates. If you have a new tank and it is still going through the aquarium nitrogen cycle, you can kiss this baby good bye. Copperband Butterfly Fish are very delicate and it can be very difficult to get them eating. You may need to experiment with various live foods, including brine and mysis shrimp. Some hobbyists have reported success using fresh clams on the half shell placed in the bottom of the tank to get them to start eating.
| here is the link with the rest info Copperband Butterfly Fish - Chelmon rostratus
hope this helps good luck | |
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04-06-2008, 02:49 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Miami Age: 39
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I love all angel fish but they will nip at corals, I hope you dont have any corals. _________ 9YR OLD 90G 30G w/d Mag18 150G skimmer 692w MH,yel&kole tang,foxface,midas&convict blenny,B&G chromies,Blk/yel fin chromie blackcap,nemo,neon goby,6line; Blastomussa Merleti,Acan ,BUBBLE,Torch,LTA, Goniopora(2), Acropora(2),Brain, Moon, assort zoas, yel& G star polyps, R&G open brain, P&B ricordia, montiporas, cup&candy corals, enias,B/G mush,flower ane(2), cherry red mussa, dusters,cleaning crew  | |
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04-06-2008, 03:12 PM
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| | Spanish Shawl Nudibranch
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: chicago
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It is a butterfly 
FWIW, collection has nothing to do with tendencies to nip at corals. An aussie C.rostratus is just as likely to nip as any other...They do have a deeper orage color though
Feed it a mixed diet, mysis and brine soaked in selcon will do the trick. They will wipe out your feather dusters and likely pick at meaty corals.
Not to preach, but it looks like your have a newer tank and fairly small volume. This can be very finicky fish. Get it eating prepared foods ASAP. Let us know if you have any problems and good luck  | |
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04-07-2008, 04:27 AM
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| | Fire Worm
Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: North Carolina Age: 38
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I recently got one. It won't eat flake at all. Seems to like Mysis and brine shrimp. It took it a few days to start eating, but now that it has he eats great.
Explains what happened to all my feather dusters though... _________ Tank: 75g glass, AquaC Remora, Eheim Ecco Canister filter, Odyssea (2x250W MH, 4x65W actinics, 6 LEDs), 80lbs of live rock
Critters: 2 false percula clowns, blue damsel, lawnmower blenny, squirrel fish, 2 anthias, flame hawkfish, copper banded butterfly, coral banded shrimp, cleaner shrimp, fighting conch, condy anemone, and lots of misc snails
Corals: Green stripe mushrooms, blue mushrooms, candy cane, frogspawn, Green Zoanthids, star polyps, acropora, monipora
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04-07-2008, 11:19 AM
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| | Spanish Shawl Nudibranch
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butterflys are in the angel family, no? | |
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