Copperband Butteryfly attacked feather duster!

RyDoggsReef · 11/09/2008, 10:59 PM

hey guys,
I picked up a copperband butterfly today. I got it in my tank and it is doing fine, however I have a hawaiian feather duster and the butterfly picked at it and then tore it completely out of the tube. It tore off the crown but the worm was wriggling around outside the tube so i put it back on the tube and it pulled itself back inside with the lower crown still attached, it then threw the lower crown. It is back in the tube and i positioned it to where the butterfly cant get to it. Do you all think it can get back to full health? I think I may bring it to my LFS and give it to them to put in their frag tank to get back to full health. let me know what you think.
Thanks!

CyclistMT · 11/09/2008, 11:21 PM

Well, it's hard to say if your feather duster will make it or not but that is what copperbands eat.

RyDoggsReef · 11/09/2008, 11:38 PM

yea i noticed that thats what they eat

crvz · 11/10/2008, 07:33 AM

It's probably not going to make it, they are incompatible in the same tank. if it gets healthy again in your tank, I imagine the CBB would attack it again.

john rochon · 11/10/2008, 07:43 AM

okay, seriously, you bought one of the most delicate/hard to keep alive fish with out researching about them. then you put it in a tank with feather dusters. ITS MAIN MEAL! LOL. please please, do research on here before you buy anything until you know what your doing.

Aquabucket · 11/10/2008, 07:57 AM

Hobby Experience: 40 gallon Reef Tank Current Tanks: Still building up my tank, Waving hand anthelia, Hammer Coral, neon bubble tip anemone, rusty angel, midnight angel, 2 green chromis, false percula clown, copperband butteryfly, strawberry dottyback, coral-banded shrimp

That's not a suitable size tank for a copperband. Sorry I doubt that it will do well for you but good luck anyway.

Keep an eye on your midnight angel as they will nip at LPS, softies, zoos and clams once they mature.

Runfrumu · 11/10/2008, 08:02 AM

The feather duster will shed it's crown if stressed of attacked sometimes. He should be ok, I'd get rid of the butterfly fish, I'd rather have a nice reef than a fish that's going to make a mess of things.

LOTUS50GOD · 11/10/2008, 09:09 AM

My CBB has been picking on small feather dusters in my tank for years... Top of the food chain for my clean up crew...LOL...

He eats bristle worms, aptasia, pods, basically anything that he can fit in his long mouth... Its funny to watch him hunt and things try to hide from him.

Every once in a while I will life up a rock to expose all of the bristleworms under it.... He goes nuts for about 30 seconds trying to get them, before they bury into the sand..LOL

_E_ · 11/10/2008, 10:33 AM

I agree with all the above. CBB will eat any and all worms. You need to decide between the CBB and your feather duster.

RyDoggsReef · 11/10/2008, 11:17 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by john rochon
okay, seriously, you bought one of the most delicate/hard to keep alive fish with out researching about them. then you put it in a tank with feather dusters. ITS MAIN MEAL! LOL. please please, do research on here before you buy anything until you know what your doing.

yea i did research them. I decided that I would rather have that fish, I brought the feather duster to my LFS and its doing fine. They gave me duncans for it. Dont worry, I know what im doing bro. If it starts to nip at corals Ill sell it, but its an awesome fish anyways

hoosierpat · 11/11/2008, 12:24 AM

They gave you duncans for a feather duster? Straight up? If that's the case I'll have to make a trip soon. A 100 feather dusters for 100 duncan heads sounds like a good deal to me!

RyDoggsReef · 11/11/2008, 12:55 AM

haha not exactly, i know the guy there pretty well and instead of giving me store credit he just hooked me up with two heads of duncan for 20$ total when they sell em for 25$ per head. but haha yea if they did that i would be buying a lot of feather dusters and trading em in. haha

hoosierpat · 11/11/2008, 02:28 AM

Damn! you ruined my vacation plans

john rochon · 11/11/2008, 08:14 AM

sorry you don't know what your doing or you won't have posted in the first place. and you wouldn't have place a CBB in a 40g tank
and I don't know of any LFS that would take back a feather duster without its crown let alone trade for duncans??
something doesn't sound right here.

A COPPER BAND does not belong in a 40g tank! any research will tell you that. so either you don't care or don't know

fasteddie99 · 11/11/2008, 09:03 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by john rochon
sorry you don't know what your doing or you won't have posted in the first place. and you wouldn't have place a CBB in a 40g tank
and I don't know of any LFS that would take back a feather duster without its crown let alone trade for duncans??
something doesn't sound right here.

A COPPER BAND does not belong in a 40g tank! any research will tell you that. so either you don't care or don't know

snorvich · 11/11/2008, 09:47 AM

While I agree with John, I would not have phrased it quite like that. The contents of his tank are impossible for that size tank.

john rochon · 11/11/2008, 09:56 AM

yes my frazing probaly isn't the freindliest but post like this get to me sometimes. like saying ''I bought a pitbull and he started chasing my cat'' 2 second search on google or here would have giving all the info needed.

fishkillers · 11/11/2008, 10:57 AM

copperband is the right choice

11/09/2008, 10:59 PM	#1
RyDoggsReef Moved On Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: California Posts: 118	Copperband Butteryfly attacked feather duster! hey guys, I picked up a copperband butterfly today. I got it in my tank and it is doing fine, however I have a hawaiian feather duster and the butterfly picked at it and then tore it completely out of the tube. It tore off the crown but the worm was wriggling around outside the tube so i put it back on the tube and it pulled itself back inside with the lower crown still attached, it then threw the lower crown. It is back in the tube and i positioned it to where the butterfly cant get to it. Do you all think it can get back to full health? I think I may bring it to my LFS and give it to them to put in their frag tank to get back to full health. let me know what you think. Thanks!

11/10/2008, 07:33 AM	#4
crvz Team RC Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: houstonia Posts: 7,989	It's probably not going to make it, they are incompatible in the same tank. if it gets healthy again in your tank, I imagine the CBB would attack it again. __________________ -Chris- You don't win friends with salad. "Look! They're trying to learn for free!" ... "Use your phony guns as clubs!" Current Tank Info: rectangluar? wet?

11/10/2008, 07:57 AM	#6
Aquabucket Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Green Bay, Wi. Posts: 4,455	Hobby Experience: 40 gallon Reef Tank Current Tanks: Still building up my tank, Waving hand anthelia, Hammer Coral, neon bubble tip anemone, rusty angel, midnight angel, 2 green chromis, false percula clown, copperband butteryfly, strawberry dottyback, coral-banded shrimp That's not a suitable size tank for a copperband. Sorry I doubt that it will do well for you but good luck anyway. Keep an eye on your midnight angel as they will nip at LPS, softies, zoos and clams once they mature. __________________ "Just a drop in the bucket"

11/10/2008, 08:02 AM	#7
Runfrumu Hi Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: NC Posts: 1,014	The feather duster will shed it's crown if stressed of attacked sometimes. He should be ok, I'd get rid of the butterfly fish, I'd rather have a nice reef than a fish that's going to make a mess of things. __________________ Red Sea Max 130d and 125 gallon mixed reef. Current Tank Info: 125 gallon oceanic tank, Lighthouse Pro XLS, 72" outer orbit fixture, H&S 150-F2000/1 skimmer, H&S 110 Calcium Reactor, Tunze 7096, 2 Tunze 6105's , Tunze Osmolator, Prime 1/4hp drop-in chiller. 5 years running. Red Sea Max, 3 years.

11/10/2008, 09:09 AM	#8
LOTUS50GOD Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 3,210	My CBB has been picking on small feather dusters in my tank for years... Top of the food chain for my clean up crew...LOL... He eats bristle worms, aptasia, pods, basically anything that he can fit in his long mouth... Its funny to watch him hunt and things try to hide from him. Every once in a while I will life up a rock to expose all of the bristleworms under it.... He goes nuts for about 30 seconds trying to get them, before they bury into the sand..LOL __________________ Vertex Alpha 300 Skimmer, AI SOL Blue, Neptune Apex Controlled 360 gallon Reef Current Tank Info: born 6/26/2008- 340 reef + 100 fuge, 300lbs of figi LR

11/09/2008, 11:21 PM	#2
CyclistMT More Idiot Than Savant Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Billings, MT Posts: 560	Well, it's hard to say if your feather duster will make it or not but that is what copperbands eat.

11/09/2008, 11:38 PM	#3
RyDoggsReef Moved On Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: California Posts: 118	yea i noticed that thats what they eat

11/10/2008, 07:43 AM	#5
john rochon Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: canada Posts: 2,082	okay, seriously, you bought one of the most delicate/hard to keep alive fish with out researching about them. then you put it in a tank with feather dusters. ITS MAIN MEAL! LOL. please please, do research on here before you buy anything until you know what your doing.

11/10/2008, 10:33 AM	#9
_E_ Professional Lurker Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Du Quoin, Illinois Posts: 1,169	I agree with all the above. CBB will eat any and all worms. You need to decide between the CBB and your feather duster. __________________ Eric "If you think things can't get worse it's probably only because you lack sufficient imagination." Current Tank Info: 140 DSA with basement sump room

11/11/2008, 12:24 AM	#11
hoosierpat Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Crete, IL Posts: 862	They gave you duncans for a feather duster? Straight up? If that's the case I'll have to make a trip soon. A 100 feather dusters for 100 duncan heads sounds like a good deal to me!

11/11/2008, 12:55 AM	#12
RyDoggsReef Moved On Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: California Posts: 118	haha not exactly, i know the guy there pretty well and instead of giving me store credit he just hooked me up with two heads of duncan for 20$ total when they sell em for 25$ per head. but haha yea if they did that i would be buying a lot of feather dusters and trading em in. haha

11/11/2008, 02:28 AM	#13
hoosierpat Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Crete, IL Posts: 862	Damn! you ruined my vacation plans

11/11/2008, 08:14 AM	#14
john rochon Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: canada Posts: 2,082	sorry you don't know what your doing or you won't have posted in the first place. and you wouldn't have place a CBB in a 40g tank and I don't know of any LFS that would take back a feather duster without its crown let alone trade for duncans?? something doesn't sound right here. A COPPER BAND does not belong in a 40g tank! any research will tell you that. so either you don't care or don't know

11/11/2008, 09:47 AM	#16
snorvich Team RC member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Outlander Posts: 40,953 Blog Entries: 46	While I agree with John, I would not have phrased it quite like that. The contents of his tank are impossible for that size tank. __________________ Warmest regards, ~Steve~

11/11/2008, 09:56 AM	#17
john rochon Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: canada Posts: 2,082	yes my frazing probaly isn't the freindliest but post like this get to me sometimes. like saying ''I bought a pitbull and he started chasing my cat'' 2 second search on google or here would have giving all the info needed.

11/11/2008, 10:57 AM	#18
fishkillers Moved On Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: fl Posts: 40	copperband is the right choice