copperband butterfly

[sanchoy]

I was also told not to get the CBB. I ordered mine online, arrived at the house. Still thriving years later.

He eats blackworms/mysis/any meaty food.

Try blackworms to entice, if don't work then go to market and by clams.

[DarkSephiroth]

Oh man, mine eats pellets, flakes, any frozen food and he fights with 8-9 other fish for it too.

[Jerokane]

Originally Posted by Whisperer

Be nice. I am sure he does not want to lose his fish, hence this post. Just give some help and not pass judgement.

It's already too late when he made that ignorant stupid comment about the 20 bucks and not a big loss if the fish dies.

Problem is. Too many people in the hobby seem to think that way and give the hobby in general a very bad name! Only fueling the environment police figures like Snorkel Bob!

Just saying.

[amheck]

Originally Posted by loganthebomb

its not to much of a waste if it dies 20 bucks not a real problem.

I honestly think that's one of the worst statements I've ever seen here. Wow.

[masonicman]

Wo........ people!! This is a hobby right. There are many other things in life to worry about then to bash a person about them not knowing how to take care for a fish or take a comment out of context. He stated that he didn't mean the way it sounded. I will admit the statement does not read good. It's a mistake. Everything in life started.... has a beginning, so every member on this site started at the beginning and has made mistakes. loganthebomb did mention that he did not pick the fish. His friend did. So he did what anyone would have done, which was to ask questions. This is one of the benefits that this site offers. Sometimes the opportunity to purchase certain fish only comes around once in awhile. The CBB I just purchased, I did not see it eat at the LFS. It just arrived. Once in my tank it would not eat at first. I did a little research. I knew a few of the pros and cons. I was confident in my abilities/experience. I started a thread to ask questions. I got plenty of replies and now my CBB is eating frozen food and blood worms. It looks very healthy. loganthebomb, no ones perfect in this hobby. The only one that's perfect and get's saltwater/reefing right is the man upstairs and it's not a hobby to him. Good luck with your CBB hope all works out like it did for me.

[LOTUS50GOD]

I kept one for 8 years before it passed of what I can only assume was old age.
I agree that most people fail at keeping these fish. They are often picky eaters, and will only eat live food. I got mine to eat small pellets, but 80% of the time he was grazing the rocks.

[loganthebomb]

first off i dont get them at wholesale price.i get them direct from the wholesaler.bartlett anthias go for 4.81 right now
jerks like you that take things out of context give this hobby a bad reputation.so why dont u read some other posts and youll understand that ive corrected myself.but ill do it one more time just for you.and yes this is from one of my other posts but you wouldnt know because you dont read enuff [im just sayin that im not gunna kill myself if only spent 20bucks on it and it died.im still gunna care for it and do the best i can to keep it alive.every fish ive ever owned ive cared for and kept most alive but who hasent lost a couple fish.im sorry for what i said coming across that way.and i understand were your coming from.]

Originally Posted by brannock_16

Do you honestly believe that you are the only person that can get fish at wholesale price? I purchased 5 Bartlett Anthias at $8 per fish.

I am "hating" on this thread due to the simple fact that this hobby gets a bad reputation because of people like you. You are willing to spend $20 on a fish that has a dismal survival rate in home aquaria and should therefore be left in the ocean unless you are an experienced reefer willing to put in the man hours and dedication these fish require...which by reading your post you obviously are not.

It is the nature of the CBB (in general) to be a timid fish upon introduction to aquaria. They are shy and timid eaters, often times grazing upon live rock throughout the day and rarely eating frozen, flake, or pellet food. These fish often times need treatment in an isolated QT to encourage them to eat prepared foods voraciously. Was a QT a part of your plan for this fish? What other fish are going to be in the DT with the CBB?

Everyday there are countless threads started on this site regarding people purchasing fish they know little to nothing about, putting them in too small of tanks, and then wondering why they died! If these people would take a day to do some research they would be able to find the critical information they are looking for regarding these fishes.

I guess I have just had enough with seeing countless mandarins, butterflies and tangs subjected to less than ideal conditions because of ignorance. Say what you will but the odds are stacked against the CBB, but I hope it beats those odds for you and can survive.

[loganthebomb]

thanks some people are just born jerks though.this is off topic but are you a freemason

Originally Posted by masonicman

Wo........ people!! This is a hobby right. There are many other things in life to worry about then to bash a person about them not knowing how to take care for a fish or take a comment out of context. He stated that he didn't mean the way it sounded. I will admit the statement does not read good. It's a mistake. Everything in life started.... has a beginning, so every member on this site started at the beginning and has made mistakes. loganthebomb did mention that he did not pick the fish. His friend did. So he did what anyone would have done, which was to ask questions. This is one of the benefits that this site offers. Sometimes the opportunity to purchase certain fish only comes around once in awhile. The CBB I just purchased, I did not see it eat at the LFS. It just arrived. Once in my tank it would not eat at first. I did a little research. I knew a few of the pros and cons. I was confident in my abilities/experience. I started a thread to ask questions. I got plenty of replies and now my CBB is eating frozen food and blood worms. It looks very healthy. loganthebomb, no ones perfect in this hobby. The only one that's perfect and get's saltwater/reefing right is the man upstairs and it's not a hobby to him. Good luck with your CBB hope all works out like it did for me.

[loganthebomb]

once again another jerk.another ignorant stupid jerk.so its to late.you must have never wrote or typed something wrong then huh.i dont think that way so quit bashing.

Originally Posted by Jerokane

It's already too late when he made that ignorant stupid comment about the 20 bucks and not a big loss if the fish dies.

Problem is. Too many people in the hobby seem to think that way and give the hobby in general a very bad name! Only fueling the environment police figures like Snorkel Bob!

Just saying.

[peppie]

I'm not sure who is in charge of monitoring this tread, IMO most of this is should be rejected!!!!!!
We come here for good solid information. This stuff is way off base.
IMO, IMO

[ccsuzy]

My Copperband Butterfly just gobbled, really gobbled frozen brine shrimp. She got a good meal today!

[fcmatt]

jeez.. i would bet a hefty amount of users here have spent money on this fish and lost it.
i would also bet a good amount bought another and have lost multiples.
this is a fish that is a known pain in the butt.

to jump on the OP for this situation is silly. soooo many have tried it and failed. they also
probably thought the same way.. ooh look.. the fish is only 25-35 bucks. I will give it a go.

[loganthebomb]

i know im part of what should be rejected but i think the hole thing should be deleted and then iwould post the post in a better worded way

Originally Posted by peppie

I'm not sure who is in charge of monitoring this tread, IMO most of this is should be rejected!!!!!!
We come here for good solid information. This stuff is way off base.
IMO, IMO

[MarkGP]

To get back on topic I just posted this in another thread.
I tried injecting aptasia with everything known to mankind! It got rid of some of them, but they won that battle. So I tried peppermint shrimp. Once again, even though the peppermints ate some of them, the aptasia won. Then I got a copperband butterfly. He eradicated all of them in about a month, and I literally had them on every rock. Thousands of the little buggers. Now that all the aptasia were gone my copperband was starving as he didn't eat anything else. It took me several months to get him to eat trying everything. Turned out he only like PE mysis. I had him for the next four years until I broke down my tank and never had a single aptasia!

[loganthebomb]

thanks someone understands i just wanted to get some advice on what to feed.i have a general idea but its good to research.

Originally Posted by fcmatt

jeez.. i would bet a hefty amount of users here have spent money on this fish and lost it.
i would also bet a good amount bought another and have lost multiples.
this is a fish that is a known pain in the butt.

to jump on the OP for this situation is silly. soooo many have tried it and failed. they also
probably thought the same way.. ooh look.. the fish is only 25-35 bucks. I will give it a go.

[meatball87]

I just picked one up today at the lfs even though it didn't show much interest in flake food they were feeding its going to town on all the tube worms I have so good luck with yours and just ignore the bashing most people on here aren't like that