copperband butterfly not eating!! Please help

Metal Man 1221 · 12/29/2009, 02:54 PM

My copperband butterfly is not eating i know its normal for them not to eat but it's been about 5 days or so. I'm keeping it in a 10g QT. I've tried feeding it bloodworms, brine, mises, krill, and even flakes. And I've tried putting garlic with all of them.

Paul B · 12/29/2009, 02:58 PM

He may never eat in such a small tank, sorry

ChadTheSpike · 12/29/2009, 02:59 PM

try going to the grocery store and buying some live clams. Break one open and feed it that... I have found that if they will eat, usually they will take the fresh clam.

terryagi · 12/29/2009, 03:03 PM

Copperband primer

Gary Majchrzak · 12/29/2009, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Paul B

He may never eat in such a small tank, sorry

agreed.

If this fish appears healthy I'd move it to my DT ASAP.

nikon187 · 12/29/2009, 03:19 PM

This is not uncommon for copperbands. I have had sucess with live black worms, blood worms, clams on the half shell and PE mysis. Some will never eat

cakemanPA · 12/29/2009, 03:20 PM

Yes a 10 gal QT could be as much a problem as anything

Wrench · 12/29/2009, 03:21 PM

It's stressed out in a 10g quarantine system. If it's been medicated and looks fine, I would add it to the display. I've never had one that didn't eat live brine, blackworms or cyclopeeze within a week.

Gary Majchrzak · 12/29/2009, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Metal Man 1221

My copperband butterfly is not eating i know its normal for them not to eat

it's not normal for Chelmon not to eat.

This species should be CONSTANTLY and UNRELENTLESSLY searching for small invertebrate prey to eat. Get it into a DT with liverock ASAP.

snorvich · 12/29/2009, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Paul B

He may never eat in such a small tank, sorry

I agree. Sadly. Blackworms (not bloodworms) are like crack for CBB.

Metal Man 1221 · 12/29/2009, 04:14 PM

well the only problem is that he has been iching on some rock in the QT and i have been treating him and i dont want to bring a disease or a type of paricite into the display. and the medication im using for him is copper based so i cant treat him in the display so i have to wait for the whole treatment has passed.

jedheuer · 10/31/2010, 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by snorvich

I agree. Sadly. Blackworms (not bloodworms) are like crack for CBB.

+1 get black worms asap. Often you need to entice them with live food to elicite a feeding response. Black worms are very healthy for them as well.
http://www.aquaticfoods.com/freesamples.html

USNzifer · 10/31/2010, 11:50 AM

copperband are hard to keep..only one in about 10 survive.. best to make sure the eat before you buy them..and then they more than likely will not survive very long..although you will get lucky now and then

strike2867 · 10/31/2010, 12:54 PM

I've had great luck with Marine Cuisine.

revstu · 10/31/2010, 05:19 PM

I had a cooperband in a 30 gallon qt for a couple weeks. He appeared healthy but would not eat. I moved him to my 220 dt and he ate like he was starving and continues to eat like a pig. The difference in tank size appears to be important.

jenreef · 10/31/2010, 05:29 PM

i had a cbb fish that wasn't eating as well. what i did was i bought live clams at the grocery store opened it up a little bit and the cbb could not resist. the bad thing was that was all he ate, was live clams. the cbb would not eat anything else

d0ughb0y · 10/31/2010, 05:42 PM

Try live brineshrimp. One bag will last you a week. I isolated mine in one of those one gallon critter cage inside my display tank for two weeks until it eats frozen food readily and it was fine.

REEFconnection · 06/29/2014, 07:04 PM

my is a 90 gallon tank with 3 yellow tangs 1 sohol, 2 angels 8 cromis and couple other and he eats mises .. the big ones … however he cannot fight with other fishes needs to be lots of food floating around, he looks thinks and then goes for it .
he picks the rocks also took 3 weeks for him to eat frozen food

mikedoyle · 06/30/2014, 03:44 AM

Live blackworms the best way to get a CBB to eat then slowly switch him to prepared food

Nina51 · 06/30/2014, 05:17 AM

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Originally Posted by REEFconnection

my is a 90 gallon tank with 3 yellow tangs 1 sohol, 2 angels 8 cromis and couple other

no way!!! seriously?

12/29/2009, 02:54 PM	#1
Metal Man 1221 FMMAS Executive Director Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Fargo ND Posts: 1,504	copperband butterfly not eating!! Please help My copperband butterfly is not eating i know its normal for them not to eat but it's been about 5 days or so. I'm keeping it in a 10g QT. I've tried feeding it bloodworms, brine, mises, krill, and even flakes. And I've tried putting garlic with all of them. __________________ "My advise is, always look at their aquarium before you take their advise. Because alot of people give advise and they havnt got a clue" ~David Saxby~ "Only after the last tree's cut and the last river poisoned only after the last fish is caught will you find that money cannot be eaten" ~Lamb of God~ Current Tank Info: 125g DT, 45g sump ---- 57g Illuminata, custom sump

12/29/2009, 02:58 PM	#2
Paul B Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 15,549	He may never eat in such a small tank, sorry __________________ I used to get shocked when I put my hand in my tank. Then the electric eel went dead. Current Tank Info: 100 gal reef set up in 1971

12/29/2009, 02:59 PM	#3
ChadTheSpike Reef Engineer Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Washington DC Posts: 1,526 Blog Entries: 1	try going to the grocery store and buying some live clams. Break one open and feed it that... I have found that if they will eat, usually they will take the fresh clam. __________________ ~Chad "Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies." Current Tank Info: 195 gallons of fun

12/29/2009, 03:19 PM	#6
nikon187 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Edmonton Alberta Posts: 4,717	This is not uncommon for copperbands. I have had sucess with live black worms, blood worms, clams on the half shell and PE mysis. Some will never eat __________________ ----------------- Current Tanks: New 210 custom 84 x 24 x 24, 60g sump, SWC 250 extreme with bubble blaster 5000, 2 vortech mp40, 2 vortech mp10, 12 T5, Water blaster 5000, warner marine bio pellets, 60g clownfish cube, red carpet anemone with a 25g sump,SRO octopus 1000sss, 250w radium, lumenarc large.

12/29/2009, 04:14 PM	#11
Metal Man 1221 FMMAS Executive Director Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Fargo ND Posts: 1,504	well the only problem is that he has been iching on some rock in the QT and i have been treating him and i dont want to bring a disease or a type of paricite into the display. and the medication im using for him is copper based so i cant treat him in the display so i have to wait for the whole treatment has passed. __________________ "My advise is, always look at their aquarium before you take their advise. Because alot of people give advise and they havnt got a clue" ~David Saxby~ "Only after the last tree's cut and the last river poisoned only after the last fish is caught will you find that money cannot be eaten" ~Lamb of God~ Current Tank Info: 125g DT, 45g sump ---- 57g Illuminata, custom sump

12/29/2009, 03:03 PM	#4
terryagi Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Louisiana Posts: 143	Copperband primer

12/29/2009, 03:20 PM	#7
cakemanPA Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hummelstown, PA Posts: 2,353	Yes a 10 gal QT could be as much a problem as anything

12/29/2009, 03:21 PM	#8
Wrench Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Maryland Posts: 2,004	It's stressed out in a 10g quarantine system. If it's been medicated and looks fine, I would add it to the display. I've never had one that didn't eat live brine, blackworms or cyclopeeze within a week.

10/31/2010, 11:50 AM	#13
USNzifer Moved On Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Long Beach, CA Posts: 18	copperband are hard to keep..only one in about 10 survive.. best to make sure the eat before you buy them..and then they more than likely will not survive very long..although you will get lucky now and then

10/31/2010, 12:54 PM	#14
strike2867 Registered Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Buffalo Grove, IL Posts: 700	I've had great luck with Marine Cuisine.

10/31/2010, 05:19 PM	#15
revstu Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Iowa Posts: 80	I had a cooperband in a 30 gallon qt for a couple weeks. He appeared healthy but would not eat. I moved him to my 220 dt and he ate like he was starving and continues to eat like a pig. The difference in tank size appears to be important.

10/31/2010, 05:29 PM	#16
jenreef Moved On Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: spencer ma Posts: 211	i had a cbb fish that wasn't eating as well. what i did was i bought live clams at the grocery store opened it up a little bit and the cbb could not resist. the bad thing was that was all he ate, was live clams. the cbb would not eat anything else

10/31/2010, 05:42 PM	#17
d0ughb0y Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: sf bay area Posts: 5,165	Try live brineshrimp. One bag will last you a week. I isolated mine in one of those one gallon critter cage inside my display tank for two weeks until it eats frozen food readily and it was fine.

06/29/2014, 07:04 PM	#18
REEFconnection Registered Member Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13	my is a 90 gallon tank with 3 yellow tangs 1 sohol, 2 angels 8 cromis and couple other and he eats mises .. the big ones … however he cannot fight with other fishes needs to be lots of food floating around, he looks thinks and then goes for it . he picks the rocks also took 3 weeks for him to eat frozen food

06/30/2014, 03:44 AM	#19
mikedoyle Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Decatur, IL Posts: 111	Live blackworms the best way to get a CBB to eat then slowly switch him to prepared food