Copperband Butterfly

[Willy315]

I see a lot of posts on here about unhealthy fish so I thought I'd share a success story. When I got my CBB he was not eating. After a fresh water dip and a quick trip in to copper for what I believe was velvet, here he is eating LRS Reef Frenzy

 

[JaimeAdams]

Thanks for sharing. My CBB eats EVERYTHING! Too bad that includes expensive Chalices

 

[Willy315]

Thanks for sharing. My CBB eats EVERYTHING! Too bad that includes expensive Chalices

I don't have any Chalices. I am determined to keep a CBB alive and healthy, if I have to remove coral that it decides to eat then so be it.

 

[jd371]

I lucked out with mine. I have a mixed reef and he doesn't touch anything at all except for the aptasia he can reach. Mine eats pretty much anything too, goes crazy for live blackworms.

 

[JaimeAdams]

The great majority of them do not eat coral. Have a customer who has a blue hippo tang that eats zoas. I have another customer who has a yellow tang that eats cleaner shrimp. My CBB from day one eat like a champ. Usually at the store they are finicky. We use live blackworms to get them to eat and transition to Larry's Frenzy. We usually never have a problem getting them eating. Mine is just a big and eats anything that he can. He has eaten all of my chalices and acanthastrea/micromussa. Doesn't touch Euphyllia or softies (anthill, xenia, palys/zoas, mushrooms) bubble tips, elegance, ricordia et cetera.

 

[Humblefish]

Great job @Willy315!

 

[Willy315]

Great job @Willy315!

Thanks. When I spotted the velvet I freaked out and raised the copper over a couple hours. I’m very lucky I didn’t kill anything.

 

[Maritimer]

Not only eating, but eagerly, aggressively vacuuming the bottom of the tank.

That's awesome.

Congratulations!

~Bruce