Our new Copperband

Aparker2005 · Mar 1, 2023

Well it be long now. Found the cbb face down behind a rock this morning. Moved it and it went crazy slamming into rocks again. Moving it again will do nothing but stress it even more, so I figure by today it'll be gone.

I'm done with these fish at this point now unfortunately.

So, now to decide on if we should try for a Kleini OR threadfin for aiptasia control? I know they have the chance of going after coral, but which is better of the 2?

Aparker2005 · Mar 1, 2023

Well this is the 2nd time now I've found the copperband wedged into a rock not moving. I moved it to our 20g reef where it'll hopefully recover or go without being harassed to death.

Frustrated over these fish, but I knew this was likely going in.

Kleini or threadfin for us next. Luckily our yellow longnise is doing excellent. Thanks everyone for your contribution and advice on this journey!

Aparker2005 · Mar 1, 2023

I guess the one little run in this copperband had with the orange shoulder tang was enough to completely mess it up. It's swimming just fine in our 20g reef.

I'm gonna try to keep it alive and get it back to eating and maybe reintroduce it later to the 125 again should it not die after all.

These fish are a roller coaster for sure

Aparker2005 · Mar 1, 2023

This is it now, notice the torn fins some

melhe · Mar 1, 2023

CBB is definitely beautiful advanced reef safe fish . I have read somewhere 90% of them dies within 6 months in aquarium. I haven’t tried it yet . It’s on my wish list maybe once people figure out why it’s so difficult to keep

Aparker2005 · Mar 1, 2023

melhe said:
CBB is definitely beautiful advanced reef safe fish . I have read somewhere 90% of them dies within 6 months in aquarium. I haven’t tried it yet . It’s on my wish list maybe once people figure out why it’s so difficult to keep

This one was completely fine until a VERY small act of aggression from our orange shoulder. It was even taking food away from it at one point. Now, what happened the last 2 days

Tamberav · Mar 1, 2023

Is the top fin torn?

Treat it for flukes imo.. spazzing can be flukes as well as ripped fins.

As far as copperbands and mixing with tangs/angels. It is far easier to add a copperband first and let it get fat fat fat super fat and established before the other fish go in.

My copperband will chase my tang away and try and poke it sometimes

Aparker2005 · Mar 1, 2023

Tamberav said:
Is the top fin torn?

Treat it for flukes imo.. spazzing can be flukes as well as ripped fins.

As far as copperbands and mixing with tangs/angels. It is far easier to add a copperband first and let it get fat fat fat super fat and established before the other fish go in.

Yeah, but I'm thinking it's because it's stuffed itself in rocks, crashing into them, and then the tang attacking it while it was spazzing out.

I'll try and treat for flukes. I've only got one or 2 meds on hand, I'll check and see

Tamberav · Mar 1, 2023

Aparker2005 said:
Yeah, but I'm thinking it's because it's stuffed itself in rocks, crashing into them, and then the tang attacking it while it was spazzing out.

I'll try and treat for flukes. I've only got one or 2 meds on hand, I'll check and see

prazipro is what you are looking for

Aparker2005 · Mar 1, 2023

Tamberav said:
prazipro is what you are looking for

I've got that. I'll get it moved to qt asap.

melhe · Mar 2, 2023

How old is tank and other fish doing well ?

Aparker2005 · Mar 2, 2023

melhe said:
How old is tank and other fish doing well ?

Tank itself is over a year old, but as a whole, 2 years old as we combined our 40g and 75g together. All other fish doing absolutely perfect

Aparker2005 · Mar 2, 2023

This thing is gonna end up killing itself just randomly having a spasm running into rocks in the 20g. Nothing is even touching it and it will just lose it. Gotta be something wrong with it after all.

I dosed some prazi last night

Aparker2005 · Mar 2, 2023

And officially gone. Wow.

melhe · Mar 2, 2023

So sorry to hear . My tank maintenance guy said he sees his customers cbb dies over and over . Sometimes just no reason . Died overnight . He said Australia ones live longer in general .
My tank is less than a year old . I might try too after tank mature enough

Aparker2005 · Mar 2, 2023

melhe said:
So sorry to hear . My tank maintenance guy said he sees his customers cbb dies over and over . Sometimes just no reason . Died overnight . He said Australia ones live longer in general .
My tank is less than a year old . I might try too after tank mature enough

Good luck! Wife and I aren't gonna attempt them anymore, just too sad to watch them die like this if it's not just overnight.

Ordering a Kleini this weekend for aiptasia. We'll see how it goes with corals

melhe · Mar 2, 2023

My tank have been through velvet disease wiped out bunch of fish in short period of time . It was heart broken . Maybe someday in the future . U will try again . Take care

vetteguy53081 · Mar 2, 2023

Aparker2005 said:
Good luck! Wife and I aren't gonna attempt them anymore, just too sad to watch them die like this if it's not just overnight.

Ordering a Kleini this weekend for aiptasia. We'll see how it goes with corals

I somehow missed the events. Well, this isnt good. I believe from damage seen, a lot has to do with aggression from the tang.
Was it eating prior to all this happening?

Aparker2005 · Mar 2, 2023

vetteguy53081 said:
I somehow missed the events. Well, this isnt good. I believe from damage seen, a lot has to do with aggression from the tang.
Was it eating prior to all this happening?

Yep. Even taking food from the tang. The best, easily, of the 4 we had. The tang only showed aggression when the copperband started the erratic swimming. Maybe the tang suddenly did something to it freaking it out and it wasn't the same after.

Our yellow longnose is doing absolutely fine thankfully.