should i get a copperband butterfly?

Coral Storm · Mar 9, 2019

this is my final peice of my puzzle which is my fish stock! my wonder is should i add one? after that it will be corals. my tank is a 55 gallon which is pretty small and i plan to get a small one so it does not outgrow the tank as quickly as they grow slower with the size of the enviorment they have anyway.

James M · Mar 9, 2019

Your tank is too small. There’s really no point on getting one and then getting rid of it

Coral Storm · Mar 9, 2019

thank you for letting me know. any way to get a fish that eats spaggehtii worms?

Mastiffsrule · Mar 9, 2019

I love them but I found them hard to keep. Others have had good success. Maybe we can see who has had success and what they are doing.

As said also needs bigger tank

Coral Storm · Mar 9, 2019

i do have spaggeti worms that i want to get a lower population of. do you know how i can?

ShaunRobinson · Mar 9, 2019

Copperbands aren't easy to keep at all and most starve to death in a tank so if you do end up going for one, I would only buy a larger fat specimen from and lfs that is already eating frozen food. They get out competed by most fish at feeding time but mine used to eat mussels too. A lot of people use feeders for them which is a small pipe with holes drilled in it so only the butterfly can eat from it. They will also make very short work of any feather dusters you have in your tank and are pretty much a no no with clams.

Mastiffsrule · Mar 9, 2019

I don’t think a copperband would do it. Those worms can be beneficial so you may want to leave them unless they become invasive.

Coral Storm · Mar 9, 2019

ShaunRobinson said:
Copperbands aren't easy to keep at all and most starve to death in a tank so if you do end up going for one, I would only buy a larger fat specimen from and lfs that is already eating frozen food. They get out competed by most fish at feeding time but mine used to eat mussels too. A lot of people use feeders for them which is a small pipe with holes drilled in it so only the butterfly can eat from it. They will also make very short work of any feather dusters you have in your tank and are pretty much a no no with clams.

been aware of their eating habits... picky a little harder than a mandarin dragonette thanks though im not getting one because my tank is too small to begin with

Mastiffsrule · Mar 9, 2019

Also, are we sure they are spagetti?

Coral Storm · Mar 9, 2019

Mastiffsrule said:
I don’t think a copperband would do it. Those worms can be beneficial so you may want to leave them unless they become invasive.

they are bordering on that the like to harass my zoa

Coral Storm · Mar 9, 2019

Mastiffsrule said:
Also, are we sure they are spagetti?

i am not sure anymore but the come out of the substrate and wave around at the tips it looks a little hairy

James M · Mar 9, 2019

If your having trouble with spaghetti worms, Your nutrients are too high.
Are you feeding a lot ?
Any pics ?

Mastiffsrule · Mar 9, 2019

Can you do a pix, you think maybe a feather duster?

Coral Storm · Mar 9, 2019

above the emerald crab

Coral Storm · Mar 9, 2019

i am not over feeding in fact 2 frozen cubes of brine shrimp/mysis shrimp is not even enough as they pig out on it

Mastiffsrule · Mar 9, 2019

Crab looks cool. Pix a bit blurry. You could do a google pix search online until you see a match, or post it in the critter id section of the forum and see what responses you get. Will need a more clear pix though.