Copperband
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Topic: Copperband
Posted By: ptronsp
Subject: Copperband
Date Posted: November 13 2010 at 7:22pm
| I need to find a good place to buy food such clams and what not for my copperband? Suggestions? |
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Posted By: CapnMorgan
Date Posted: November 13 2010 at 7:52pm
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Any Asian food market should be fine ------------- Steve http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40637&PID=356246" rel="nofollow - My Old 180G Mixed Reef Currently: 120G Wavefront Mixed 29G Seahorse & Softies Running ReefAngel Plus x2 435-8 |
Posted By: SGH360
Date Posted: November 13 2010 at 8:35pm
| how long have you your Copperband? |
Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: November 13 2010 at 10:26pm
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It may eat the typical frozen meaty foods. Is it not eating at all? All the Butterflyfishes main foods are coral polyps, small anemones and small feather duster worms. Did you know that before you got it? We often introduce them to eat the nuisance Aiptasia Anemone and then give them to someone else before they eat all our prize coral.  This little tidepool was too small and not accessible to the Butterflyfish and Tangs that are so common to Hawaii. Only a brand new hobbyist would would want the Aiptasia that grew so nicely here, but to an old timer like me it was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen. It was my first time in a tropical ocean.   ------------- Reefkeeping Tips, & quick, easy setup tricks: www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9244 Pay it forward - become a paid WMAS member 
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Posted By: ptronsp
Date Posted: November 14 2010 at 12:36am
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We have had him for about two months. He is eating but tends to be fairly picky. We have never seen him pick at the corals at all. I want to try clams because I heard they love those? |
Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: November 14 2010 at 9:55am
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Many grocery stores sell saltwater clams that are so fresh they are still alive. Some people buy these and keep them in their tank. The live clam is still closed up so tight, it takes a knife to pry it apart. These are the ones to get. You could crack/punch a hole in the shell and let the Butterflyfish go to town on it.
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Posted By: ptronsp
Date Posted: November 14 2010 at 12:01pm
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Thanks Mark that is what I am going to do. We also had a flame scallop that was dead so I cracked it open and the little bit of flesh that was left in it the butterfly went to town! |
Posted By: ptronsp
Date Posted: November 16 2010 at 9:49pm
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Well I bought the copperband some clams and HE LOVED THEM! Thanks for all the advice. Pam |