That's rough, poor fish :sad:

Please euthanize the fish.

I actually had the clove oil out but he just ate and started swimming around so I am going to hold off for a few hours. I doubt hes getting better but after watching him swim again and eat, I don't want to take him out yet.

I've never been able to bring myself to do this, I always hope the fish will get better. Here's hoping that yours does.

I have done it in the past but its very, very hard. I got everything ready because I can't watch him like this much longer. But then when I fed the fish, he came out of the corner and ate. He was swimming around again too.

I still do not expect he will make it and will most likely have to euthanize him tonight but I guess I am just holding out...

brutal dude sorry to hear this. :cry:

Really tough morning...he still looked terrible even after eating yesterday and I had to make the decision to put him down. I have had to do this with sick fish before but this time seemed especially hard even though I have not had him long.

Its so frustrating to have yet another CBB thrive in the tank for a month and then suddenly deteriorate for no apparent reason. He was eating so well, swimming great, very friendly little guy. He fatten up so nicely in that time and then got that spot on his side which was clearly internal (looked like a rupture as I said earlier) and within a week he stops eating, gets paper thin, can't swim right and is gone :(

I am now 100% convinced that unless these fish can be caught properly, stores should not be bringing them in. Just in this thread alone there are enough experiences of sudden death to back that up. I have had it happen 4 times now and every time its the exact same. Mine have all come from the same LFS and I assume the same supplier...

I am going to see if I can somehow find a MAC certified CCB and try again. I am curious to see how well they fare. I have a feeling much better.

If anyone knows where I can find a MAC certified copperband, can you please let me know. I will gladly pay double or triple even :D These are one of my favorite fish and one of the reasons I got into saltwater from brackish years ago but I have never been able to find one that will survive more than a few months.

I guess I got lucky, I got my copperband (my first attempt at a copperband) back in march from oceanaquatics.
Wendell had told me they had just come in and he couldn't promise that they were eating but only 2 days after being shipping up to me he was settled in the quarantine tank eating mysis like a pig. 6 weeks later when I put him in the display he had to go through some pretty serious hazing from the achilles but he weathered it and is now the 2nd boldest fish in my tank

CANADA
Coast Mountain Aquatics
12871 Bathgate Way #19
Richmond, British Columbia V6V 1Y5 Canada
Tel. +1 604 244-0670
Email kyle@marinefish.ca

This is the only MAC certified imported for Canada listed on MACs website that I could find, maybe they could direct you to a retailer in your area who sells MAC certified fish.

Thats awesome, thanks!