My Copperband nicely polished off my little tubeworms/featherdusters. (that's why I hired him) but when that was finished he went on to nip at one of my 4 brain corals (he killed it) and my two clams.
I've had to cover my clams with acrylic boxes to keep him from killing them.
He has left the other brains and all other corals alone. He is a very nice addition to the tank and pretty much only eats frozen mysis shrimp now. I find that if he is well fed in the morning I can sometimes leave the clams uncovered and he won't pick at them as well.
With Copperbands, it's a toss up as to what you get. Some don't acclimate well, others kill corals and others are perfectly fine. They are a beautiful fish and are generally worth a try. Though mine can be a pain in the butt, I'm still glad I got him. Especially now that my tank no longer has a couple thousand of those ugly little feather dusters.
Bill
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