Copperbands vs clams ?

DEAD_BY_DAWN · #1 05-12-2005, 06:26 PM

Will a copperband eat a clam ?.

Doug · #2 05-12-2005, 08:58 PM

Mine has not bothered my squamosa. My friends has been in his 180 for almost a year, with 4 clams of different sizes and has not bothered them.

However they are butterflys. I think its important that they have a decent size tank with lots of live rock, producing natural food for them. Plus if they are also fed other food on a regular basis, they are less likely to pick at corals.

Besides tank fare, mine eats mysis at least twice/day.

DEAD_BY_DAWN · #3 05-13-2005, 03:58 AM

Thanks for the reply,might have to wait to a large one comes in i think a3" one might be a little to tempting.

Doug · #4 05-13-2005, 04:02 AM

My friend has some smaller crocea,s and his copperband pays no attention to them.

Yet.

DEAD_BY_DAWN · #5 05-13-2005, 04:06 AM

Ive only had my CB for a few days now,it eats like a pig though mostly on mysis,and any tube worms it can find on the lr,and spends the rest of the day haging out with my very neorotic foxface.

EmilyB · #6 05-13-2005, 05:32 AM

Mine never bothered clams, and I don't think it did with its subsequent owner either. It did severely bother an open brain though.

danny zubot · #7 05-13-2005, 04:46 PM

Just a cautionary note. I don't know what type of clam I had but my CBB picked at it a fair bit. Sounds like you'll be safe with the above mensioned clams though.

DEAD_BY_DAWN · #8 05-13-2005, 08:54 PM

I was thinking of a derasa clam due to only haveing pc lighting over my tank plus some no lighting actinic.

BCOrchidGuy · #9 05-18-2005, 04:49 PM

If you get it, be prepared to have to get it out of there quick, or remove the clam just in case. FWIW, I had a derasa that did very nicely under PC but it grew like a weed as soon as I went to MH.

Doug