Feeding Copper Band Butterfly

[sphelps]

Live clams from supermarket

[dino]

Bristle worms

[LionfishJW]

Originally Posted by dino

Bristle worms

Thanks, Dino!

How do I get some bristle worms?

[crimper]

I had success with Blood worms & black worms.

[LionfishJW]

Originally Posted by crimper

I had success with Blood worms & black worms.

Thanks, Crimper!

As we know, copper band is a slow eater, how do you give the worms to it and not taken by other fishes? I tend not to give excessive food to prevent from polluting water.

[Myka]

Try live blackworms. I order them from Petland here. They order them on Tuesdays and the worms show up on Wednesdays.

Next time, make sure you see the fish eat before you buy it. Lots of Copperbands will eat - probably 75% of them. That doesn't mean they will survive long term though. It is unusual for them to survive long term.

[dino]

I use frozen plankton and don't find to many fish can resist it

[crimper]

Originally Posted by LionfishJW

Thanks, Crimper!

As we know, copper band is a slow eater, how do you give the worms to it and not taken by other fishes? I tend not to give excessive food to prevent from polluting water.

I quarantine them with no other fish and make sure they are eating before adding to my display tank. I use a small pippet to make sure she is the first to get the food before other fish when they are added to the display until they learn to get food on their own.Turkey baster works fine.

[LionfishJW]

Originally Posted by sphelps

Live clams from supermarket

Thanks, RAM350!

So, the frozen brine shrimps won't work, right?

How do you hatch the brine shrimps? In a separated tank?

[LionfishJW]

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