Tank size/Fish compatibility

[daniella3d]

It's fine for a copperband, the problem is the copperband itself. Many die because they don't eat or won't eat enough. I had my copperband in a 75 allons for 2 years and he was fat as a little pig. He ate live white worms as his main diet for all that time. I sold him because he was starting to nip at my clams and corals, so this is a risk. He was fine for 2 years.

Why do you want a copperband? hope you know they are very finiky eaters and you might have to give it some live food and messy food like fresh live mussels. They often have problem feeding because they are gentle fish and other more aggressive fish will get to all the food before the copperband even have a bite. They are way best kept in a tank with no aggressive fish at all. Mine was with one niger trigger that was always hiding, and just a few small fish. I was feeding him twice a day with a pipette so that he would eat. They can be very time consuming and you must be prepare for this.

Originally Posted by asylumdown

You think that's too small for a copper band? I thought they could live in way smaller tanks? Or just that copper bands are testy to begin with? I've had amazeballs success with copperbands so far, you should see how fat my current one is.