Copperband Swimming Upside Down?!?

[The Grizz]

Sounds like you are doing a great job caring for the CBB, well done.

[NastayNatron]

Alright another development. Yesterday when I added the CB's muscle for him to eat it turned the tank water milky white as he ripped it apart. I rinsed it in R/O water like the last 3 he has eaten but this has never happened. It turned the water extremely cloudy so I did a quick 5 gallon w/c last night and added an airstone to the tank just to be safe. Today it was a bit better but still really cloudy so I did a 10g w/c a few minutes ago. The fish seem alright and aren't breathing heavy or anything as far as I can tell . . . As I did the waterchanges I added the proper amount of Prazi to keep the dose up. The CB isn't twitching at all anymore and seems to be acting completely normal. Im just worried that something major is going to happen with 3 days remaining in their final treatment. . . Thoughts?

[Reef Pilot]

Whenever I feed a fresh clam, I always cut it into very small pieces and keep only the good fleshy parts. Then I rinse it thoroughly in RO water before adding to my tank.

I was only doing it initially when I had a finicky eater (like my butterfly fish) in quarantine. I don't trust it for regular feeding, as it is fresh from the ocean, and who knows what disease I might be introducing.

[daniella3d]

Yes I always rinse it as well. I simply rinse it under a running faucet with warm tap water.

I never had a problem with it fouling the water though, but putting one mussle in a 75 gallons is not the same thing as putting it in a 30 gallons I guess.

It is best to brush it well under warm running water to remove anything external then cut it in half and rinse the meat a little to remove extra juice. I have been feeding mussle since I have my copperband and never had a disease introduced that way.

I think it is a very good food in this case because the copperband needs to fatten up.

Another important thing is that I always smell the mussle and if it smell anything I would not eat, I skip and choose another one. After a while you get the idea of what a fresh and good mussle should smell like.

Originally Posted by Reef Pilot

Whenever I feed a fresh clam, I always cut it into very small pieces and keep only the good fleshy parts. Then I rinse it thoroughly in RO water before adding to my tank.

I was only doing it initially when I had a finicky eater (like my butterfly fish) in quarantine. I don't trust it for regular feeding, as it is fresh from the ocean, and who knows what disease I might be introducing.