Copperband Swimming Upside Down?!?

[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.