Dec 2011 POTM - Butterfly Fish

[Jaws]

Can I ask the people with Copperbands what you find them eating mostly in your tanks? Flake/Pellet/Cyclopeeze/Frozen, etc?

[Reef Pilot]

Originally Posted by Jaws

Can I ask the people with Copperbands what you find them eating mostly in your tanks? Flake/Pellet/Cyclopeeze/Frozen, etc?

I started my Copperbands on frozen PE Mysis, then a few pieces of cut fresh clam. Later I converted them over to freeze dried Mysis and Plankton, which is mostly what is eaten today. Have not been able to get them to eat flake or pellets. They will take it in their mouths to try, but spit it right out. I also have Pearlscale ButterFly fish that eat pretty well anything, incl pellets and flakes. Started them on frozen PE Mysis, too, though. But the real good news is that they all eat aiptasia.

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

Originally Posted by paddyob

Where was this taken?

Nice shot.

His super-secret swimming pool reef tank

[Jackie]

[Zoaelite]

Mine goes after brine, mysis, white worms and hunts feather dusters & asptasia down like no other.

Actual submission:


You would think being a butterfly he would go after zoas , he's never shown interest luckily enough.

[Nano]

Originally Posted by zoaElite

You would think being a butterfly he would go after zoas , he's never shown interest luckily enough.

this ones got my vote as well as on the previous page "dancing with a Tang" to beautiful pictures! I love the color

[Zoaelite]

I might change my upload in that case , why has no one else uploaded photos beside Tony and I?

I have a feeling that & the lack of sticky might be hindering the success of POTM. Uploading downgrades the quality of the photo, would be nice to see POTM back to it's old form.

[Reef Pilot]

Originally Posted by zoaElite

Mine goes after brine, mysis, white worms and hunts feather dusters & asptasia down like no other.

Actual submission:


You would think being a butterfly he would go after zoas , he's never shown interest luckily enough.

Yup, I like this one, too. Beautiful background to the fish....

[Jaws]

How often are you guys feeding them?

[Reef Pilot]

Originally Posted by Jaws

How often are you guys feeding them?

I feed mine small bits of food 3 or 4 times a day. He only gets a few bites each time, as the other fish clean up the food very quickly. That's why I feed more often.