Copperband Butterfly

[SPEARGUNHUNTER]

I want to get rid of some aiptasia on my main tank and today i got a Copperband Butterfly and put it first on my frag tank that has some aiptasia to see if he will eat them, i want to try that before putting it on the main tank, he's small size . im also checking if he's nipping my corals on the frag tank.

Have you had any experience with this fish?

 

[jessesoto33]

I heard some will eat aiptasia, and some won't, mine never did! And that goes for corals to!

 

[SPEARGUNHUNTER]

thanks Jesse!!
any other input??

 

[pnguy3n]

It's def. hit or miss with CBB. Have you tried pep. shrimps?

 

[SPEARGUNHUNTER]

no, i haven't tried them yet, have those worked for you?

i've noticed that the CBB is nipping under frag plugs but not zoas yet, does this fish eat nudis?

 

[jessesoto33]

I just bought 5 peppers, and waiting!

 

[coral diver]

If the CBB is directly nipping on top of the corals its no good if its nipping under or base its OK its hunting and it have the potencial of going after aptasia.

Pep shrimp are like one time use you have to starve them and once they get use to fish food their not usefull and have to starve them again.

 

[nahtanoj]

my CBB eats aiptasia like a fat kid on a cupcake. it does not touch any corals, however, it does eat tube/cocoa worms.

 

[BD Enterprises]

Mine never ate it either.

 

[coral diver]

Mine completely erradicated the hundred of aptasia in my tank;

 

[SPEARGUNHUNTER]

thanks guys, still watting for any good or bad sign

 

[ChanyB]

My peppermint shrimp did great on clearing up the aiptasia, if your CBB doesn't work I'd recommend them.

 

[IEreefmaster]

Good luck Speargun! let me know how he goes as I might have to make another trip over to see him!

 

[Zegg]

Is your CBB eating prepared foods?

 

[reefkeeper180]

Just bought a CBB and nothing he just cruises around just like all my other fish.

 

[shapermike]

I have 4 CBB and all eat aiptasia and 2 of then will eat aiptasia right out of my hand. cool to watch

 

[JOSE CASAS]

Pix....would love to see that.

 

[Nanoreefbro]

It's pretty much hit or miss with this fish...

 

[glOckcOma]

I have 4 CBB and all eat aiptasia and 2 of then will eat aiptasia right out of my hand. cool to watch

SELL ME ONE!!!

I would use peppermint cause they have work for me in the past but only on small aptaisia. The Aptaisia I have right now are about 9 or 10 and they are huge, they would prolly eat the peppermints.