copperband

this_reefer · 04/06/2007, 12:49 PM

Im starting to worry about my copperband. I bought him maybe 2 months ago. When i bought him he was eating just fine. He went for the little dusters right away. He would also eat mysids when I fed the tank. I have noticed him a couple days back that when I feed the tank it eats a couple of them and stops. It looks on the skinny side?

What else do you all feed your CBB?

Blown 346 · 04/06/2007, 12:54 PM

The prpoblem with the copperbands is they are difficult to get to eat prepared foods. They mostly eat like you said dusters, Anemones, pods, worms etc. It osunds like he was doing fine until his food source started to die out.

I have found that frozen Mysis shrimp works well to get them to eat. You can even get the live stuff if you choose.

rsxs1212 · 04/06/2007, 01:06 PM

i put a muscle in for mine on the bottom of the aquarium.. he loves to pick at it and eat it

i just buy the frozen ones at any grocery store.

this_reefer · 04/06/2007, 01:14 PM

I wish he would eat more mysids. I had some time back a cbb and I had no problem with him. He was actually a little pig! I had that one for a long time but then I moved and he died with the move?

I really hope he starts eating enough...soon!

michaeldaly · 04/06/2007, 01:45 PM

Try squashing some mysis into a shell and place it on the bottom of your rocks, it might encourage him to feed.

SCR · 04/07/2007, 06:45 AM

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Originally posted by rsxs1212
i put a muscle in for mine on the bottom of the aquarium.. he loves to pick at it and eat it

i just buy the frozen ones at any grocery store.

I'am doing the same thing, but I'am using raw shrimp. Works great.

Hal · 04/07/2007, 03:06 PM

P.E. brand mysis shrimp in particular is supposed to be good for copperbands. Mine eats it readily, and this brand has largers sized shrimp than others.

michaeldaly · 04/08/2007, 04:13 AM

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Originally posted by Hal
P.E. brand mysis shrimp in particular is supposed to be good for copperbands. Mine eats it readily, and this brand has largers sized shrimp than others.

I've never understood what the difference between PE and other brands is, I have never used PE Mysis as I don't have access to it, but isn't mysis, mysis.

Hal · 04/08/2007, 09:24 AM

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Originally posted by michaeldaly
I've never understood what the difference between PE and other brands is, I have never used PE Mysis as I don't have access to it, but isn't mysis, mysis.

The P.E. brand seems to use particularly large mysis compared to some other brands that I've used. They're probably 4 times as big as what comes in the cubes.

04/06/2007, 12:49 PM	#1
this_reefer Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 708	copperband Im starting to worry about my copperband. I bought him maybe 2 months ago. When i bought him he was eating just fine. He went for the little dusters right away. He would also eat mysids when I fed the tank. I have noticed him a couple days back that when I feed the tank it eats a couple of them and stops. It looks on the skinny side? What else do you all feed your CBB?

04/06/2007, 01:06 PM	#3
rsxs1212 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Bradenton Posts: 1,148	i put a muscle in for mine on the bottom of the aquarium.. he loves to pick at it and eat it i just buy the frozen ones at any grocery store. __________________ 60% of the time it works every time Current Tank Info: 75g RR,asm g3, eheim 1250, 2 1200's one highflow maxistream mod (may do another or med flow.) , 30g sump,fuge, 4x54 T5 lighting SLR reflectors, RO/DI top off, 20L FOWLR, 10 g prop/sps dedicated

04/07/2007, 03:06 PM	#7
Hal Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Longmont, CO Posts: 1,889	P.E. brand mysis shrimp in particular is supposed to be good for copperbands. Mine eats it readily, and this brand has largers sized shrimp than others. __________________ Some days it's not even worth chewing through the restraints. Current Tank Info: 250g starphire: 72x28x30, BeanAnimal drain with an oversized non-durso emergency drain, 4 inch DSB, 3x Reefbreeders Value LED fixtures, SWC/MSX 300A skimmer, Geo kalk reactor, 3 Vortechs w/bb, carbon reactor, and a RKL

04/06/2007, 12:54 PM	#2
Blown 346 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Rockford, Illinois Posts: 6,596	The prpoblem with the copperbands is they are difficult to get to eat prepared foods. They mostly eat like you said dusters, Anemones, pods, worms etc. It osunds like he was doing fine until his food source started to die out. I have found that frozen Mysis shrimp works well to get them to eat. You can even get the live stuff if you choose.

04/06/2007, 01:14 PM	#4
this_reefer Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 708	I wish he would eat more mysids. I had some time back a cbb and I had no problem with him. He was actually a little pig! I had that one for a long time but then I moved and he died with the move? I really hope he starts eating enough...soon!

04/06/2007, 01:45 PM	#5
michaeldaly Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Earth Posts: 2,009	Try squashing some mysis into a shell and place it on the bottom of your rocks, it might encourage him to feed.