Electrokate Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 About 4" lips to base of tail but maybe more. Well nourished, no mouth damage or fungus, not had ich in my care. Nibbles tips of aiptasia but not manjano and not seen eating other coral, but your mileage may vary, I feed 5x a day! I have had it about half a year. Must sell due to flooded basement, need to tear down tank and he's too skittish to put in a 20 til the carpet's redone. $25 pic of this and the filefish I have on another thread pics are from october, fish are slightly bigger and fatter now Thanks, Kate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cschwarz Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 wow! that's a great deal! to bad i already have one :( do you think two would be fine together? i have had great luck with copperbandeds but never had two together lol or never seen it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmike Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 pm sent on the copperband Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trautman Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 just since we are on this thread: how do you guys care for your copperbands? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cschwarz Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 its really is not that hard. the key is to find a healthy one. and give it lots of choices of frozen foods to eat and when they start to eat feed them a few times per day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electrokate Posted January 20, 2011 Author Share Posted January 20, 2011 I have this one in with my filefish. It's a spazz, kind of like a tang, and does not like too much activity around the tank while it is eating but the rest of the time it's not so skittish. So I put the food in and back off fast. They like to pick at things so if you can tie down their food that helps too. I put DIY or cubes of something with gel in a square of plastic mesh like you get onions in and use an algae clip to hang it. Works great for files, copperband. In the big tank that lasts about 3 seconds as the wrasses, tangs and clownfish love tearing into it. Here is a picture from when the filefish were new and still skinny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newfisher Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 just since we are on this thread: how do you guys care for your copperbands? Soak misis in garlic for several feedings then wien the garlic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electrokate Posted January 22, 2011 Author Share Posted January 22, 2011 I think I have a buyer for the copperband. From what I have read the long snouted fish tend to get injured during collection, shipping, transfer, etc. If their mouth is injured they don't eat. So that might be one reason people have trouble acclimating them. They like to eat that's for sure, they are pigs! Generally when I get a new fish I put it in quarantine with greedy eaters that show them what to eat and act as dithers. Then I feed small amounts as often as I can and stay way back from the tank so as not to scare the fish. Mollies are great for quarantine buddies. Kate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trautman Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 thanks for the great advice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cschwarz Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 and what i have learned over time with copper banded butterfly fish is buy medium size ones. small ones ship badly and large\ ones are allot more difficult to get to eat frozen foods foods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCR Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 Are the fish gone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longiotti Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 is the copperband sold? where you located? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electrokate Posted January 28, 2011 Author Share Posted January 28, 2011 Actually the person who wanted the copperband changed his mind as his fish were acting aggressively. Unfortunately 2 days ago the copperband ate 3 heads of Dendrophyllia so is no longer considered reef safe. I am going to put a hammer frag in his tank to see if this is going to be a regular problem. Still have the filefish, which will need to be fed at least 3 times a day with food hung from an algae clip. It eats a little bit of stuff like mysis and krill but is so slow that it will starve if fed only that way. So I kind of think I might be stuck with both fish, but still have hope. THanks, Kate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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