Copperband Butterfly - Feeding

[imooi2001]

Hi, new help how to feed copperband?

- heard using frozen mussels?

- also heard feed tubifex worm?

can someone help advise? thks

[contrails]

Hi,

Try Mysis. If still wont eat try mussels or cockles. My Butterfly goes crazy with cockles and mussels. Esp cockles with the strong smell of blood and all. Good luck feeding. Butterflies are damn fussy eaters.

[searching4dan]

tried mysis, brine, dapne, pellets..

my butterfly dun even bother to eat til i target feed it in its face with brine..

but still it does nt eat much..

end up.. dead..

i believe u can start feeding it with mussles or cockles for a start..

[imooi2001]

Hi,

Try Mysis. If still wont eat try mussels or cockles. My Butterfly goes crazy with cockles and mussels. Esp cockles with the strong smell of blood and all. Good luck feeding. Butterflies are damn fussy eaters.

thks bro..those mussels or cokles, can we buy from market, and after buy can keep them frozen then slowly feed as need? what type we can buy from market? thks!

[searching4dan]

wet market shld have plenty bah..

i duno if its advisable?

myb u can chop them into feeding potions..

then frezze it?

so in future, its easier to feed..

juz my 2 cents..

better consult the pro..

[adrianlau]

Mine went for live brine shrimp first, then convert to frozen brine shrimp and Henry's frozen food.

I believe live tubifex and blood worm will also work, but not sure if can "convert" to marine food.

Fresh Green mussels ($1 a pack from Cold Storage) is also a favourie food - pry it open with a spoon and throw in with the shell on. I keep 2 pieces for the following days and cook the rest for feeding human .

[contrails]

Hi,

I just buy from market, open it rinse in water then throw it in. Used to throw it in with half the shell. Then realized that it is damn troublesome to pick the shells out cos my tank is 2.5 ft deep. so now I just put it in without shells. Other fishes also go crazy with it. Tangs, Angels.......

Hope it works for you. If mussels dun work try cockles. Damn strong smell.

[imooi2001]

thanks to all who help!!

[letdoit]

Immoi2001, u new?

how long is yr water cycle?

my very first fish is copperband

, fish don't eat and die due to stress - (water)

hope yr water cycle is ok

if not, everything don't eat.

by the way, copperband cannot have corals.