I've had my copperband for about 3 years now. I bought it at King Ed, I think. It was difficult to get eating, but, eventually it took to frozen. I only discovered clams in the last year. He is in a 150 gallon community tank with tangs, wrasses, dottybacks, anthias, clownfish, etc. He is a very slow, deliberate eater, and doesn't compete well with fast fish. For a while I got him eating out of my hand; he picked the frozen food from between my fingers with his long beak, something no other fish could do. Now, I feed him first thing in the morning before the wrasses are up and last thing at night, by moonlight, after the wrasses are asleep. He eats out of the water column. In my opinion, if you own one, you must make sure he eats enough, without the competition.
He tripled in size (is about 4.5-5 inches) and has survived a couple of calamities, including a kalkwasser overdose that killed half my livestock. He is now by far the biggest fish in my tank, and I love him!
Last edited by straightrazorguy; 05-12-2016 at 10:57 PM.
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