Cooperband butterfly in a reef?

[findingnemo1]

I Have read conflicting ideas on this.I have an aptasia problem and i have gotten 4 shrimp and none of them have touched it. So this is my next thought. I would like to have one anyways as they are great looking fish i just want to be sure they are not going to eat my tank

Thanks

[guysmiley]

I've kept one on the past in my reef and it didn't nip anyting. It readilly at frozen foods. They are a very sensitive fish to stress so buyer beware.

Garrick.

[Hightower]

I concur. I had an aiptasia infestation. Taking over tank stinging corals. Tried joes juice, hot water, vinegar, peppermint shrimp. Nothing helped.

I too the risk, bought a copperband and I dont have one stitch of aiptasia. not eventhe little babies. Gone in about 3 days. It was awesome!!

To this day I havent seen him pick at corals. He nips at stuff on the rock and in sand, but not the corals. He eats mysis and brine mostly. wont touch flake or anything else.

[hawk]

Anyone keeping them successfully with clams?

[littlesilvermax]

Originally Posted by hawk

Anyone keeping them successfully with clams?

Mine will attack clams with gusto!

[hawk]

Originally Posted by littlesilvermax

Mine will attack clams with gusto!

So did you get rid of the clams or the fish?

[littlesilvermax]

Originally Posted by hawk

So did you get rid of the clams or the fish?

Had CBB in QT, put a clam in to see what would happen, within 4 secs he was trying to eat it, not just nip!

Took clam out and put under halide in my sump, then took rest of clams out of display and put in sump.

Then put CBB in display.

[michika]

Mine CCB is fine with clams, all of the giant types so far. It is also good with sps and lps. Mine eats frozin, flake, pellet, even nips at the nori. Sadly it can't be bothered to try the aptasia so he seems to be a dud in that department. Overally really beautiful fish!

[trilinearmipmap]

My CBB wiped out all my Aiptasia in short order. He then proceeded to eradicate all the pods in my tank. I feel this had a bad effect on the overall health of the tank. If I were doing it again I would't get a CBB.

He has not bothered any of my hard or soft corals or my anemones.

[michika]

Originally Posted by trilinearmipmap

My CBB wiped out all my Aiptasia in short order. He then proceeded to eradicate all the pods in my tank. I feel this had a bad effect on the overall health of the tank.

What happened? Did you see a visual difference? Can you describe the bad effects you saw?