Copper banded butterfly-Should I?? - Page 2

Delphinus · #11 12-13-2002, 03:28 PM

Doing some random reading last night in Anthony Calfo's book, and while looking up something completely unrelated I came across a sentence where he used the phrase "moderately reef safe" or some such to describe the CBB ... he echoed that the feather dusters, and those little-red-calcareous-thingies-whose-name-I-can't-remember-but-you-sometimes-see-on-LR, whatever they're called ... they'll be toast, too.

So, my guess is, it's probably fine, but in the end you likely never know 100% until the fish is in your tank, how it will get on.

Just some random musings ... good luck ... they are a pretty fish (I think they're all pretty though ... 8) )

Canadian Man · #12 12-13-2002, 10:59 PM

Well I went to visit My friend Danny Wai's to purchase my first fish from him.
I got a 3" or so copperbanded butterfly. It's in the process of floating right now and soon to be released.
The Tang seems cool so far. 8)

Canadian Man · #13 12-14-2002, 07:48 AM

Well just an update:
I had(yes past tense!)this fish in my possesion for aprox 9 hours.
It was acclimated for 2 hours.
When I came hometonight I was checking on the tank with a flashlight and found my new beauty to be doing the upside down reverse circle gold medal move. Unfortunatley all my new Copper Banded won was a porceline medal!

Very upsetting

So the fish is now in fishy land.

MitchM · #14 12-14-2002, 01:44 PM

Any idea what happened Jon?

Mitch

Tau2301 · #15 12-14-2002, 03:07 PM

Sorry to hear about what would have been a great fish.

I've been wondering lately if a person should take along his/her test kit to the LFS just to verify what the tank parameters are before a purchase. :?:

You would also think that two hours of acclimatization would be enough.

stephane · #16 12-14-2002, 03:13 PM

tree ting could happen

IMO

bad aclimatation and I woulb be very surprise this was the case here sinc your not a newbe

the fish was about to die and and he do unfotunatly in you tank (go for refun)

your tang have beat him to death. Very possible since tang are sometime realy bad fish depend on there caractere and I have heard a couple of story of yellow and purple killing then realy fast. I have tree tang and no one have even look at mine when I introduce him but some are realy bad guy

sorry

Bob I · #17 12-14-2002, 03:41 PM

I am sorry to hear that. At least the last fish I bought from your friend lasted for a week. I am beginning to think one should not purchase anything unless one knows for sure the animal has been in the store's possession for a couple of weeks. I just bought a Lemonpeel from Pisces. It had been there for a while. I noticed it was scratching a bit, so the girl suggested a 10 minute fresh water dip. She also showed me the animal was eating. I did as suggested, and to date the fish seems fine. I guess I will keep my fingers crossed.

AJ_77 · #18 12-14-2002, 05:01 PM

Very sorry, Jonny.

Bummer.

Delphinus · #19 12-14-2002, 05:33 PM

I'm very sorry too.

Canadian Man · #20 12-14-2002, 06:22 PM

Thanks guys, I didn't get much sleep last night. I felt quite bad

Mitch:
I don't know what happened?

After the 2 hour acclimation period (the longest of any critter I have ever added to my tank) I let him go into the tank and he was swimming around checking things out. He did not go and hide and the tang and him were swimming right beside eachother. The CBB even started to eat the feather dusters from the sand. Katie and I went out for a few hours and came back and that was it.

I am so skeptical now from buying anything living from ANY store. I feel it's always such a big gamble. I couldnt imagine purchasing a $300 fish and having this happen.