Copperband no longer eating

[dusty16]

So I've had this copperband for over a month now. It went through quarantine and always ate frozen mysis right from the start. The past few days it hasnt eaten a thing that I have seen. Any tips or food I should try to get it eating again?

Tank parameters are fine. No changes to anything. Other fish are all fine. It shows interest in the food and stares it down but doesn't eat it.

[spit.fire]

Originally Posted by dusty16

So I've had this copperband for over a month now. It went through quarantine and always ate frozen mysis right from the start. The past few days it hasnt eaten a thing that I have seen. Any tips or food I should try to get it eating again?

Tank parameters are fine. No changes to anything. Other fish are all fine. It shows interest in the food and stares it down but doesn't eat it.

have you tried aiptasia?

[dusty16]

Originally Posted by spit.fire

have you tried aiptasia?

No I havent. I thought people generally dont want that in their tanks

[dusty16]

Overall hes pretty thin except the belly area. Is that normal?

[spit.fire]

i find that without aiptasia they get skinnny and die

[crimper]

Originally Posted by spit.fire

i find that without aiptasia they get skinnny and die

Not True at all. I got a couple of Aiptasia before, after a couple of weeks all aiptasia got wiped out and never seen one again.

I have my copperband for more than I year now. I feed him chopped Shrimp and chopped Clams. He is fat and tough, will always stand up for him self when get bullied by my yellow tang.

The key is to chopped the shrimps and clams in tiny pieces.

[rishu_pepper]

I have tons of live blackworms at the moment. My cbb absolutely destroys them. Let me know if you want a pinch, the magic is real.

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[rishu_pepper]

I'd like to add that I tried the "drilled hole in an apparatus" method, but it did not work on my CBB. I tried several items in the beginning, but what got it started was frozen bloodworm. Once it got eating that, then mysis (which it previously did not eat) was on the menu. But nothing compares to live blackworms. He attacks them very aggressively, competing with the other messy eaters. No fish in my system rejects live BW. From what I've read, it's God's gift to marine aquarium fish.

[paddyob]

Really? Are people still having this conversation?

After years of these fish doing poorly, and being documented again and again, people still get shocked by this. It's funny and sad at the same.

[toytech]

Im 0-3 on these fish and wont try again , between the poor eating habits , parasites , and bacteria infections its just too hard .