copperband butterfly - Page 2

sunfishh · #26 07/15/2006, 11:06 AM

Ivy that is the best looking CCB I have ever seen

ColeBC · #27 07/15/2006, 11:49 AM

I've had a CBB for about 9 months. She ate all my feather dusters and also my hawaiian one. She was really small when I got her and now she's about 3" long.
She doesn't touch any of my corals and eats all the frozen foods I give my fish. I just think you have to feed them 2 or 3 times a day.
I had to take my green open brain out because she started picking on it a bit. I think she was just looking for pods etc and didn't mean to hurt the coral. Every time I put my hand in the tank to clean, she swims between my fingers and eats pods that come out of the rocks when I clean.

Cole

rsxs1212 · #28 07/15/2006, 12:09 PM

anyone have any problems with anemones being picked at?

thanks for all the help everyone you have made my choice much easier

TCU Reefer · #29 07/15/2006, 12:17 PM

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Originally posted by 64Ivy
I've had mine over three years and it's still kickin'. C. muelleri from Austrailla though.

Very nice.

So is that the difference between the Australian and the Indo Pacific, the markings?

ColeBC · #30 07/15/2006, 12:41 PM

I have 4 anemones and she's never touched any of them.

64Ivy · #31 07/15/2006, 01:58 PM

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Originally posted by TCU Reefer
Very nice.

So is that the difference between the Australian and the Indo Pacific, the markings?

The Muellers Copperband is an entirely different (sub)species. The more commonly seen C. rostratus is found in both places and looks pretty much the same whether from the Indo-Pacific or Australia. The difference, according to several articles I've read, is that the Australian variety of C. rostratus usually comes in hardier because they are not collected with cyanide while some Indo-Pacific specimens still are.

The Muelleri is endemic to Australia, hence no danger of poisoning ever. Unfortunately, they are only imported to the US very infrequently.

Thanks to everyone for the kind words by the way. Here's another picture for you.

TCU Reefer · #32 07/15/2006, 02:48 PM

Thanks for the very informative info 64Ivy.

I've never got a straight answer to that question.

Artik · #33 07/16/2006, 01:28 AM

My copperband was eating well, but then after two weeks or so just refused to eat and slowly wasted away. Not sure why? Was quite reef safe though, but picked at some zooanthids + lobo's.

Psyire · #34 07/16/2006, 01:50 AM

Are there any reports of them eating pellets?