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07-24-2007, 03:29 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Prince George
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Copperbanded Butterfly Questions
I would like to get a copperbanded butterfly for my 90gal. to help with Apst. Anyone have one in a reef? Anything I should be cautious about? Any Info would be appretiated.
Currently in my tank i have:
Fish
(2) Green Chromis
(1) Yellow Tang
(1) sailfin Tang
(1) Clown
(1) Coral Beuty
(3) PJ Cardnals
Coral:
Some shrooms
couple of brains
Hammer coral
Horn Coral
Kenya tree
Inverts
Carpet Anem
BTA
and about persitant 50 APST! 
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07-24-2007, 03:54 PM
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Professor Chaos
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Arkham Asylum
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they are very picky and there is no promise that they will eat the aptasia. they may also nip at your coral.
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07-24-2007, 04:10 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Prince George
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gee thanks I was kinda hoping for some more possitive type info, talk about rainin on my parade!  HAHAHA.....HMMMMMMMMMM What to do what to do! |
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07-24-2007, 05:40 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: san jose, ca
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you could try a few peppermint shrimp, they seem to have a good success rate.
they are pretty inexpensive too.
J.
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07-24-2007, 06:54 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: michigan
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yea peppermint shrimp work great imo, worked for my aptasia problem. just 2 in a 125gal. took about a week, i never saw them, just my aptasia kept disapearing, now no aptasias. still havent caught a glimpse of the shrimp since i put them in there. there was a couple dozen aptasia at least.
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07-24-2007, 07:19 PM
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I've got the REEF rash!
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: New Jersey
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The Shrimp sounds better!
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07-24-2007, 09:14 PM
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The Mad Reefer
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Baltimore, md
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I would get peppermint shrimp for that purpose. I have a copperbanded and he will not touch the aptisia. They are also picky about what they eat
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07-25-2007, 02:44 AM
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Shark
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Valparaiso, IN
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I loved my copper banded until it impalied (sp) itself between a rock and my pink birdsnest coral. That thing is sharp. |
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07-25-2007, 02:47 AM
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Carpe Noctem
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Western Colorado
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CBB are also very difficult to acclimate and begin eating in captivity. I think the mortality rate is around 50%. Definitely something to keep in mind. I think it's on my probably not again list.
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07-25-2007, 10:02 AM
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Shark
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: new york city
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they def eat featherdusters
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07-25-2007, 10:32 AM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Prince George
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I seem to have troubles with Shrimp. I haven't tried on in my 90 but I tried 3 different kinds in my 25 and they all died in less than a week!
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07-25-2007, 01:18 PM
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Professor Chaos
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Arkham Asylum
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you may need to look at options outside of the tank. i recommend taking the rock out and using ablow torch on the aptasia to kill it... yes i really mean it.
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07-25-2007, 05:06 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: michigan
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Twitterbait
you may need to look at options outside of the tank. i recommend taking the rock out and using ablow torch on the aptasia to kill it... yes i really mean it.
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its funny, i did that, and about 2 weeks later 5 of them came back growing on the starch white area on the rock... thats when i said screw it and went and bought the peppermints
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07-25-2007, 05:09 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Prince George
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Actually I have had really good success with the blow torch. I roast them then I cook the rock for a month and keep checking for new pop ups and roast them too. There are just a couple peices right now in hard to get spot that I don't want to remove. Joes Juice only kills the crown for about a week then the are back.
SO I just ordered 2 peppermints. They get here on friday, and I plan on drip acclimating them. So wish me luck!
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07-25-2007, 05:42 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Portland,OR
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I would do the peppermint shrimp route, I had a 90 that was infested with aptasia, added 5 shrimp and over a few weeks all the aptasia disappeared.
They seemed to like the smaller aptasia better, but eventually even the big ones were gone. ..
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