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It takes great dedication to keep one of these alive long term!

@PrestigeReef

5 жыл бұрын

Totally agree

I was so lucky when I got one it had no disease. Always eating and it’s still fine today

@PrestigeReef

5 жыл бұрын

Sounds like you got one of the good ones!

i went to my local fish shop about 15 months ago,there was a small copperband and they were feeding the tanks,it went nuts eating all of the brine etc out competing all of the fish in the small tank.i have had about 3 copperbands over the past 30 years they are indeed a finnicky hard to keep fish...but i bought this fish due to its behaviour ,i have a 300 gallon fish only tanks with mainly angels but its now doubled in size and looks stunning doing great..so you can find tough easy to keep copperbands

@AirstoneAd

5 жыл бұрын

Do they know which region, even which reef it came from as this can make a big difference like with Moorish Idols.

@PrestigeReef

5 жыл бұрын

Sounds to me like you got one of the good ones :)

Best start to a vid ever!

@PrestigeReef

5 жыл бұрын

lol I try my best :p

I got what I needed, references for 3D modelling, in the first 20 seconds. And then I watched the entire video anyways. I don't even own an aquarium. Cool video, excellent opening. Very informative as well. I liked it.

Great info! Very cool…yep I trained mine in a similar way to eat Aiptasia..Before I purchasing CB I had started keeping Aiptasia’s manually removed from the sand and kept them growing in a jar. When the CB was in QT observation tank (20gal section of my sump) I made an “Aiptasia smorgasbord” by crazy gluing a few Aiptasia to a piece of acrylic and placed it into my Qt tank..I sprinkled some coral frenzy on them to encourage him to eat them..and one by one they were gone. After introducing CB to my display…I’ve yet to see anymore of those effing buggers!! Besides this - he’s also got such a great personality, has become my family’s favorite reef friend. Cheers 🍻

That’s one fish that I have yet to add to the repertuar of my fish keeping abilities. I haven’t been struck with the fancy to purchase one although I’ve had the chance to many times. Also as Gabe mentioned that was a great opening line along with the “great gusto” line. I love hearing phrases that you know but don’t always hear. Just puts a smile on my face 😁 Thank for the upload and Great work as always!!! Thank you for all your hard work!!

@PrestigeReef

5 жыл бұрын

I always appreciate hearing from you :)

@2pleez122474

5 жыл бұрын

Prestige Reef ..... As I always appreciate your wonderful videos 😁👍🏻

Getting one that's been QTed and in captivity for a few months. Should get him at the end of May. Costs more but for these guys it's worth it

@PrestigeReef

5 жыл бұрын

Good luck :)

Had a good one in the early seventies, was very god at competeing for frozen and live mysis and brine shrimp, finally sold him back to the shop with the other fish due to pressure of work and time away from home, causing neglect of the tank by which time there was so much algae on the glass you could hardly see in! I would say you were spot on with chosing a really healthy feeding fish.

@PrestigeReef

5 жыл бұрын

Sounds like you had one of the good ones :)

Love the video keep it up👍😋

@PrestigeReef

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

Last week I got one from my favorite fish store. He outcompetes my my tangs for food in my tank

They look very beautiful but are hard to take care of thanks for making this video I agree with the stuff you said and thanks again

@PrestigeReef

5 жыл бұрын

:D

A trick I've heard works is feeding fresh clams that have been cracked open then once they readily eat those save the empty shells and fill them with frozen food (mysis, brine etc.) the fish will develop a taste for those foods then will eventually accept them regularly. They also tend to go after blood worms. Masstick by easyreefs is another great option that my copperband loves I've had him for almost a year and he's doing great.

@PrestigeReef

5 жыл бұрын

Some good ideas here :) Mine also loved masstick

Is this your tank? I noticed the bristleworms, do you feel there beneficial for the tank? People seem to be somewhat divided on this topic just curious. Great video! Thanks

Nice video cool fish 👊✌

@PrestigeReef

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

This is on my wish list ..

@PrestigeReef

5 жыл бұрын

Secretly me too...

Magnifique, BRAVO !!! 👏👏👏

@PrestigeReef

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

I do want one and I saw one eating pellets in the petshops but I didn't buy it as I'm not ready yet. I can take care of a Mimic Tang and two damsels but I'm probably gonna get one next time

I LOVE COPPER BAND BUTTERFLY FISHES!!

@PrestigeReef

5 жыл бұрын

Me too :)

I really really ENJOY so much your videos on these fishes where a great deal of information is shared on the specific species. It is so informative and addictive to watch. It was truly a cause for dismay when I realised you only had 2, the powder blue and copper band. Keep it up! I will most definitely stay around. Common fishes like clownfishes should be considered being reviewed as well for amateurs :)

@chuejoel4905

5 жыл бұрын

My apologies! I found more of fish species information videos in your playlist! I love them! Keep it up! :D You made my night.

@PrestigeReef

5 жыл бұрын

Good to see you found the rest :)

Had mine for 6 months then started eating my acans so had to trade him in. He loved LRS food. Awesome fish.

@PrestigeReef

5 жыл бұрын

Thats a shame :( Acans are too delicious for most fish to resist

Yes

@PrestigeReef

5 жыл бұрын

lol secretly me too

I love butterfly fish

Anybody know if centipede looking bugs in your salt tank rock are good for the tank or if I should get rid of them ? Also if they’re bad how do I get rid of them is there any fish that will eat them ?

I'd love to have one

@PrestigeReef

5 жыл бұрын

I'm thinking about getting another

Are butterfly fish stay with gold fish or others??reply sir I want to buy this fish....

How does it compare with the long-nosed yellow butterfly you also have in the tank. Are there care requirements the same? Im torn between which one to get.

@PrestigeReef

4 жыл бұрын

Similar but I believe the long noses have a better survival rate but are more likely to eat coral

I have had one for the last 7 years and he eats everything and will out compete most of my fish for Frozen and is very good fish when I got him he would only eat brine shrimp.

@PrestigeReef

5 жыл бұрын

Sounds to me like you got one of the good ones :)

so, would you say that this fish is akin to the mandarin, in that you need a clearly matured tank a few years old in order to maintain one?

@PrestigeReef

5 жыл бұрын

Thats a pretty good comparison, although copperbands are easier to get onto frozen food

Do these eat other anemones too? I have about 30 rainbow bubble tips with some small ones and would hate to lose them

@PrestigeReef

5 жыл бұрын

It would be a risk adding one

I impulse bought one of these a month ago with a sailfing tang and fortunately it eats frozen mysis like a champ. Currently is fighting ich with paragauard and metroplex, hopefully it get rid of the ich without having to use copper

@skzion2

5 жыл бұрын

Gabriel Caballero Probably useless medicines here. If really ich, copper or Chloroquine Phosphate.

@PrestigeReef

5 жыл бұрын

Sounds like you got one of the good ones, sorry to hear about the trouble you are having

Yes I really want one. The plan is to set up a small 150 gallon tank. Start with a group of green cromos.

@PrestigeReef

5 жыл бұрын

lol Im not sure that's small, despite popular belief, Chromis are actually a bad beginner fish

@jonleiend1381

5 жыл бұрын

@@PrestigeReef Before I relocated I had a 625 gallon fresh water tank full of fish. Now I just have a 5 ft by 7 ft swimming pool with a 40 inch electric eel.

@devrima.iyigun6319

5 жыл бұрын

@@PrestigeReef Right. More aggressive fish always start by chasing the smallest chromis, then the next smallest chromis , and so forth until the chromis smaller than the aggressive fish die of disease, and only the chromis bigger than or the same size as the aggressive fish remain.

Omg what a wonderful opening line hahahaha

@PrestigeReef

5 жыл бұрын

lol i speak to the truth :p

@sbdiehl88

4 жыл бұрын

"that randomly dies for no reason" yeah... instantly disqualify yourself as a reputable source for information lol. NEEEXT.

@nanoreefer1622

3 жыл бұрын

@@sbdiehl88 its true 👀

Have to say I was pretty disappointed in my local pet shop. I’m newer to saltwater fish and some of the questions I was asking certainly had to give the workers at the store an idea that I didn’t know whole lot about them. I have a very basic saltwater tank coral beauty couple of Gobbi‘s and a couple of clown fish all of which are doing great but I did buy a copper band about a month ago tried all different things to get it to eat nothing would work I even took it back to the store they told me wouldn’t take it back. He ended up dying About four days later. I’m not planning to buy from them again

@cyanblue5888

4 жыл бұрын

Me too and I removed it from my tank and released it to the back to the ocean.

@KolkataMarineHobbyist

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear that But Don't buy expert only fish from any LFS never ever if they don't eat in front of your eye . The advice is more applicable for beginners.

cool fish but they are often very weak and hard to keep

All the ones i've ever had have picked at LPS... only use them for aiptasia control as they are so boring.

@PrestigeReef

5 жыл бұрын

I'm surprised you find them boring, I find them fascinating to watch

How hard is it to breed copperband butterfly fish?

@jygergruz9562

Жыл бұрын

I’ve heard there is a program that managed to captive bred them

just noticed my box fish appears to have a hole on his head ... help !

@PrestigeReef

5 жыл бұрын

is it lateral line disease?

@tasanastasi7799

5 жыл бұрын

@@PrestigeReef No just a tiny hole top of his head , any ideas what i should do , its not getting bigger since i noticed but he is , tripled in size in 3 months , such a hoover

My copperband is a model citizen. No coral nibbling.

@PrestigeReef

5 жыл бұрын

Sounds like you got one of the good ones :)

Your are talking like academicians. Like you're writing an article. Always I make like before watching your videos 😉

I want a butterflyfish

Choose an easier fish like a Mandarin or a Cowfish

@PrestigeReef

5 жыл бұрын

lol i wouldnt recommend those either... although cowfish seem to be the tougher for those two choices

@meganelliott1945

5 жыл бұрын

Mandarin fish are easy to keep but I strongly recommend not keeping shrimp or any other type of goby that are quicker at feeding. Most deaths in well cycled tanks are a result of poor tank mate choices and gradual starvation.

Clicked so quick! What did I win

@PrestigeReef

5 жыл бұрын

lol Glory

I bought a raccoon butterfly once and it killed everything in the tank except a puffer with some kind of ich variation. It even killed Damsels that are supposed to survive anything lol. The puffer took months to recover. I know this video is about a Copperband but I’ve heard similar stories of butterflies carrying crazy ass diseases and just coming in unhealthy since they are so delicate. If I ever get another butterfly it will be a copper, but buyer beware

Dont agree about small foods mine absolutely loves uncooked mussels, clams and cockles in the shell as well as uncooked shrimp. It rips big chunks off and swallows them whole. I have had him 2 years now with no issues he even coped with fresh water baths when I was dealing with stubborn flukes.

@PrestigeReef

5 жыл бұрын

Your one sounds like the body builder of all copperbands :p

With the ones I have had you can get them to eat bloodworm and then wean them onto other food. Tried this a few times now and it’s worked every time. Bloodworm is similar to their natural diet. If you then start adding LRS, mysis or Brian shrimp for the other fish these fish get the idea. You then start reducing the bloodworm. I agree with the don’t get one that emaciated and damage to the mouth.

@PrestigeReef

5 жыл бұрын

Sounds like you've worked out a system, I might try that if I ever get another

Hmm Nemo told us wrong😂

@PrestigeReef

4 жыл бұрын

Crafty isnt he...

One of my favourite fish but wouldn't buy one not with my fish my yellow tang would just pick on it and kill it eventually

@PrestigeReef

5 жыл бұрын

Yellows can be a pain sometimes

Don't order these online. Pick yourself a large one. Get ready with various food like mysis, blackworms and clams. I had great succes using Ocean Nutrition Grid feeder with Masstick laced with selcon inside since copperbands dont like eating out of the water column.

13 seconds in. Well am not watching the rest of this video

@PrestigeReef

4 жыл бұрын

It’s better that people know what they are getting themselves into so they can make sure they provide the best care from the beginning

@666baraka4

4 жыл бұрын

@@PrestigeReef nothing dies for no reason

Haha if you want a fish that dies for no apparent reason

@PrestigeReef

5 жыл бұрын

I couldnt help myself :p