Copper banded butterfly not eating

[pelsoczi]

I received the copper banded butterfly special on Thursday and have been feeding Mysis but he won't eat. He swims out front all day but as soon as I feed he hides in the back. I make sure I feed alot so it is floating around the tank. That way some will get by him but he just won't eat it. I have a lot of mushrooms, star polyp, pagoda cup, elephant ear, blue ridge, but he hasn't touched those. I see him picking at the rock but I'm not sure that will sustain him. Any ideas?

 

[pelsoczi]

O.K. never mind, I've been reading alot of other streams and will go to the grocers to get some mussels or clams.

 

[alix2.0]

good luck! they are great fish.

 

[saltn00b]

you might find he wont eat the mussels / clams either because he is stressed. go to a LFS and get some brine shrimp. this shrimp is nutritionally worhtless, but gets em to start eating. then start mixing in some mysis and ween off the brine.

 

[mx#28]

LIVE brine shrimp in specific. Good plan with the mussels and clams. Try enough things and you're very likely to get him eating.

 

[mtodd001]

I bought 1 last week and I'm having the same problem. I have noticed the aiptisia in my tank is gone. It took him a few days to become familar w/the tank, but he swims all around like he owns the tank now.