copper banded butterfly

[briansreeftank19660426]

could he survive in a 30 gallon tank a small one say 2 inches or less?

 

[musipilot]

Copperbands can grow up to 8", a minimum 80 gallon tank is recommended for them.

 

[briansreeftank19660426]

I MEANT FOR LIKE A YEAR IM GETTING A 125 GALLON TANK THIS SUMMER? WOULD HE BE OK FOR 6 MONTHS A SMALL ONE IN THAT TANK?

 

[litmus]

I would wait until I had 125 before getting the copperband.

 

[chrismilano]

I tried putting a copperband in a 72, and he got stressed out and developed lymph on his fins. They are apparently very fragile!

 

[dirtybilge]

Never put a big fish of any kind in such a small tank.

 

[brian'sreef]

agreed.. copperbands are grazers spending most of their time eating things they find on live rock.. a 30 gallon doesn't really offer enough for them to eat.. i had one in my 125 for a while(long time ago).. in two days i had zero tube worms.. he ate them all ..and began picking at all my little sponges..so knowing that i wanted coral later on. i had to get rid of him.. butterflies like to eat little polyps..so if you really want one take the advice and wait till you get that bigger tank.. good luck..
Brian

 

[danfishman]

Is it true that Copperband Butterflies eat apitasia (Glass Anenomoe)?