Top Care Facts For The Copperband Butterfly (Chelmon rostratus)
- Care Level: Moderate
- Temperament: Peaceful
- Diet: Omnivore
- Origin: Indo Pacific
- Acclimation Time: 3+ Hours
- Reef Safe: Monitor
- Coral Safe: No
- Invertebrate Safe: No
- Minimum Tank Size: 70+ Gallons
Yoshiko Kissinger –
Ah yes the Copper Band Butterfly. What a beautiful fish indeed also a hard fish to train to eat frozen foods. Every time I see one al the LFS they are skinny and I have never seen one eating. Shops always say just fed or just arrived so I pass. I purchased this one because I figured the odds of success were about the same but at half the cost. When I opened the box and pulled this fish out I was shocked on how bright it’s colors were and how fat it was. Seriously this was a perfect fish. After drip acclimation under subdued lighting the CBBF was placed into Quarantine. Two hours later I offered frozen brine shrimp and was amazed how mush this fish took. My biggest fear was not eating and that fear is gone. I’d recommend this fish to anyone with the room and peaceful tank mates. Thank reefs4less for sending such a great example.