Copper Band in a reef tank

[Daniel]

Hi, If I put a Copper band in my reef tank to eat aiptasia would I have to worry about my other corals?

 

[Sorcha]

No, your corals should be fine. If the Aptasia has gotten big at all, the Copperband might ignore it. It did in mine, we'll see if it keeps the rest of it at bay. It doesn't eat flake or anything else we put in there, but he's sure not starving - so he's eating something in there. But our corals are fine.

 

[saltwater4life]

Cool i'm going to have to try this too i have alot of these in on my zoas and rock...

 

[concept3]

Copperbands are a hit or miss though, sometimes they pick at clams and small polyps and featherdusters. I used to have one a while back, no major problems though, minimal nipping at motipora digitatas. Peppermint shrimp worked for me, I had 4 in a frag tank LOADED with aiptasia, wiped it clean in less than 3 weeks.

 

[saltwater4life]

hmm so all 3 of them were eating them or you dont know?

 

[Daniel]

OK Now you have me nervous about my clams
This clam is about 6" long

this clam is about 3" long

Now should I be worried

 

[Jcurry@wesketch]

I wouldn't take the chance with those clams.

 

[ReeferNets]

How many tangs do u have?