****Copper Band Angle 911****

is there a lot of flow in your tank ? maybe from the rocks ? not sure bud but i hope he heals because he looks asome.

 

Could be the other 2 fish chasing or causing stress the yellow tang can be semi aggressive especially since the shape and color is similar to the copperband. FYI That is a copperband butterfly not an angle, is it eating for you? They are very finicky eaters and typically won't eat anything but live foods at first sometimes if your lucky they will eat frozen mysis or brine shrimp. The average survival rate is around 20% in captivity and is a difficlut fisf to get to feed at first.

 

They almost never survive in captivity, they will sometime eat mysis and blanched dandelion greens. They aren't angels they are butterfly fish, they were classified as angels until about 1985 . The phylogenic criteria that separates butterflies from angels is the lack of preopercle spines. Angels have preopercle spines which allow for a larger more trunkated buccole cavity and highly developed premaxilla well adapted for a variety of foods. Another great example of how phylogeny begets functinality. Good luck, ask your retailer not to import these fish any more.

 

LOL bud. I think the same thing when andy postes on here. But he sure does know his stuff.

 

Ditto here

 

haha you guys! i guess i just think about these things in just those types f terms. an understudy in vertebrate zoology would benefit everyone i think. i seriously dont even think about my audience sometimes, i hope at least that you guys do learn some things if not only words. how to you describe that type of morphology in any other terms? 
not smarter bud, just different background. i breath eat and sleep reef aquaria/biology

 

**On a side note for future fish purchases, I know that netting these fish can be very hard on them... I don't buy any saltwater fish that I see someone using a net on, it's a good practice to follow I think.

 

It's unfortunate that LFSs sell these fish. I don't think the majority of reefers can keep them alive. The only one I've ever seen live a long time in captivity is down at Sea of Marvel - it's in a tank that's roughly 300+ gallons with a ton of rock sprinkled with aptasia. I'm sure there are others who have been successful, but this fish should clearly be classified as 'Expert' only.

 

I had one bud for 3 years ate anything I put in the tank