Copperband feeding regimen help

[ALWAYSFISHIN]

......Once upon a time I had a serious aptasia problem which I battled for some time, I came across a scat which completely irradicated every aptasia in my tank, and was loaned out to a few local reefers with great success on there tanks, however after adding a second vortech, and messing with the flow he was pinned against a rock when the vortechs were on constant flow...my fault, anyway his heath went downhill over the next few days and I lost him.

.......Well its been a few months and they are all over again....Im thinking the scat just kinda kept the aptasia knocked down, not completely removing them. A recent trip to pruess' left me with the option of peppermints/another ugly scat/or the fragile copperband which was eating mysis in the store and looked very healthy...I picked up the copperband and 6 peppermints.
........I added the fish and he is getting along with all of my fish, swims side by side with the blue hippo and yellow tangs...seems to be a model citizen
........Its been a week now, The copperband is eating aptasia constantly, he creeps up on them and completly takes em out, which is cool but here lies my question. Should I keep feeding my tank less so that he keeps the taste for the aptasia or should I go back to my normal feeding ways. the copperband will eat mysis and formula when i feed, I just dont know if a diet of mainly aptasia will suffice. Is it healthy to feast only on aptasia? Anyone with experience?

[ReeferRob]

No experience, but the questions your asking are viable and make sense.

I would think that it would be a good idea to supplement his diet to keep him as healthy as possible. I don't think that aptasia carry much nutritional value. But on the other end of the sword you don't want him to get a taste for finer foods and start to ignore the aptasia for tastier foods. Then again its part of its prey instinct to go after the little PITAs, you can't ever take that away from someone or something.

I would be more worried about the 6 sea rats you put into your tank munching on corals rather than the aptasia.

[ALWAYSFISHIN]

Ive heard alot about peppermints taking care of them also, but am not aware of them muching on corals. Maybe Ive added a new problem, can you elaborate on your experiences with the "sea rats" thanks for your input

[ReeferRob]

Just that it seams as though a myth that they eat aptasias. I've heard a hundred times over people buying them for your exact reason, but NEVER and success strories. Plus it is way to common that they are ID incorrectly to another similar looking shrimp.

I've had amazing unexpected luck with an Ebili Eye Angel smoking my aptasias for me where I couldn't reach with Aptasia X, skip Joes Juice.