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Copepod explosion

DYIguy

DYIguy

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I have a 13g with just one fish- a damsel that doesn't eat copepods or amphipods that I know. I recently moved a rock from another tank because I couldn't get an emerald crab off it, but there are plenty of amphipods in the 13g- I'm not great at algae control on the glass on the 13g- today I noticed it had started to clear up on it's own. A closer look this afternoon and the glass is covered with pods. I'm planning on trying to net a bunch after lights out and move them to the 75- wondering where they came from- not going to bite a gift horse so to speak. Also wondering what to do to keep them coming
 
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Boehmtown

Dosing live phyto helps feed them, but you'll never get rid of them, even if you wanted to. And if you do. They are very easy to culture. And if you get tisbe pods they can be cultured using old fish food. So basically, don't worry about them, they'll take care of themselves, if you want to artificially push the population higher, dose phyto, culture them if you're seeding another tank or using them for food.
 
Mark_C

Mark_C

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Agree with Boeh, just dose a bit of phyto, but even if you dont they’ll live off detritus.
The wrasse will love em as a treat and secondary food source and to keep hunting skills up.
A mandarin eats nothing but, will strip the 13 clean in hours, and would starve in the 75 in a couple weeks unless you keep a good supply coming in. Had a mandarin in a pod heavy 90 and still had to dose pods every month or two (but well worth it).
And somehow pods just happen. I’ve started tanks with bleached dry rock and dipped every coral thoroughly and yet…
 
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