non-photosynt Posted May 7, 2006 Share Posted May 7, 2006 There are too many copepods or amphepods in my 10 gal mostly soft corals tank. They are crawling all over some corals and I had found partially eaten small coral. The only fish in the tank - percula clown - doesn't keep their population under control. Another motile habitants are astrea snails, nothing else. Corals with mouthes large enough are some yellow polyps and one hairy mushroom, all other are close to filter-feeding kind. What animal should I buy to eat pods? I had read that mandarin dragonet eats them, but there are no sandbed in the tank, recommended for it. Anything else? Link to comment
darkwaterdevil Posted May 7, 2006 Share Posted May 7, 2006 the 10 would be way to small for the mandarin even though there is a lot of pods in about a week or less there wqould be none Link to comment
non-photosynt Posted May 7, 2006 Author Share Posted May 7, 2006 Who else will eat them? Link to comment
reefernanoman Posted May 28, 2006 Share Posted May 28, 2006 six line wrasse will make anahilate them! Link to comment
clifford513 Posted May 28, 2006 Share Posted May 28, 2006 six line wrasse will make anahilate them! Sure will! Link to comment
brent-konieczny Posted May 28, 2006 Share Posted May 28, 2006 A pseudochromis will also do an excellent job. I watch mine hunt all day. http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?...e=post&id=10503 Link to comment
non-photosynt Posted May 30, 2006 Author Share Posted May 30, 2006 Thanks! They were IDed as possibly Munnids(sp?) isopods, supposedly harmless, following excess of nutrients in the tank. My cleaner wrasse from another tank eliminated all of them (that were visible) in two days. Link to comment
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