Amphipods eatters ?

[xiholdtruex]

So I have a 12gjbj nano cube. I recently about 3 months ago into zoa and palys. I started noticing one of my colonies started dying back in the last 3 weeks. finally found the culprits found that amphipods were eating the polyps. so I mixed up some melafix and dipped all my zoas and there were atleast a good 60-70 pods hiding inside of 6 frag tiles. since my tank is small at 12g and I have 1 clown fish in the tank I was wondering if you guys recommended any fish I could put in there to eat the remaining pods in the tank. I have the zoas now in another tank without amphipods but would eventually like to put them back into my display. any recommendations or advice is welcome

Thanks in advance

 

[Fish4udog]

Usually they are only picking of the dead or dying flesh off corals get a mandarin goby or scooter blenny they both eat pods very peaceful and the mandarin is very colorful

 

[Nano sapiens]

Usually they are only picking of the dead or dying flesh off corals get a mandarin goby or scooter blenny they both eat pods very peaceful and the mandarin is very colorful

I wish that were always true, but under certain circumstances it's not. A small tank and ineffective predators allow large amphipods to thrive and they do eat many types of perfectly healthy zoanthids. I've watched them at night physically pull the zoa tentacles out of the closed up ball and happily munch away.

A Mandarin or Scooter Blenny will very soon run out of food in a 12g and they usually don't take non-live foods readily (if at all).

Many years ago in my 12g, I added a Black Barred Goby (Priolepis nocturna) which, as the name suggests, tends to hunt at night when Amphipods are most active. Within a few months...no more Amphipods and very relieved Zoas!

 

[xiholdtruex]

I wish that were always true, but under certain circumstances it's not. A small tank and ineffective predators allow large amphipods to thrive and they do eat many types of perfectly healthy zoanthids. I've watched them at night physically pull the zoa tentacles out of the closed up ball and happily munch away.

A Mandarin or Scooter Blenny will very soon run out of food in a 12g and they usually don't take non-live foods readily (if at all).

Many years ago in my 12g, I added a Black Barred Goby (Priolepis nocturna) which, as the name suggests, tends to hunt at night when Amphipods are most active. Within a few months...no more Amphipods and very relieved Zoas!

yah those large pods are vicious. Im going to have to look into that goby. Thank you for the suggestion it is much appreciated