Copepods taking over

[Clownshow]

So one moring I looked at my tank and the glass was covered in copepods which my clowns were having a hay day picking them off the glass. I have no idea where they came from and l know they are beneficial but they are kind of anoying when they cover the glass. Is there any way to control these guys or do I just have to deal with them?

 

[Creggers]

Scrub them off the glass if you’re tired of seeing them. You won’t hurt them either they’re pretty hardy! In my experience they go through book-bust cycles based on how much foods in the tank. Once their food source (detritus) is handled they’ll slowly dwindle down.

 

[ichthyogeek]

How old/big is your tank? If it's relatively young (less than a year), then it's jus a copepod bloom that will go away eventually. But like Creggers said, they'll go through boom-bust cycles based off of food. You can feed your tank less/siphon out more detritus in order to break this cycle!

You could also buy a pod eating fish like a wrasse (NOT a dragonet or a leopard wrasse, those are more difficult to keep without the proper care and research).

 

[Clownshow]

How old/big is your tank? If it's relatively young (less than a year), then it's jus a copepod bloom that will go away eventually. But like Creggers said, they'll go through boom-bust cycles based off of food. You can feed your tank less/siphon out more detritus in order to break this cycle!

You could also buy a pod eating fish like a wrasse (NOT a dragonet or a leopard wrasse, those are more difficult to keep without the proper care and research).

The tank is a ten gallon and only about two months old so its pretty much stocked to its max for fish. I guess i'll just have to wait it out.