Too many copepods!

Dylan7huskies · Jan 30, 2020

Anyway to cut down on the amount of copepods in a tank? I have never dosed them and they cloud up my tank. There’s literally thousands. The picture is of some on the back glass

huckjai · Jan 30, 2020

Catch them and sell them. Or get a Mandarin Goby

Wolf89 · Jan 30, 2020

How is this a problem? It's more of a godsend

Tom Blevins · Jan 30, 2020

Get a wrasse.

GoldeneyeRet · Jan 30, 2020

Halicheores wrasse will help.with that problem.

madweazl · Jan 30, 2020

They'll disappear over time regardless of what you do once you start stocking the tank.

Gree23849 · Jan 30, 2020

Wolf89 said:
How is this a problem? It's more of a godsend

That's exactly what I was thinking. Shoot I'll take em.

Hermie · Jan 30, 2020

use a micron filter sock to capture them and create a copepod stew

Daniel@R2R · Jan 30, 2020

WOW! That's wonderful for your tank! Get some fish, and they'll think they've gone to Heaven!

Elliott Comans · Jan 30, 2020

Don't even think that's a first world problem, that's the dream right there.
I'd suggest a wrasse, mandarin goby or anthias. If uninterested sell them and keep your hobby sustainable.

Ps you lucky dog you

LookItsAdam · Jan 30, 2020

I have the same problem. They're all over my zoas and frogspawn making them close up. I have a clown fish and a yellow watchman goby but neither go after them so I may get a mandarin goby. Would I have to get rid of my watchman?

Pau Hana Reefer · Jan 30, 2020

I wish I had that problem. I had an abundance of pods at one point, but they slowly dwindled over time and I eventually had to restock.

Dylan7huskies · Jan 30, 2020

madweazl said:
They'll disappear over time regardless of what you do once you start stocking the tank.

I had 5 fish. Marine velvet took them all out

Greg P · Jan 31, 2020

Dylan7huskies said:
I had 5 fish. Marine velvet took them all out

Sorry to hear that.
While your tank is empty, the pods will help keep it clean.
If anything, encourage them by adding phytoplankton.

Liquid phytofeast or powdered phytoplan comes to mind.
They'll work on your rock and such to keep algae at bay.

And they'll survive your fallow period so once you add new fish there will be some goodies to pick at

BeejReef · Jan 31, 2020

Sorry bout the velvet, but you can be reasonably assured you're keeping good water. Pods are the proof!

destro · Jan 31, 2020

Copepods FTW!

sde1500 · Jan 31, 2020

Dylan7huskies said:
I had 5 fish. Marine velvet took them all out

likely why you are now seeing a boom. Pressure from predation has dropped off, allowing their population to increase. Consider it a good thing, sign of a healthy tank, minus the velvet of course. They'll be less noticeable as fish are added again, as they'll be eaten.

huckjai · Jan 31, 2020

LookItsAdam said:
I have the same problem. They're all over my zoas and frogspawn making them close up. I have a clown fish and a yellow watchman goby but neither go after them so I may get a mandarin goby. Would I have to get rid of my watchman?

My mandarin gets a long with all of my fish. Should be fine with the watchman.