Zoanthid eating copepods?

[Caleb M]

Hello everybody, quick question I have a pretty large population of copepods in my 25 gallon Innovative Marine lagoon tank.

But here is the kicker, I have a GSP that is swarmed with copepods, Its slowly opening up but i think it might be agitated by the pods.

But heres the actual kicker in the knee, the stubbing your big toe on the the coffee table at 3:00 in the morning, the you come home from work and you see your dog destroying your pillows, the kick in the family jewels where you check your mail box and you got a letter from the IRS...........

I think my pods are eating my zoanthids..................... well I think soo at least. one of my zoa colonies is pretty closed up, they kind of stay open but they also kinda stay closed. I see some pods around the zoas. I personally haven't seen the zoas getting eaten I've just seen them getting swarmed with pods.

Now the million dollar question. Do copepods eat coral or zoas? they all eat and are healthy colors and there also growing like mad.

Thanks for reading this and always

Happy reefing!!

 

[Everything Aquatics]

Hello everybody, quick question I have a pretty large population of copepods in my 25 gallon Innovative Marine lagoon tank.

But here is the kicker, I have a GSP that is swarmed with copepods, Its slowly opening up but i think it might be agitated by the pods.

But heres the actual kicker in the knee, the stubbing your big toe on the the coffee table at 3:00 in the morning, the you come home from work and you see your dog destroying your pillows, the kick in the family jewels where you check your mail box and you got a letter from the IRS...........

I think my pods are eating my zoanthids..................... well I think soo at least. one of my zoa colonies is pretty closed up, they kind of stay open but they also kinda stay closed. I see some pods around the zoas. I personally haven't seen the zoas getting eaten I've just seen them getting swarmed with pods.

Now the million dollar question. Do copepods eat coral or zoas? they all eat and are healthy colors and there also growing like mad.

Thanks for reading this and always

Happy reefing!!

pictures please

 

[Pkunk35]

I don’t know but I’d venture they are either living in it or eating something like necrotic tissue but I’d guess the first.
Pics would be awesome yes!

 

[Pkunk35]

Oh yes and do you mean amphipods? Copepods are tiny but amphipods are crustacean like creatures that inhabit spaces like in between gsp polyps, crevices, sand, etc

 

[Caleb M]

Here are some pictures, I dont think they do justice but if you can tell just let me know thank you!

 

[Caleb M]

Oh yes and do you mean amphipods? Copepods are tiny but amphipods are crustacean like creatures that inhabit spaces like in between gsp polyps, crevices, sand, etc

I bought a couple bottles of tisbe pods, and a area 51 kinda mixture of pods, im also kinda on the edge with which one is what. I want to think there copepods because I have a lot of little guys but yet occasionally I will find some floating shells of what used to be a copepod? I think

 

[Pkunk35]

The floating shells are molts of the pods
It’s really hard to tell but those zoas look ok to me
If you are worried I would dip zoas

 

[Caleb M]

The floating shells are molts of the pods
It’s really hard to tell but those zoas look ok to me
If you are worried I would dip zoas

I wish I could dip them but there encrusted on one of the biggest rocks in my tank haha

 

[Miami Reef]

I wish I could dip them but there encrusted on one of the biggest rocks in my tank haha

Please be careful with zoanthids. They are deadly if you get any of their fumes in your bloodstream or airways. You need protective goggles, gloves, well ventilated area. No boiling rocks etc. people have died from these corals.

 

[Miami Reef]

You can dip them if you want, but fragging and cutting should be done with absolutely caution.