copepods

[kevinohio]

Since i started with mostly dead rock, and some live rock and all live sand I would assume I do not have a lot of copepods in my tank.
I know there are commercial products out there, would that be a good idea to add?
I hear they can help with all sorts of good things in the tank, even algea control. it this correct?

[st9z]

copepods are always beneficial to any reef tank bc they are an additional food source to fish and corals esp the Mandarian fish and scooters

[st9z]

i bought one small bottle from the fish store and they have been reproducing in my refugium ever since

as for algae control not really if u put some macro algae/caulp in ur refugium they help with algae control in ur main tank

coperpods use the algae as their home

[pikachusalad]

I bought a bag of 200 from saltwaterfish dot com, "on sale" for $9.99, a few months ago (under Inverts->Shrimp). Just poured them in, and I see them all the time now. I hadn't planned on buying them...just needed another $10 to get free shipping...

[nightOwl]

If there is someone local that is giving away cheto that's an excellent want to introduce some new critters to your tank (amphipods,
copepods. , amphipods, mysid shrimp, isopods, etc ) given you have a refugium. That way will not only have a place to reproduce without predidation, but will constantly be introduced into your tank as a supplemental food source. I guess depending on experience buying the bottles of pods can go either way. I have tried two brands and both did not contain the number they specify on the bottle and IMO were a waste of money. I called both places and they are actually shipped with way less than advertised and they are supposed to multiply in the bottles. I ended up getting some cheto from a fellow reefer and introduced way more critters for free .


Good luck,

Henry

[ferg822]

i just got tons of these in my tank. Their good, which i just recently found out