how to safely add copepods to tank

sml41 · 03/10/2008, 08:31 PM

I have a tank that has a mandarin ; my other fish in are in QT after ick outbreak; I had an infestation of copepods and got the mandarin ; now I hardly see any and I don't want this beautiful fish to die; I ordered some copepods but now I am afraid to add in something back into my main tank?? which has been fishless for about 4 weeks; I do have anemone, snails, starfish, shrimp and crabs in main tank

suggestions?

Blown 346 · 03/10/2008, 08:41 PM

It isnt a very good idea to add a mandarion to a tank that possible still has the ich parasite.

Also your pod population was depleted by the mandarin, the only way to fix this is to get a refugium and hope the pods can grow and reproduce faster than the mandarin can eat. As this fish eats 24/7 you will have a hard time keeping up.

You should have a fuge setup for about a year to make sure everything is balanced and ready to aquire such a difficult fish to care for.

I would acclimate the pods before you add them as they are sensitive to any salinity,PH, temp changes,

demonsp · 03/10/2008, 08:46 PM

Pods are good. They are part of the CUC and an infestation would be a good thing. You QT'd other fish because of the pods? You need to research some more i think your confused.This is why slow and easy are best.There are many factors to learn and without a basic understanding of your SW tank you will never really be in control.

03/10/2008, 08:31 PM	#1
sml41 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 86	how to safely add copepods to tank I have a tank that has a mandarin ; my other fish in are in QT after ick outbreak; I had an infestation of copepods and got the mandarin ; now I hardly see any and I don't want this beautiful fish to die; I ordered some copepods but now I am afraid to add in something back into my main tank?? which has been fishless for about 4 weeks; I do have anemone, snails, starfish, shrimp and crabs in main tank suggestions?

03/10/2008, 08:41 PM	#2
Blown 346 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Rockford, Illinois Posts: 6,596	It isnt a very good idea to add a mandarion to a tank that possible still has the ich parasite. Also your pod population was depleted by the mandarin, the only way to fix this is to get a refugium and hope the pods can grow and reproduce faster than the mandarin can eat. As this fish eats 24/7 you will have a hard time keeping up. You should have a fuge setup for about a year to make sure everything is balanced and ready to aquire such a difficult fish to care for. I would acclimate the pods before you add them as they are sensitive to any salinity,PH, temp changes,

03/10/2008, 08:46 PM	#3
demonsp Moved On Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: el paso tx Posts: 7,634	Pods are good. They are part of the CUC and an infestation would be a good thing. You QT'd other fish because of the pods? You need to research some more i think your confused.This is why slow and easy are best.There are many factors to learn and without a basic understanding of your SW tank you will never really be in control.