Does adding tisbe pods help?

PirateLove · 10/08/2017, 01:41 PM

I never see any pods in my tank. A friend of mine had them crawling all over like little bugs last time I saw his tank. I am placing an order online and see tisbe pods available. Are bottled pods a good way to get them into your tank?

homer1475 · 10/08/2017, 02:25 PM

Question you have to ask yourself, do I have predators of pods?

I never see pods in my tank either(keep in mind most can't be seen with the naked eye), but I have a leopard wrasse and mandarin that are both very fat and happy.

I add pods like every 6 months or so and buy them from algaebarn. They have a nice mix of tisbe and tigriopus pods(poseidon's feast), that they sell with phyto if your looking to seed and breed them in your tank.

PirateLove · 10/08/2017, 04:42 PM

I just have two clownfish that I always see scouting the rocks and nipping/hunting when the lights first turn on. I guess I do not need pods but I remember having them in my last tank and enjoyed watching the clownfish hunt them. Guess I don't need them though.

billdogg · 10/08/2017, 05:04 PM

They are there. They may all be in the crevices in the rocks where your fish can't get to them, but they are there.

My leopard wrasses spend all day every day hunting amongst the rocks picking at whatever they find.

LeJeune981 · 10/08/2017, 05:38 PM

My tank crashed about 3 months ago now.. lost all but 2 of my crustaceans (problem was solved and cleared up)

I think I lost most of my pods as well.. before.. had em crawling everywhere.. after. I see a couple now and then..
I've been thinking about ordering some myself.. for helping out with genetic diversity... and I like watching the amphipods swimming around.

I have no fish at the moment

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hogfanreefer · 10/08/2017, 09:08 PM

I have 3 Halichoeres wrasse and 1 Macropharyngodon wrasse. I never see a pod even after lights out. I'm sure there are a few but not many. If you have wrasses in either of these genera that's the reason you don't have many.

MurphyLong · 10/11/2017, 08:29 AM

Purely anecdotal, but I had a recent issue with dino, and during the ugly phase, I could see pods getting stuck in it everywhere! They were going crazy trying to get out, and my Scooter loved it; it was just a giant buffet for him...
Personally, I have never added pods to my tank, but I got over 50lbs of well-established live rock from someone, and it already had lots of goodies, (including bristleworms, which scared the ever-loving s*** out of me at first.)

10/08/2017, 01:41 PM	#1
PirateLove Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Lexington,KY Posts: 511	Does adding tisbe pods help? I never see any pods in my tank. A friend of mine had them crawling all over like little bugs last time I saw his tank. I am placing an order online and see tisbe pods available. Are bottled pods a good way to get them into your tank? __________________ "Pirate love, is what I'm looking for. Pirate love, is what i'm wanted for." Current tank: Cad Lights 42 versa. Kessil AP700. Some Sps and Lps.

10/08/2017, 02:25 PM	#2
homer1475 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 5,313	Question you have to ask yourself, do I have predators of pods? I never see pods in my tank either(keep in mind most can't be seen with the naked eye), but I have a leopard wrasse and mandarin that are both very fat and happy. I add pods like every 6 months or so and buy them from algaebarn. They have a nice mix of tisbe and tigriopus pods(poseidon's feast), that they sell with phyto if your looking to seed and breed them in your tank. __________________ 80G SCA Build: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2560256 Originally posted by der_wille_zur_macht: "He's just taking his lunch to work"

10/08/2017, 04:42 PM	#3
PirateLove Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Lexington,KY Posts: 511	I just have two clownfish that I always see scouting the rocks and nipping/hunting when the lights first turn on. I guess I do not need pods but I remember having them in my last tank and enjoyed watching the clownfish hunt them. Guess I don't need them though. __________________ "Pirate love, is what I'm looking for. Pirate love, is what i'm wanted for." Current tank: Cad Lights 42 versa. Kessil AP700. Some Sps and Lps.

10/08/2017, 05:04 PM	#4
billdogg Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Grove City, Ohio Posts: 10,806	They are there. They may all be in the crevices in the rocks where your fish can't get to them, but they are there. My leopard wrasses spend all day every day hunting amongst the rocks picking at whatever they find. __________________ I'll try to be nice if you try to be smarter! I can't help that I grow older, but you can't make me grow up! Current Tank Info: 120 mixed reef with 40b sump, RO 150 skimmer, AI Sol Blue x 2, and a 60g Frag Tank with 100g rubbermaid sump. 2 x Kessil A360w lights, BM curve 5 skimmer

10/08/2017, 09:08 PM	#6
hogfanreefer Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Conway, AR Posts: 2,117	I have 3 Halichoeres wrasse and 1 Macropharyngodon wrasse. I never see a pod even after lights out. I'm sure there are a few but not many. If you have wrasses in either of these genera that's the reason you don't have many. __________________ DSA 155,Custom Trigger 42" sump/refugium, MP40 X2, MP 10 X 2, AI Hydra 52 X3, Apex controller, Tunze ATO Current Tank Info: DSA 155 gallon, mixed reef, SPS and wrasse dominant

10/08/2017, 05:38 PM	#5
LeJeune981 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Posts: 747	My tank crashed about 3 months ago now.. lost all but 2 of my crustaceans (problem was solved and cleared up) I think I lost most of my pods as well.. before.. had em crawling everywhere.. after. I see a couple now and then.. I've been thinking about ordering some myself.. for helping out with genetic diversity... and I like watching the amphipods swimming around. I have no fish at the moment Sent from my SM-S907VL using Tapatalk

10/11/2017, 08:29 AM	#7
MurphyLong HMFIC Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Eastern NC Posts: 331	Purely anecdotal, but I had a recent issue with dino, and during the ugly phase, I could see pods getting stuck in it everywhere! They were going crazy trying to get out, and my Scooter loved it; it was just a giant buffet for him... Personally, I have never added pods to my tank, but I got over 50lbs of well-established live rock from someone, and it already had lots of goodies, (including bristleworms, which scared the ever-loving s*** out of me at first.)