Will copepods breed in a sump just like a fuge?

jfingers8 · 08/06/2007, 08:03 PM

I have a 90 gallon tank with a 20 gallon sump and i have about 95 lbs. of live rock. I wanted to get a mandarin when my tank is about a year old. Could i house a mandarin or no and will copepods breed in a sump? For fish i have 3 green chromis, 2 tru perc clownfish, firefish, yellow watchman goby, algae blenny, flame angel, royal gramma and a foxface.

Scissorhand · 08/06/2007, 08:05 PM

they will if you grow chaeto.

Basically, you need something for them to feed/survive on.

fishdoc11 · 08/06/2007, 08:29 PM

As long as they have something to "live in" they will. That can be chaeto, live rock, a very coarse mesh of some sort etc.....
Chris

08/06/2007, 08:03 PM	#1
jfingers8 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: MA Posts: 562	Will copepods breed in a sump just like a fuge? I have a 90 gallon tank with a 20 gallon sump and i have about 95 lbs. of live rock. I wanted to get a mandarin when my tank is about a year old. Could i house a mandarin or no and will copepods breed in a sump? For fish i have 3 green chromis, 2 tru perc clownfish, firefish, yellow watchman goby, algae blenny, flame angel, royal gramma and a foxface.

08/06/2007, 08:29 PM	#3
fishdoc11 catch and release Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Old Hickory,TN Posts: 13,237	As long as they have something to "live in" they will. That can be chaeto, live rock, a very coarse mesh of some sort etc..... Chris __________________ "Try to learn something about everything and everything about something" -- Thomas H. Huxley Current Tank Info: 70 gallon mixed reef

08/06/2007, 08:05 PM	#2
Scissorhand Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Pho 54, SoCal Posts: 3,066	they will if you grow chaeto. Basically, you need something for them to feed/survive on.