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12/30/2007, 06:27 PM
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Copepods & Mandarin
My 90g reef tanks has been up and running for a year and 4 mouths now. My LFS told me that it should be ok for me to add a Green mandarin. So I did and it has been doing well for a little over a month but it seems to be losing some thickness. I can’t see it eat but he picks at the rocks and some and the sand. -Should I be worried about it? I have about 100-120lbs of live rock. Should I have a well enough established population of these little guys to keep him happy?
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12/30/2007, 06:30 PM
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Do you have other fish in the tank that rely on copepods or feed on them heavily? You should consider adding a refugium to your system to provide a safe place for pods to breed.
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12/30/2007, 06:30 PM
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Slow servers = double posts.
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12/30/2007, 06:47 PM
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i dont think any of my tangs rely on them for food I keep my tank well feed. I have 2 cleaner shrimp as well.
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12/30/2007, 08:33 PM
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you may have to make a pod pile if you don't have a fuge. It's basically a pile of LR rubble with a strawberry basket over top. so pods can breed but fish can't get into to eat them.
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#7
12/30/2007, 09:27 PM
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12/30/2007, 09:45 PM
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sounds like a little in tank fuge try that. May want to get a hob fuge for him.
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12/31/2007, 01:49 AM
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I would but I am thinking of redoing my sump to add a fuge and make it larger as well. 20g tank just seems small.
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12/31/2007, 02:32 AM
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Yea whats in the sump just make the sump into a fuge. Is your skimmer in it.
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12/31/2007, 04:38 PM
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yea I have skimmer in it as well. I fabed up a small 6x6 house out of egg crate.....hopfully it will work until I can get my sump and fuge done. pix will be up soon.
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