serpentman
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I guess its a good problem, however, my tank is covered with pods. Any suggestion on good fish that will eat them. I currently only have 2 clowns (soon to add a tang after quarantine) in a 92g.
Good fish to eat PODs
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dallascwbyz
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If the tank has been set up for a year or moer with plenty of LR I would say a mandarin, but again only if the tank is mature. Otherwise smaller wrasses will pick them off quite readily, and accept most other foods when the pods run out.
hairymushroom
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wow , first time i've seen that before ... six line wrasse love pods, so do mandarins, but i would only suggest one if you have a fuge to replenish them.
serpentman
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Thanks guys. The tank is definitely too new for a mandarin. Although its new (2months), a few weeks ago I put about 35 lbs of live sand from a 3yr old tank. Ever since, the glass on my tank, sump and fuges is covered with them. I am running 2 fuges (one is low flow with light on a reverse daylight cycle, the other is high flow and lit 24/7).
Because they are there, I thought I should consider a fish or two that would benefit from them. However, I am not sure how long or if this situation will last, so I don't want to risk a mandarin yet.
Because they are there, I thought I should consider a fish or two that would benefit from them. However, I am not sure how long or if this situation will last, so I don't want to risk a mandarin yet.
IPowderBlueTang
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I have a sixline wrasse and it almost wipe out my pods, but the good note is it will eat other foods so it won't starve too death like a manadrin will!
Reef_|<eeper
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Sixlines are awesome! They look beautiful and will accept a wide variety of foods, including pods.
Randall_James
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they will thin on their own in a couple weeks
Shoestring Reefer
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I agree with Randall, they're probably just having a population surge.
Snowboarder2757
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My yellow corris wrasse and arc-eye hawk cleaned house on the pods in my tank. I have to look for awhile before I can see one now.
serpentman
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Definitely not flatworms. I believe most of them are tiny amphipods.
Tanks is only 2 months old.
If you wish to maintain your pod population, feed a couple of teaspoons of Phytofeast every day or so. I keep a mandarin quite nicely in a 52 by supplementing food for the pods---early on I had to supplement pods as well, but now the mandarin seems to be making a nice living on the pods that are reproducing.
A way to have dragonettes (the class that mandarins and scooters belong to) is to establish a refugium and feed it. Then even at a younger age, your tank should be able to sustain them---if, and this is the ethical if---you're willing to undertake supplementing bought pods if you should run short. The problem with young tanks is exactly what I ran into, with a 3 month old tank. Right around the time I got a mandarin, I also had cyano, which lowered the pod population drastically. Several months of supplemented pods, daily Phytofeast and a refugium later, I can say my mandarin is fat and active, and I'm considering a second dragonette. But young tanks are prone to crashes that do in the pods, and you have to decide whether you're ready to undertake the expense of supplements for your dragonettes.
A way to have dragonettes (the class that mandarins and scooters belong to) is to establish a refugium and feed it. Then even at a younger age, your tank should be able to sustain them---if, and this is the ethical if---you're willing to undertake supplementing bought pods if you should run short. The problem with young tanks is exactly what I ran into, with a 3 month old tank. Right around the time I got a mandarin, I also had cyano, which lowered the pod population drastically. Several months of supplemented pods, daily Phytofeast and a refugium later, I can say my mandarin is fat and active, and I'm considering a second dragonette. But young tanks are prone to crashes that do in the pods, and you have to decide whether you're ready to undertake the expense of supplements for your dragonettes.
