How to identify if there were copepods

[Shankytank]

I had a new tank and had cycle it for a month. I could i know that i had copepods ? Cause i wanted to put my mandarin dragonet in.

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[Pericyte]

You can see them on the glass, especially around any algae. They look like tiny white dots with legs moving around.

 

[Pericyte]

You might consider adding some other fish first, give it at least a couple months before a mandarin. What size tank? Macro algae could help if it's a small tank for a mandarin (66-100 gallons). Good luck!

 

[Reefpuck]

Please do some research on the mandarin before getting one. I'd wait a while before adding one. If your tank isn't big enough, and/or established enough, they will starve. Some people have to raise pods basically to keep their tank filled with enough to feed a mandarin.

Use the search tool on this website. There are probably hundreds of threads on this particular fish aslready with tons of helpful information.