I've got a 55g mixed sps/lps/softy tank with sump that's been running for just shy of 2 years now. As far as fish, I've got 1 green chromis, 1 bangaii, 1 small six line wrasse, 1 black blenny, and 1 black ray high fin goby with his pistol shrimp companion. As far as I'm concerned, I'm fully stocked and have no plans to add more fish.
Anyway, while I used to see COUNTLESS copepods and amphipods in the refugium, over the past several months their numbers have declined and now I hardly see any. I expect the wrasse is the main reason for this, which is great, but I'd like to shore up the # of those little critters somehow.
So my question is, is it worth the money (20 bucks at my LFS) to buy a bunch of them and introduce them to the refugium? Do they even survive or will they be mostly DOA or just get gobbled up before they can multiply?
Anyway, while I used to see COUNTLESS copepods and amphipods in the refugium, over the past several months their numbers have declined and now I hardly see any. I expect the wrasse is the main reason for this, which is great, but I'd like to shore up the # of those little critters somehow.
So my question is, is it worth the money (20 bucks at my LFS) to buy a bunch of them and introduce them to the refugium? Do they even survive or will they be mostly DOA or just get gobbled up before they can multiply?