Question about Jawfish and Scissortail Dartfish Diet

[AUFishGuy]

I am about to purchase a Blue Spot Jawfish and a trio of Scissortail Dartfish. Will either of these species crush my copepod population. I ask because in the next couple of weeks I will be getting a pair of Mandarins and i dont want to add fish that will also primarily eat copepods. I am currently cultivating pods but am still worried about adding more pod eaters.

Current stock in a 90 gallon are 2 clowns, a sunburst anthias and a squaretail britsletooth tang.

TIA

 

[CoralNerd]

I would just get one dartfish, their big and it's over hyped about needing multiples. I have one dartfish and he's plenty happy. I had five and it was not fun.

Neither of these fish will target your pod population.

GL

 

[scooter31707]

I would be very careful with putting Mandarins in there with that Bristletooth Tang already in there. Are the 2 Clowns a bonded pair? If not, they can become very aggressive also when they do. Just something to think about.

 

[3dees]

I would worry more about adding two mandarins in a 90. hard enough to supply enough pods for one.

 

[AUFishGuy]

I would worry more about adding two mandarins in a 90. hard enough to supply enough pods for one.

I have seen it done in mature tanks, I also cultivate my own phyto and pods so I am not worried about them going hungry. I just dont want to add more pod eaters.

 

[eatbreakfast]

Neither of the species listed are pod eaters. They should all be compatible together.