when will i see PODS in my tank??

[pogiboy67]

hey all my tank has been up for about a month... and i added cheato about a week ago from a friends tank in my fuge... WHEN SHOULD I expect to see pods?? whats the best way to see them? thanks!

 

[GreyG35]

Amphipods should be fairly easy to see (up to about 1/4 inch). You probably got some on the Cheato -- wait a while, and you'll probably see them all over your 'fuge. Seems like it took a month or so. Give them some rocks and places to hide / breed in. Copepods are really tiny and harder to see. I also ended up with lots of mysid shrimp in the 'fuge, but didn't really notice them for a few months (I might have mistaken them for Amphipods, though). You just need to look at the 'fuge very closely -- best after the lights just come on and everything is out. I even recently discovered several baby brittle stars in there (about 1.5 inches across).

 

[bertoni]

If you want more small animals, feeding some phytoplankton will help get the numbers up. I use DT's phytoplankton or BioPlankton, usually.

 

[zimmy1979]

No fuge here but right after my lights come on I have TONS and TONS of small pods all over my sand and rocks and even on my glass. That is probably the best way to see them.

 

[Shoestring Reefer]

Have you ever seen pods in someone else's tank? You might already have them, but don't realize how small they are until you know what you're looking for.

 

[Pandora]

Might want to try with a flashlight at night. Also, when you took the chaeto out, did you notice any of them crawling on it?