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04-25-2009, 03:18 AM
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squid
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Gladstone, MO.
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Amphipod Predators
I need a list of "reef safe" fish and/or creatures that will eat the hell out of all the amphipods in my reef tank. I need whatever it is that I can get to eat these things to be peaceful to my other fish in the tank as well.
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04-25-2009, 03:28 AM
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Carpe Noctem
 
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Western Colorado
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Why? They are for the most part good.
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04-25-2009, 10:59 AM
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squid
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Gladstone, MO.
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Originally Posted by Hop
Why? They are for the most part good.
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I'm aware of this but they are growing to rapidly. Trust me, I'm pretty well seasoned in the balancing of a successful aquarium. However, I do admit my knowledge of any predator of this creature is not something I have been able to pin-point. So please if anyone has any info, I'd be most grateful to hear it.
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05-01-2009, 06:50 AM
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I <3 Fishies
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Dallas,Texas
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umm a wrasse...
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05-01-2009, 07:50 AM
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Carpe Noctem
Join Date: Feb 2007
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Originally Posted by nolabel
I'm aware of this but they are growing to rapidly. Trust me, I'm pretty well seasoned in the balancing of a successful aquarium. However, I do admit my knowledge of any predator of this creature is not something I have been able to pin-point. So please if anyone has any info, I'd be most grateful to hear it.
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Their numbers will balance themselves out once they deplete their food source. Very common in newer tanks to have an explosion and then a massive recession 
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05-04-2009, 06:11 PM
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Ghost of reefers past
Join Date: Jan 1999
Location: Southern Oregon, Way West of Dimples ;)
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Are they amphipods or copepods?
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05-04-2009, 09:11 PM
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Keeper of the Kracken
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Martin, SC
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Many of the wrasses will eat them without prejudice. |
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05-04-2009, 10:41 PM
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spaceman spiff
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: south of Dimples
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What size tank? most of the halichoeres wrasses are a great reef safe fish that will eat pods... I like the canary personally.
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05-04-2009, 10:53 PM
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Keeper of the Kracken
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Martin, SC
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That is my favorite as well, but I did not want to seem pushy. |
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05-09-2009, 04:37 PM
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Plankton
Join Date: Apr 2009
Posts: 16
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A spotted manderin or green mandarin or red mandarin it's there natural diet oh and scooter blennies or you could sell them to your pets shop
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05-09-2009, 04:40 PM
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Plankton
Join Date: Apr 2009
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For some reason I don't have any copedepods but I do have small White curls on my live rock corals and filters are they copedepods if they are yeah =)
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05-09-2009, 04:49 PM
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The Ninja MOD
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Planet P.....Why Me?
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dodge250
A spotted manderin or green mandarin or red mandarin it's there natural diet oh and scooter blennies or you could sell them to your pets shop
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Mandarins aren't a good choice unless you can support them long term.
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05-09-2009, 04:50 PM
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The Ninja MOD
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Planet P.....Why Me?
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Hop
Their numbers will balance themselves out once they deplete their food source. Very common in newer tanks to have an explosion and then a massive recession |
Agreed, they will balance themselves out and more than likely they wont be in strong numbers.
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05-13-2009, 12:03 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Feb 2009
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dodge250
For some reason I don't have any copedepods but I do have small White curls on my live rock corals and filters are they copedepods if they are yeah =)
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Do they swim around or do they crawl like worms?
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