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02-01-2005, 12:04 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Florida
Posts: 114
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Too many Copepods?
In an effort to try to do everything right, I bought some stuff from my local fish store to grow copepods... The instructions he gave me were to put 2 pinches every 2 days, then after the first week add 2 piches every week...
Well it worked...
I now I have thousands and thousands of copepods crawling on my glass, and my manderine goby doesn't seem to be catching up.. In fact he just stays in onespot and waits till they crawl on the glass from the and bed...
My question is, do I have too many? there probley close to 1000 on the front glass, and thats not including the side and back glass...They are all over the place...
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02-01-2005, 12:12 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Chesterfield, England.
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Hello, I have a few questions?
a) what was the product?
b) How big is your system?
I have never heard of too many, maybe too many for your personal taste but I bet your mandarin is in heaven  . After time it is likely that the mandarin will catch up and copepods flourish and dieback in cycles anyway. You can go one of 3 ways:-
1) Carry on as you are and see if he catches up.
2) Stop feeding the copepods and they will dieback.
3) Buy another mandarin.
1) is the safest option, as long as the additive isnt compromising water quality.
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02-01-2005, 12:48 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Newfoundland
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If they don't back up and there's lots a 6-line wrasse will take care of them.
BUT you don't want him eating all them cause that is bad for the manderin
SO I agree on waiting awhile and see if the manderin catches up.
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02-01-2005, 12:57 PM
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I've got the REEF rash!
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: New Jersey
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I like to know the name of the product too!
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02-01-2005, 01:19 PM
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I run with scissors
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Boston
Posts: 713
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You could get yourself another Manderin--Maybe a spotted type?
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02-01-2005, 01:42 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Florida
Posts: 114
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I'll get back to you all on the product.... I think I'll just wait it out and see if the mandrin catches up! Thanks!
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02-01-2005, 02:50 PM
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Always First
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Long Island, NY
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You'll get back to us ?????
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02-01-2005, 03:10 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Florida
Posts: 114
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Originally Posted by brifirst
You'll get back to us ?????
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Some people wanted to know the name of the stuff I used to grow the copepods... I'll get back to you on it, because i'm not sure whats its called.
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02-01-2005, 03:27 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Andover, KS
Posts: 3,499
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I'd like to know also... and where can we get it??
Jenni
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02-01-2005, 03:39 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Newfoundland
Posts: 1,967
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maybe its copepod eggs?!
shrug
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02-01-2005, 03:53 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Florida
Posts: 114
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Originally Posted by Cosine
maybe its copepod eggs?!
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You would think with how fast they grew in my tank....
I'm going to the LFS today.. I will ask him.
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02-01-2005, 05:55 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Saint Louis, MO. USA
Posts: 405
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I'm tagg'n along here as well 
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02-01-2005, 11:19 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Anderson / Belton S.C.
Posts: 638
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Quote:
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Originally Posted by SPANKYSREEF
You could get yourself another Manderin--Maybe a spotted type?
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Can you do that?
I put a second manderin in my tank
and had to take it out before they killed each other.
Timmy
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02-02-2005, 12:03 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Lake Forest, CA
Posts: 163
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Spotted and mandarins usually don't mix, at least for me they didn't. I hear if you get a male and female of the same species, they can do okay.
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02-02-2005, 10:26 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Midwest
Posts: 348
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Maybe they sold him Brine shrimp eggs? I am hitching on this posts as I need more pods for my CBB and Six line....
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