Copepods

[Treebeard]

I was also a little concerned about the age of our tank. It has been up and running for about 7 months now but things have been going very well.

Specs are as follows:

46 gallon display
Approximately 30 gallons in the sump
Approximately 50 lbs LR
PH: 8.2
Ammonia: 0
Nitrates: 0
Nitrites: 0
Ca: 425
SG: 1.026
Lighting: 6 x 36" - T5
Water: RO/DI

Tank Mates:

2 small Clowns
1 Fire Goby
1 small yellow Tang
3 Green Chromis
2 Brown Chromis
1 Dragon Goby
1 Royal Gramma
Lots of softies, couple of sps...etc
Assorted snails, crabs, etc.

Overstocked??

Originally Posted by bassman

Generally they grow in macro algae and live rock. They need a place to hide or the mandarin will whipe them out.

Most people use a refugium to house them in. Either remotely from the sump or in a section of the sump.

Yes you can see some of them with the naked eye, they can get pretty big.

Most people will tell you that you should not purchase a mandarin until your tank is atleast one year old and have a substantial pod population. Otherwise it will starve to death.

I agree and am currently waiting to get mine, 6 months to go.