Copepods

[gregzz4]

I wouldn't use the word 'issue', but any wrasse will decimate your pod population pretty quickly, as will many other fishes

Kenny suggested trying to populate your sump ...
This is a good idea as it will 'feed' your tank

[1bigstud]

Ok. I wanted to add a mandarin goby to my tank, and was hoping to establish a healthy copepod colony, so it would have an ample food supply. At this point is this a realistic option? Or am I s.o.l???

[tang daddy]

Melanurus = no pods, bristle stars and any other crustation, there are pods in my 75g but only under rock and in patches of algae....

[Snailpuffer]

I heard mandarin gobies also eat Formula 1 pellets... I have a scooter blenny which is also a picky eater... I hatch baby brine shrimps for him...he seems to be getting fat... might also work for mandarins too? else getting some cheatos from an establish tank should get some some pods in it...