Copepods Should i add them??

[253 FISH]

Hey guys i was wondering what kind of benfits do i get if i add copepods to my refugium?

let me know what you guys think

 

[Fishsticks86]

They are detritivores and they're a source of food for your fish. All you need is some live rock or cheato that already contain copepods and they'll multiply.

 

[253 FISH]

hmm ok is there a certain amount that i can have in my tank and is there certain species of them

 

[54seaweed]

I add around 2000 a month but now I'm working on a breeder tank so I will always have tons to add

 

[mfinn]

Hey guys i was wondering what kind of benfits do i get if i add copepods to my refugium?

let me know what you guys think

If you have live rock in your display tank, and have a little cover for them to live around in the sump, they will end up there.
No need to add extra, unless you have a plan for them.

 

[54seaweed]

my mandarins and blennys lovem as do all the other fish in my tank

 

[user 26995]

I have a mandarin and a couple other fish that eat pods. I get a bag of tisbe reef pods about once a year and a pack of amphipods & copepods about once a year and add them to my sump. They reproduce and are plenty for the fish to eat.

 

[54seaweed]

how are those bottled ones
I always get the big juicy ones from reefs2go there huge and plump

 

[user 26995]

I get the ones from reefs2go also.