Copepods

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  1. oceansurf

    oceansurf Purple Spiny Lobster

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    Are copods good for a salt water tank ?
     
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  2. JJK

    JJK Teardrop Maxima Clam

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    Yes. They are free fish food, especially for picky eaters like mandarins. Many of us are constantly struggling to have more and more copepods in our tanks!
     
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  3. mattheuw1

    mattheuw1 Montipora Capricornis

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    I don't think it is possible to have too many. They eat all of the uneaten food and scavenge around your tank. Mandarins solely eat pods in the wild. scooter blennies and six line wrasse love them too.
     
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  4. oceansurf

    oceansurf Purple Spiny Lobster

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    Where do they come from?
     
    oceansurf, Jan 17, 2010
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  5. oceansurf

    oceansurf Purple Spiny Lobster

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    Yeah,

    Whre do they come from ?
     
    oceansurf, Jan 17, 2010
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  6. stepho

    stepho Panda Puffer

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    When a mommy copepod and a daddy copepod love each other very much...

    JK. The come as hitch hikers on rocks, coral, algae, etc
     
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  7. frkid247

    frkid247 Sea Dragon

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    you can buy them too.
     
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  8. anpgp

    anpgp Dragon Wrasse

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    The more pods the better. Be glad that you have them. I've been going for months and hardly see any. My population is slowly growing though.
     
    anpgp, Jan 17, 2010
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