bruin01
Reefing newb
This may sound like a dumb question but here goes, if I buy a bottle of pods and put it in my fuge with the cheeto how does it help my tank do they get into the DT via return pump?
pods
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cthegame
Reef enthusiast
pods are basically live food for your fish. you probably already have alot in the main tank and the fuge is so that they can reproduce without threat. and yes, alot of them will find their way up to the main tank.
daugherty
part time reefer
yep. plus they will breed in the dt also
bruin01
Reefing newb
Cool thanks for the reply's
mng777777
Shark Wrangler Wannabe
the corals eat them too.
Rcpilot
Reef enthusiast
Little known facts:
If you can see it from 5--10 feet away, it's most likely an amphipod. Looks like a little shrimp. Usually 1/4" up to 1/2" in length. Eats detritus and phytoplankton. Usually too large for a mandarin fish to eat. Other fish like clowns and wrasses will destroy them like cotton candy.
Teeny tiny swarms of white specs that hover close to the sand bed, like little white gnats, are the copepods. They live in the sand. Can't see them unless you got your nose pressed to the glass. Preferred food of the mandarin fish and sea horses.
If you can see it from 5--10 feet away, it's most likely an amphipod. Looks like a little shrimp. Usually 1/4" up to 1/2" in length. Eats detritus and phytoplankton. Usually too large for a mandarin fish to eat. Other fish like clowns and wrasses will destroy them like cotton candy.
Teeny tiny swarms of white specs that hover close to the sand bed, like little white gnats, are the copepods. They live in the sand. Can't see them unless you got your nose pressed to the glass. Preferred food of the mandarin fish and sea horses.
dcantucson
Reef pro
Get them going and you'll have thousands!
Rcpilot
Reef enthusiast
dcantucson
Reef pro
I'm sorry...are you showing your picture takin' skills or is there a point to this picture?
cthegame
Reef enthusiast
Rcpilot
Reef enthusiast
Click it. Put your mouse on it and click it. :Cheers:
dcantucson
Reef pro
Oops.. sorry. Now that explains it! It didn't have a "play" indicator in the middle.
Rcpilot
Reef enthusiast
Just for future reference:
I got ZERO photo takin' skills. :shock:
I got ZERO photo takin' skills. :shock:
dcantucson
Reef pro
That's exactly why I haven't posted any pictures, myself. Some of these guys can be very critical.
Rcpilot
Reef enthusiast
Here's a video of a couple amphipods stuck in my skimmer:
Rcpilot
Reef enthusiast
But hey!! I can make stupid videos that last 20 seconds...... yay for me!! :bounce:
bruin01
Reefing newb
I don't recall ever seeing anything like that thats why I am going to buy a bottle of them and put it in my fuge , was just wondering how they get into DT from fuge
sen5241b
Reef enthusiast
Bringing good LR into your tank will probably get a wider variety of pods into your tank.
mng777777
Shark Wrangler Wannabe
RC You went all blair witch project in that first video! Nicely done. Who would have thought pods could be interesting?
