Same question as the title, do they? Cause I have a ton of amphipods in my tank and I can’t seem to get the zoas to grow on another rock
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I think there fire and ice zoas and they don’t really go on them but the amphi’s are everywhereI don't think so. Do you see the pods actively annoying the zoas often? What kind of zoas?
Cool I’ve looked into getting a wrasse maybeWhen gammarus amphipods don't have sufficient predation, the older ones get big (near 1/2") and ornery...and go after zooanthids (especially). Look with a flashlight at night and see if you can catch them pulling out the tentacles from the zoa 'ball' end and then munch away.
As xxkenny90xx mentioned, keep their population in check by adding effective predators.
That’s what I was looking atI don't think fire and ice are particularly fast growers. But no I wouldn't blame the pods. Hey why not take advantage of those pods and add a predator like a wrasse
I have 2 nassarius snails and 3 maragaritas and a trochus and a fighting conch, and a fire shrimp 2 ywg’s a clownfish and it’s in a 32.5 gallon tank what kind of wrasse would be good to kill those pieces of gas called amphipodsI don't think fire and ice are particularly fast growers. But no I wouldn't blame the pods. Hey why not take advantage of those pods and add a predator like a wrasse
Check out Lubbock wrassesI have 2 nassarius snails and 3 maragaritas and a trochus and a fighting conch, and a fire shrimp 2 ywg’s a clownfish and it’s in a 32.5 gallon tank what kind of wrasse would be good to kill those pieces of gas called amphipods
Ok any other invert or something I could get to eat these gasbagsAt 32g you're pretty much limited to pygmy wrasses -- pink streaked, white banded possum, yellow banded possum, or Tanaka's.
When you get into Cirrhilabrus wrasses, even the smaller ones like Lubbock's or yellow-fins will feel very cramped in anything under 40g due to the lack of swimming space ... and as result have a higher likelihood of becoming aggressive bullies. (IMO even that is pushing it and 50g or more is better)
Thank youPygmy wrasses are neat fish and should chow down on them. (Loved my pink streak, cool little fish.)
I don't know of any inverts that'll eat 'em. Maybe someone else will chime in on that...
Ok any other invert or something I could get to eat these gasbags
Thank youSince the little 'gasbags' are mostly nocturnal, it follows that an excellent pod eater might be, too
Black Barred Circus Goby (Priolepis nocturna)
I had one of these little guys many years back in my small nano and within a few months it was so successful that it completely eliminated the entire gammarus amphipod population ;Happy.
I make sure that none ever come back into the system from plugs/frags by using a 20-30 second freshwater dip.
Any other fish that you can think of ?Black Barred Circus Goby (Priolepis nocturna)
I had one of these little guys many years back in my small nano and within a few months it was so successful that it completely eliminated the entire gammarus amphipod population ;Happy.
I make sure that none ever come back into the system from plugs/frags by using a 20-30 second freshwater dip.
Any other fish that you can think of ?