Live Rock/Copepod question!

[j.register3]

Hey everyone! I’m new to the saltwater hobby & am very pleased! I went to my LFS yesterday & bought some Tonga reef ready rock & some Fiji live rock to add to my nano reef. When I woke up this morning, boy was I pleased... COPEPODS EVERYWHERE!!

(Tank has no fish yet)

My question is, what do I need to keep them going? How quickly will the copepods be consumed when I do add the fish?

 

[xxkenny90xx]

Depend what kind of fish you'll be getting, some will decimate the copapod population and other won't touch them.

Hmm I suppose you could treat your tank like my copapod breeding bottle and feed them some phyto or reef roids. I imagine they would eat just about anything though.

 

[j.register3]

I plan on keeping a pair of clownfish & either a pistol shrimp + goby or a tail spot blenny + cleaner shrimp

Sounds like I should start a refugium

 

[xxkenny90xx]

Refugiums are great but you don't "need" one. None of those fish are big copapod eaters so once the fish are in there and your feeding them then you won't have to feed the pods anymore and they should do just fine.

 

[j.register3]

Thanks for the advice, much appreciated!

 

[KingTideCorals]

Welcome to the hobby! Maybe some of this can help you out along with inspire you for your tank! Just started up this channel and the first video may be right up your alley! Let me know how you like em, and my PMS are always open.

 

[j.register3]

Welcome to the hobby! Maybe some of this can help you out along with inspire you for your tank! Just started up this channel and the first video may be right up your alley! Let me know how you like em, and my PMS are always open.

Thanks man! Love how your mind works with the set up & livestock!

 

[KingTideCorals]

Thanks man! Love how your mind works with the set up & livestock!

Its fun stuff, and the Christmas tree worm rock is nutty... getting ready to add more soon....

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/christmas-tree-worms-and-coral-hermits-my-new-show-piece.741004/