pod question

[MsBeanCtr]

This is a strange question but I'm gonna ask it anyway.....

I have pods....lots and lots of them. When I turn on the lights in the morning they scurry into various hiding places.

Is there such a thing as too many pods?

I don't think my tangs or clowns eat any of them. I'm just curious.

Thanks!

 

[usmcmarc]

Lets kill two birds with one stone here...I was wondering if you can have pods in a FW tank? I have a bunch of what look like pods in my HOB filter.

As for your question...I'm not sure if you can have TOO many, but if you have lot's maybe a scooter blenny would be in order. I understand they live on a diet of pods. And they are pretty cool looking too.

 

[roka64]

Nope, they will flourish when there is plenty of food and diminish if there is not enough. Lots-o'pods are great!

 

[cmor1701d]

Or, you could get a Mandarin Dragonet. Your tank is just big enough, and with the LR, sump and a good starter population of pods the mandarin should do well.

I only see mine a few times a week as it like to stay in the rocks. There a few specific times of the evening that I know it comes out front and heads over the pod pile for a snack.

 

[Ziggy953]

I wouldn't go adding a scooter or a mandarin to the tank just yet. Both of these are delicatefish and require TONS of pods.

With that said, it is a good sign that you have lots of pods in your tank. It is a sign of a healthy tank. I actually added a 5gallon pod breeder to my system because I want more of them in the tank.

 

[MsBeanCtr]

I actually added a 5gallon pod breeder to my system because I want more of them in the tank.

Jeesh, and here I was concerned because I thought perhaps I had too many.

If I may ask, what benefit do these little critters add? Is their presence just a gauge of your tanks health?

I know that these are basic questions but I am curious.

 

[melosu58]

Here is some info

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-09/rs/index.php

 

[MsBeanCtr]

Here is some info

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-09/rs/index.php

Great! Thanks much for the link. That is a really good article.....a clean up crew eh? Interesting....wow, some his pictures are wild!

Thanks Mike!

 

[melosu58]

Glad to help