Too many amphipods!

[Canterthefishman]

Hi everybody! I have a 40 gal reef. One morning I woke up went to look at my aquarium, and I saw like 100 amphipods on my corals, rocks, sand, and my turbo snails!

How do I get rid of them?

Thanks!

 

[bighabeeb]

Most fish will eat them...I hear that mandarins will do so particularly voraciously along with some wrasses.

Mandarins are a big pain in the *** to keep, however, so probably better off with the wrasses.

 

[Gboy66]

You want to get rid of them, most people want them!! Consider yourself blessed, and buy a sweet wrasse!

 

[barterking85]

Most fish will eat them...I hear that mandarins will do so particularly voraciously along with some wrasses.

Mandarins are a big pain in the *** to keep, however, so probably better off with the wrasses.

Yes sound like a great opertuiniy to keep mandarins to only thing I find that makes them a pain is getting them to eat prepared foods but if you have copepods or amphipods mandarins are an awesome fish and if your Perameters are in check easy to keep

 

[all4wheels2]

Hi everybody! I have a 40 gal reef. One morning I woke up went to look at my aquarium, and I saw like 100 amphipods on my corals, rocks, sand, and my turbo snails!

How do I get rid of them?

Thanks!

Do you have any fish in the tank yet?? I always notice a spike in amphipods whenever my tanks are fishless for more than a week lol. As soon as a fish goes in, they are back under control

 

[BallinCrew10]

Send me some!!! My pod population got wiped out after that october storm.

 

[Canterthefishman]

Right now I have 1 Seabe clown, 1 flame tailed blenny, 1 dragon face pipefish, and 1 yellow tang (just currently) in my 40 gal.