amphipod problems

mushroomss

mushroomss

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Over the last month or so i have noticed 2 colonys of zoos that i have have been getitng munched on.The patch in my avatr is down to literally no zoos besied a 30 polyp frag i made.So i got a flashlight and looked at 1 in the mourning and found amphipods crawling all over my zoos and munching them
I have a 24 gallon nano cube with a very aggressive female ocelarris and male and a fire shrimp.is there anyhting i can do to get rid of these pests?and before i get and bad replies YES im sure the amphipods are eating them.
 
coral keeper

coral keeper

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Is there any kind of fish or invert or something that can eat or kill these guys? I know this kind of tied pool fish loves to eat them but they are cold water fish and die in about a week to 1 month. I forgot the name of the fish, ill try to find the name. Cant scooter blenny eat these amphipods? Or a Mandarinfish?
 
coral keeper

coral keeper

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Originally Posted by Coral Keeper
Is there any kind of fish or invert or something that can eat or kill these guys? I know this kind of tied pool fish loves to eat them but they are cold water fish and die in about a week to 1 month. I forgot the name of the fish, ill try to find the name. Cant scooter blenny eat these amphipods? Or a Mandarinfish?
The cold water fish that loves to eat the amphipods are called Tidepool Sculpin.
 
mushroomss

mushroomss

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i wouldent want a cold water fish.+ it will just die anyways and i dont like to kill anything.Im thinking scooter blenny or mandarin like you said.I hope someone will chime in and help us out.
 
coral keeper

coral keeper

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Originally Posted by mushroomss
i wouldent want a cold water fish.+ it will just die anyways and i dont like to kill anything.Im thinking scooter blenny or mandarin like you said.I hope someone will chime in and help us out.
Yeah, can anyone plz help?
 
mushroomss

mushroomss

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i agree but i dont think my clownnfish would be ok with that.She is Very aggressive and large for her type.Is there anything else i can do?
 
earlybird

earlybird

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Originally Posted by mushroomss
ocelarris
Sure they are the friendliest. Probably won't notice a mandarin. How big's the tank, how old, and how much LR?
 
shrimpi

shrimpi

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I dont know that a mandarin would be the 'choice' for exterminating a pest.
They probably arent amphipods maybe one of the bad critters like this. Amphipods eat detritus. Maybe you have zoo eating nudibranches. They can be very small- like a 'pod'

Try to get one out of the tank with a turkey baster or something and look at it closely before coming up with an attack plan.
JMO
Good Luck to you and your coral

Jessica
 
mushroomss

mushroomss

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yea ocealarris clowns are supposidly the friendliest out there lol.Well mine isent.It is a 24 gallon with 10-15 pounds live rock about 5 pounds in the rear.It has been up for about 9-10 months with no signifacent problems besides aiptasia and bubble algae.I kept them when i was new to the hobbie because i thought they looked ''cool'' lol.And i am without a doubt these are amphipods.I get a good look at them every day.Every time i feed my sun polyps and palythoas i see them run out and steal food lol.I have ided them in multiple books and on this website.I am 100% sure that is what they are.
p.s my ocelarris is so aggressive i have to fend it off with a net every time i feed.And it will occasionally even attack my fire shrimp.
 
mushroomss

mushroomss

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and yes shrimpi they are beneficial svavengers that clean up your detritus.But this is not the first time i have heard of them getting a taste for live coral.
 
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