pods help

[debbie]

I am having a huge issue in my 3 gal pico with pods, they guys are everywhere, huge in size and really annoying my zoas. I want to get rid of them as there is so many of them. What can be suggested to eat these guys??
When i feed my suncoral they are right there and grab the food from the coral.
I am willing to put in a a temporary fish to do the job.

 

[mr.reef]

a goby of some type ask ur lfs if they have one that u can use till u cut down the numbers then bring it back beacuse the tank is so small it cant stay there long..

 

[debbie]

I am getting a yellow clown goby tomorrow for this tank. Will they eat pods??
These pods are more the size of amphipods, if the clown goby will eat these then I would be elated.
It was suggested I get a scooter blenny for this job and then rehouse it when done. If the Yellow Clown Goby will eat these guys then I can do without the scooter blenny.
All help greatly appreciated as they are way out of hand in this tank.

 

[superhero]

Originally Posted by Debbie
http:///forum/post/3065314
I am getting a yellow clown goby tomorrow for this tank. Will they eat pods??
These pods are more the size of amphipods, if the clown goby will eat these then I would be elated.
It was suggested I get a scooter blenny for this job and then rehouse it when done. If the Yellow Clown Goby will eat these guys then I can do without the scooter blenny.
All help greatly appreciated as they are way out of hand in this tank.
I would think that the yellow clown goby will eat pods... i think every fish would eat pods if fed them... and you can probally keep the yellow clown goby in there because they stay very very small... i just got one for my 5.5 and hes awesome so u wont be disapointed

 

[sir mixxalot]

i am thinking about gettin a clown goby for my 50 gallon... i have around 1700 GPH of flow in it... do you think that is to much for that small fish?

 

[debbie]

Well I got my clown gobies today. I went for 2 of them because they are so cheap at this place and back home we pay 28.50 each for them as appose to 7.00 where i got them from. I don't go to this place often only when hubby is on business as its 6 hrs from where we live.
They are quite small but very healthy looking. They just went into the tank an hour ago and are cruising around together.
If I happen to loose one then I still have one left as I would never drive to this place just for fish as its to far away.
Here is keeping fingers crossed.

 

[king_neptune]

mandrin dragonetts feed exclusivly on pods.
pretty fish, cheap too. not really fair to put them in an 8gal pico, sincethey wont survive after the pods are all gone.

 

[superhero]

Pics Pics Pics!!!!

 

[debbie]

My tank is not an 8 gal its a 3 gal. Mandarins are very beautiful but I did not get one and would not put one in a 3 gal.
I did get 2 very tiny clown gobies, just in case one does not make it due to their size I will have one left I hope. So far so good they are getting along really well, they were from the same tank at the store.
I hope they will nibble on them once they get a touch bigger.
Here are some pics of the tank a while ago. In the bottom left corner I don't have the pink yuma ric anymore and have my green star polyps there instead.
I do have the purple and orange florida rics though as they are my absolute favorite.