Reef Safe Pod eating fish

[rabid frog]

the title says it all. I need a reef safe pod eating fish, other than a mandarin. I already have one but he cannot eat some of the larger pods in the tank. The 75 is a old well established system. I am not worried about the other fish out competing the Mandarin.
the reason I need one is because the large pods in my tank are starting to eat some of my more expensive Palys/Zoas. This has to stop. I think I am the only person in the world at this point that does not wants Pods. The Mandarin is the only fish in there.
The tanks itself is a 75 gal. and has been set up and running 1.5 years. 100#'s or so of lr. I have a 30 gallon refuge. I think the Pods I am having trouble with are tiger pods. they are big. It would be like the Mandarin trying to eat a cantalope whole.

 

[catawaba]

Sand sifting goby

 

[rabid frog]

Cant be a Goby, they like to jump out of my tank. Do they eat large pods?

 

[rabid frog]

Im thinking somthing along the lines of a twin spot wrasse. I think these pods would choke a shark they are sooo big..

 

[stanlalee]

several wrasses, some anthias perhaps.

 

[b0bby1]

some smaller wrasses such as a fourline or sixline should work.

 

[wangotango]

Originally Posted by b0bby1
some smaller wrasses such as a fourline or sixline should work.
yeah. i have a sixline in my 55. very beautiful fish.
-Justin

 

[rabid frog]

I went and got a large 8 line wrasse today. I think he will do the trick.
Thanks for all the help and advice.
Joey

 

[sepulatian]

Scoote blennie's yap opens wide

 

[kpk]

You mentioned you didn't want a jumper? The wrasse is just as likely or even more likely to jump than a goby. Just thought you may want to secure the top or something, you seemed concerned about the goby...

 

[aztec reef]

Originally Posted by sepulatian
Scoote blennie's yap opens wide

i second this!

 

[rabid frog]

Ya I did not want a jumper, but it looked no matter which route I took I was going to run into one. I just put egg crate across the backing. i hope this will be secure enough for him.
On a diff note. The 8 line has taken care of all visiable bristle worms. Usually when I feed the tank the worms are every where. Today no sign of them and I had a fat wrasse. He looked like a pot belly pig. So far so good.

 

[poniegirl]

Originally Posted by rabid frog
Ya I did not want a jumper, but it looked no matter which route I took I was going to run into one. I just put egg crate across the backing. i hope this will be secure enough for him.
On a diff note. The 8 line has taken care of all visiable bristle worms. Usually when I feed the tank the worms are every where. Today no sign of them and I had a fat wrasse. He looked like a pot belly pig. So far so good.
Word of caution: Keep an eye on your crab/shrimp population...some wrasse believe that ANY crustacean is there for snacking purposes only. I learned the hard way that a fish that will (can) eat a bristle worm is truly one tough fish. Not aggressive, neccessarily, but talk about opportunistic!