Copepod Predator Non Picky?

[Aspect]

Hello, it seems my pod culture has exploded as there are countless pods on my glass panes. It is to the point where I need to scrape them off so I can fully see inside my tank. What would be a good pod eater that doesn't only feed on pods and can eat prepared food if the pods run out. Thanks.

 

[Murica]

Wrasses

 

[Aspect]

Wrasses

I have a bird wrasse already

 

[Jekyl]

Everyone experiences a pod explosion like that. They will soon diminish greatly as the population regulates itself.

 

[Jay'sReefBugs]

Wrasse something that doesn't depend on copepods fully . Your population will go down drastically once a copepod feeder is introduced

 

[Aspect]

After looking closer most of them are actually tiny starfish. Anything that would feed on them?

 

[MoshJosh]

harlequin shrimp. . . but will eat them all quickly and then die. . . might be able to get one from LFT and return for store credit after your stars are gone.

 

[Aspect]

harlequin shrimp. . . but will eat them all quickly and then die. . . might be able to get one from LFT and return for store credit after your stars are gone.

Oh yeah I forgot to mention I have sharks so I can't get invertebrates

 

[Aspect]

Also my tank is 420 gallons and they are on every pane of glass.

 

[cww81]

Can you post a picture? If they’re just copepods they’re not harmful as you probably know. In my tank my wrasses and mandarin goby both chow down on some copepods.

 

[Aspect]

Can you post a picture? If they’re just copepods they’re not harmful as you probably know. In my tank my wrasses and mandarin goby both chow down on some copepods.

They're too tiny my phone camera can't pick them up but I'm sure they're copepods. I know they're not harmful but the pile up on my glass faster than algae.

 

[cww81]

They're too tiny my phone camera can't pick them up but I'm sure they're copepods. I know they're not harmful but the pile up on my glass faster than algae.

How old is the tank? My tank exploded with copepods about 3-4 months after I set it up and then calmed back down to just living in the rock. I have a paddlefin wrasse, leopard wrasse, and mandarin goby that also put in work.

 

[Aspect]

How old is the tank? My tank exploded with copepods about 3-4 months after I set it up and then calmed back down to just living in the rock. I have a paddlefin wrasse, leopard wrasse, and mandarin goby that also put in work.

The tank is 7 months old but the rock/sand is going on 4 years

 

[Tired]

After looking closer most of them are actually tiny starfish. Anything that would feed on them?

They're too tiny my phone camera can't pick them up but I'm sure they're copepods. I know they're not harmful but the pile up on my glass faster than algae.

That's two different critters with two different potential predators.

 

[Aspect]

That's two different critters with two different potential predators.

There are both I didn't count how many

 

[Tired]

Many small fish will happily eat copepods. Heck, a springeri or yellowtail blue damsel would probably go for them pretty aggressively.

There isn't much that will eat asterina starfish. Manual removal is best for those, but post a pic- let's make sure they aren't hydroids or such.

 

[Aspect]

Many small fish will happily eat copepods. Heck, a springeri or yellowtail blue damsel would probably go for them pretty aggressively.

There isn't much that will eat asterina starfish. Manual removal is best for those, but post a pic- let's make sure they aren't hydroids or such.

I'll try but I don't think my camera will focus on them because they're so small

 

[Aspect]

Many small fish will happily eat copepods. Heck, a springeri or yellowtail blue damsel would probably go for them pretty aggressively.

There isn't much that will eat asterina starfish. Manual removal is best for those, but post a pic- let's make sure they aren't hydroids or such.

Yeah I can't get a good picture at all. But I actually don't think they are asterinas now. They have a circle for their main body and 5 tiny limbs.

 

[dedragon]

cant see at all, lol. see if maybe using a different camera or phone helps at all

 

[Aspect]

cant see at all, lol. see if maybe using a different camera or phone helps at all

Yeah I knew that would happen, these things are tiny I can't get my phone's camera to focus. They are everywhere though.