How can I kill all my pods? Need help asap

[Hecdr34]

My pods are huge and they are actually starting to eat the tentacles off my rbta's in my anemone tank as crazy as that sounds. I'm going absolutely crazy trying to catch them at night and need a fast solution.

I bought a Yellow Coris Wrasse and he has helped some but now they hide through the day and come out at night. Does anyone know of a nocturnal fish that eats large pods but leaves my anemones alone? I do not have any corals just anemones.

And yes they are eating the tentacles not dead stuff or algae 100% sure.

 

[theMeat]

Mandarin

 

[Hecdr34]

I highly doubt a Mandarin will eat these amphipods. They are between .5"-.75"

 

[theMeat]

Then run a uv and reduce extra food.

Pod population is directly related to available amount of food

Pods are also cold blooded. So the warmer the temp, the more active and the more they reproduce.

 

[Hecdr34]

Already started but it takes time. I'm looking for a fast solution that will start eating them asap. Any nocturnal amphipod eaters?

 

[theMeat]

Hungry Cardinal fish would be your best bet

Defrost some food in a bit of tank water. When lights are out for a while dump in just the water to get the pods out.

 

[Hecdr34]

I just saw on another site that Banggai cardinals hunt at night. Going to get one today

 

[theMeat]

Don?t know the size of your tank, but best to introduce in 3?s

 

[Hecdr34]

The tank is a 45 gallon 26x26x15.5

 

[Luminous Aquatics]

any pics of these pods, ive never seen amphipods get that big. wondering if they're some other type of pod.

 

[theMeat]

Guessing they?re tiger pods, which can get pretty big

 

[ecvernon]

remove invertebrates then dose interceptor?

 

[Hecdr34]

I was able to take a pic just now. This guy is huge

 

[theMeat]

That?s freakin big.
Not specifically a nocturnal feeder, but longnose hawk fish would help and super cool fish

 

[Hecdr34]

Lol yes It's huge. I have a wrasse that takes care of them during the day and it has made a big dent on the population. Only the bigger ones are still around and they come out after dark. I'm waiting for my lfs to receive some Benggai Cardinals this week and hopefully they will help after dark

 

[TUSI]

remove invertebrates then dose interceptor?

+1

 

[Hecdr34]

Unfortunately that's impossible

 

[Jamesmost]

Hungry Cardinal fish would be your best bet

Defrost some food in a bit of tank water. When lights are out for a while dump in just the water to get the pods out.

Smart





They r not getting strained in filter media?



Add more filter, increase return flow

 

[duke62]

Never heard of that but if you want to get rid of pods just dose intecwptor

 

[Slamajamajama]

that is a f%$# big pod!