[lifeoffaith]

Hoping you guys can help me. I am just setting up a macro algae/copepod farm setup in a 10 gallon tank. I was hoping to put some sort of livestock in there that is actually interesting so that I'm not just looking at macro algae. I just picked up a 10 gallon tank. I will be adding dry sand and cultured live rock to the tank. I also plan on adding some macros right away. I hope to make it a lush macro algae and copepod haven, but I would love to have a fish or some other moving livestock in there that won't eat the copepods. I thought herbivorous blenny possibly, but I won't have a hood on the tank, so I'd like something that won't jump. I know, tall order, but I thought maybe someone would have an idea for me. Thanks!

 

[lifeoffaith]

Looks like I may be the only one posting in this section of the forum. No one else has a macroalgae display tank?

 

[bcool831]

IMO pods would be eaten by any fish so not sure of a recommendation.

 

[Jay76]

A rock anemone and anemone shrimp/crab?

 

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Sexy shrimp with a coral (of your choice) for them to host in.

Tom

 

[lifeoffaith]

Funny, I was looking at sexy shrimp as an option. How many can I keep in a 10 gallon and still not lose a ton of copepods? They will eat some, right?

 

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Funny, I was looking at sexy shrimp as an option. How many can I keep in a 10 gallon and still not lose a ton of copepods? They will eat some, right?

I think you could kerp quite a few. I'm not sure if they eat copepods. Perhaps someone with experience with thrm will chime in...

Tom

 

[mikev_us]

I keep sexies. I've never seen them eat copepods. Mine eat what I feed my corals. They breed in my tank, but this is new behavior for me. You might also want to look into bumblebee shrimp as well. They're more shy than sexies but are more active in my opinion. Don't believe what you read about them only eating starfish. Mine prefer my coral food over the astrina stars in my tank. They will eat starfish. It was always interesting to watch how the bumblees interacted with my harlequin when I fed it a chocolate chip.

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[lifeoffaith]

Ended up shutting this tank down. Trying to streamline a little as I found out we're expecting our third in August. May even be shutting down my big tank and just keeping my 24 gallon going.