Dork Fish Posted June 23 Share Posted June 23 Are there any communal fish for a 75 gallon tank that will eat copepods? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted June 23 Share Posted June 23 Depends on the type of fish already in the tank. Rasboras, guppies, psuedomugil, ellasoma and basically any nano fish. They are micro predators and the copepods are a natural food source. Larger fish mostly ignore them as not worth the effort to hunt. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dork Fish Posted June 24 Author Share Posted June 24 @Guppysnail I actually don't have my 75 gallon set up yet, but I have a 10 gallon that has some copepods. I plan to move my fish from the 10 gallon into the 75 gallon (just 1 male betta). I will be attempting to not bring the copepods over with the betta, but just in case. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 Copepods are healthy for a tank. I have nano fish and corydora that love them. It ensures a live in tank food for fry and small fish. They eat leftover food so also help keep the tank clean. I believe they come on food. They show up eventually in every single snail and shrimp tank I have ever had that has no micro predators. I really would not worry. I use a macro lens and watch them. They are very interesting to watch and entirely harmless to any inhabitants in your tanks. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dork Fish Posted June 24 Author Share Posted June 24 @Guppysnail Okay that is actually really good to know 🙂 I do plan on having some corydoras, so that will work out well. I got a couple pics of them under a microscope, I will try to post here if I can find them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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