So I've been trying to raise copepods for some time now, but I'm uncertain about what I'm seeing. I originally did this for the sake of my mandarin fish to try and do right by it (since then it has died).
I started with a ten gallon tank, a heater, sand and some rock and added two bottles of copepods (different kinds), and have been using Phyto Feast. All the pods were super tiny when I got them, but I assumed they would grow. I've been adding food every few days and the water keeps clearing up, so I'm under the assumption that SOMETHING is eating it. That being said, I haven't seen any movement in the tank for some time now, with lights on or off inside it. I started this project maybe a month to a month and a half ago, and added two balls of chaeto to give the pods more places to hide, but still haven't seen any.
So what I'm wondering is has my pod population crashed? If so, what is eating the phytoplankton that I keep putting in the water?
I started with a ten gallon tank, a heater, sand and some rock and added two bottles of copepods (different kinds), and have been using Phyto Feast. All the pods were super tiny when I got them, but I assumed they would grow. I've been adding food every few days and the water keeps clearing up, so I'm under the assumption that SOMETHING is eating it. That being said, I haven't seen any movement in the tank for some time now, with lights on or off inside it. I started this project maybe a month to a month and a half ago, and added two balls of chaeto to give the pods more places to hide, but still haven't seen any.
So what I'm wondering is has my pod population crashed? If so, what is eating the phytoplankton that I keep putting in the water?