where did all the bugs go?

brucewrs · 03-24-2009, 11:20 PM

I cant find not one bug.Is it possible the scooter blem ate them all?I just put him in the tank and now they are all gone.Its a Red Sea Max 250,66 gallon tank.It was loaded with bugs...

I did but another power head so the flow is alot better.I wonder if it is too strong for the bugs?
Strange

vdituri · 03-24-2009, 11:25 PM

How long ago did you add the blenny?
He ate some I'm sure, but maybe the rest went into hiding?

Have you tested your system lately? Could there have been an apocalypse?

brucewrs · 03-24-2009, 11:29 PM

I got him 3 days ago...I put the power head in 2 days ago.I just noticed that I cant find any.Not even one....I checked my water and its perfect.Even the nitrates are undetectable.

brucewrs · 03-24-2009, 11:30 PM

There is no way he could have eaten them all,right?lol

Do the bugs go into hiding that they never come out anymore?Never had this happen before.Maybe now they feel threatened?

vdituri · 03-24-2009, 11:32 PM

Seems unlikely/impossible that the scooter blenny alone ate all the pods.

The flow may have moved them off the glass and into the sand and liverock.

BarbMazz · 03-24-2009, 11:35 PM

Scooter blennies are like mandarin dragonets. They eat ALL the time. Maybe he's diminished the population significantly. Might be time to add some more.

vdituri · 03-24-2009, 11:36 PM

Barb's comment brings up a good point.

How long was the tank set up before the scooter was introduced?

BarbMazz · 03-24-2009, 11:37 PM

Hi, Viking!

brucewrs · 03-25-2009, 08:13 AM

I had the tank set up for around 2 months.I started with 90 pounds of live cured rock so I was cycled around 2 weeks.
There were alot of bugs everywhere.From very large to ones that you can barely see.
Late last night I used my flash light and did see a few on the rocks but I did have several hundred.

ChiaReefer54 · 03-28-2009, 02:46 PM

I recently had the similiar situation but without the scooter. I have a 55G that was swarming and only have 2 ocelarias and 1 clown goby, not really pod eaters persay but had a huge decrease in population. I too thought they were all gone and something was wrong. Water tested fine. Someone in another thread suggested looking with a flashlight at night, so I did. I actually used a red LED light on the end of an electric screw driver and saw a ton coming in and out of the rock. Most were in and out of one with some chaeto shoved in a hole. some of them were huge and some were very tiny. So I would think they are there, prob diminished some from addition of scooter, but there in hiding....

ChiaReefer54 · 03-28-2009, 02:49 PM

Here's a good link on pods and fish that eat them. I believe somewhere in there it also states that as they mature with the tank they will hid more.
Saltwater Copepods & Amphipods Information

Dragonne · 03-28-2009, 05:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BarbMazz

Scooter blennies are like mandarin dragonets. They eat ALL the time. Maybe he's diminished the population significantly. Might be time to add some more.

I have a mandarin, and haven't seen a huge decrease in pod population. Of course, he does have his hunting grounds and I have seen a lot less in the areas he hangs out in, but overall I still see quite a few. I doubt a single blenny made that much of an impact.

degibson84 · 03-29-2009, 08:30 PM

my tank has been setup for at least 4 years and i had tons of pods and no fish and since i have added my bicolor blenny i dont see them anywhere. i also bought two bottles of tiger pods which was a waste of money since there was only about 10 pods in each 4oz bottle.

i dont see them anywhere now

03-24-2009, 11:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
brucewrs Scopas Tang Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hobe Sound Posts: 424 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	where did all the bugs go? I cant find not one bug.Is it possible the scooter blem ate them all?I just put him in the tank and now they are all gone.Its a Red Sea Max 250,66 gallon tank.It was loaded with bugs... I did but another power head so the flow is alot better.I wonder if it is too strong for the bugs? Strange

03-24-2009, 11:25 PM	#2 (permalink)
vdituri Excellent Guesser :D Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Sacramento California Posts: 6,244 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: where did all the bugs go? How long ago did you add the blenny? He ate some I'm sure, but maybe the rest went into hiding? Have you tested your system lately? Could there have been an apocalypse? __________________ Victor ----- People come into our lives for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person. When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend and they are. They are there for the reason you need them to be. Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on.

03-24-2009, 11:29 PM	#3 (permalink)
brucewrs Scopas Tang Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hobe Sound Posts: 424 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: where did all the bugs go? I got him 3 days ago...I put the power head in 2 days ago.I just noticed that I cant find any.Not even one....I checked my water and its perfect.Even the nitrates are undetectable.

03-24-2009, 11:30 PM	#4 (permalink)
brucewrs Scopas Tang Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hobe Sound Posts: 424 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: where did all the bugs go? There is no way he could have eaten them all,right?lol Do the bugs go into hiding that they never come out anymore?Never had this happen before.Maybe now they feel threatened?

03-24-2009, 11:32 PM	#5 (permalink)
vdituri Excellent Guesser :D Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Sacramento California Posts: 6,244 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: where did all the bugs go? Seems unlikely/impossible that the scooter blenny alone ate all the pods. The flow may have moved them off the glass and into the sand and liverock. __________________ Victor ----- People come into our lives for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person. When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend and they are. They are there for the reason you need them to be. Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on.

03-24-2009, 11:35 PM	#6 (permalink)
BarbMazz Madame Klanganator Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Near Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 4,052 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: where did all the bugs go? Scooter blennies are like mandarin dragonets. They eat ALL the time. Maybe he's diminished the population significantly. Might be time to add some more. __________________ A Snail's Pace Beginning: an old lady's first reef http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...tml#post366161 ~not knowing how near the truth is we seek it far away~

03-24-2009, 11:36 PM	#7 (permalink)
vdituri Excellent Guesser :D Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Sacramento California Posts: 6,244 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: where did all the bugs go? Barb's comment brings up a good point. How long was the tank set up before the scooter was introduced? __________________ Victor ----- People come into our lives for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person. When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend and they are. They are there for the reason you need them to be. Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on.

03-24-2009, 11:37 PM	#8 (permalink)
BarbMazz Madame Klanganator Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Near Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 4,052 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: where did all the bugs go? Hi, Viking! __________________ A Snail's Pace Beginning: an old lady's first reef http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...tml#post366161 ~not knowing how near the truth is we seek it far away~

03-25-2009, 08:13 AM	#9 (permalink)
brucewrs Scopas Tang Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hobe Sound Posts: 424 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: where did all the bugs go? I had the tank set up for around 2 months.I started with 90 pounds of live cured rock so I was cycled around 2 weeks. There were alot of bugs everywhere.From very large to ones that you can barely see. Late last night I used my flash light and did see a few on the rocks but I did have several hundred.

03-28-2009, 02:46 PM	#10 (permalink)
ChiaReefer54 Fire Coral Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Tampa area, Fl Posts: 74 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: where did all the bugs go? I recently had the similiar situation but without the scooter. I have a 55G that was swarming and only have 2 ocelarias and 1 clown goby, not really pod eaters persay but had a huge decrease in population. I too thought they were all gone and something was wrong. Water tested fine. Someone in another thread suggested looking with a flashlight at night, so I did. I actually used a red LED light on the end of an electric screw driver and saw a ton coming in and out of the rock. Most were in and out of one with some chaeto shoved in a hole. some of them were huge and some were very tiny. So I would think they are there, prob diminished some from addition of scooter, but there in hiding....

03-28-2009, 02:49 PM	#11 (permalink)
ChiaReefer54 Fire Coral Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Tampa area, Fl Posts: 74 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: where did all the bugs go? Here's a good link on pods and fish that eat them. I believe somewhere in there it also states that as they mature with the tank they will hid more. Saltwater Copepods & Amphipods Information

03-29-2009, 08:30 PM	#13 (permalink)
degibson84 Achilles Tang Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Austintown, Ohio Posts: 809 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: where did all the bugs go? my tank has been setup for at least 4 years and i had tons of pods and no fish and since i have added my bicolor blenny i dont see them anywhere. i also bought two bottles of tiger pods which was a waste of money since there was only about 10 pods in each 4oz bottle. i dont see them anywhere now

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