Is there anything that eats amphipods?

[mamasky]

We have a 90g tank and the amphipods are out of control.
In the tank right now we have:
mandarin
blonde naso
firefish
perc
b&w perc
royal gramma
rainfords goby
yellow watchman
lemon damsel
6-line

Nothing really eats them because the pods come out at night and the fish are all in their little nooks sleeping. I understand they're beneficial but I'd rather have them not overtaking the tank. lol.

Thank you

 

[Grins]

I'd think think the fish you have now would eat them really. It is hard to imagine they'd take over to pest proportions with that stocking.

 

[Squawkbert]

If they're really going nuts, just manually stir a bit of the substrate late in the AM - if you manage to churn up a few deeply buried pods, the gobies will have at them (as will most anything else that spots them).

 

[mamasky]

I'd think think the fish you have now would eat them really. It is hard to imagine they'd take over to pest proportions with that stocking.

You'd think so, wouldn't you?? I must have lazy fish..lol. I very rarely will see my 6-line try to grab one but I don't see anyone else eating them. The problem is, they hide in all of our rockwork (150lbs.) and at night when all the fish are settled in their spots for the night, the pods come out and play.

 

[Gildurath]

Just blast your rock with a turkey baster, and watch the fish swim around like made men, with their mouths open.

 

[Riverserver]

'pods can only spread as much as their food source allows them. Are you overfeeding?
Why do you want to get rid of them? They're a really good cleanup crew.