How to kill copepods

james1542 · 11-05-2012, 11:24 PM

Most pods are barely visible anyways. Consider them a blessing, and a free source of live food to improve your fish husbandry. They are completely harmless to you.

The Fish · 11-06-2012, 06:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Overgrowth

I don't know why, but I don't really seem to mind sticking my hand into a tank with shrimp, but I'm really afraid of copepods touching me. Also, I've come to accept copepods as a part of shrimp tanks, only the 20L I'm setting up is my show tank, and I really don't want copepods in it.
Furthermore, the show tank is a FISH TANK, and not a SHRIMP TANK, so it's not impossible to have a bug free tank. If I don't thin the herd as much as possible, then the fish won't be able to eat them all.
I just thought of something: Is it possible to do multiple bleach dips until all the pods are gone?

you might want to see a psychologist. you've probably exposed yourself to more chemical harm trying to get rid of these critters than is worth the trouble

**Rob in Puyallup** · 11-06-2012, 08:24 AM

I love my little copepods!

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Patriot · 11-06-2012, 08:50 AM

Wait why is this even posted in the plant section?

11-06-2012, 08:24 AM	#18
Rob in Puyallup Opae Ula Crazed. (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Puyallup, WA Posts: 1,272	I love my little copepods! Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S III using Tapatalk 2 __________________ 35 gal Hex Shrimp and Celestial Pearl Danio ;29 gallon Endler's only;Petco Bookshelf 6.6 gal Crystal Shrimp and Hitchhiking CPD fry tank; Bookshelf 6.6 gal Brackish Opae Ula Shrimp; Fluval Ebi 7.9 gal assorted Shrimp only.; 10 gallon Opae Ula tank, started Nov 21, 2012. Opae Ula, Hawaiian Red Shrimp, SuperShrimp, whatever...Journal Now... I'm out of room!

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11-05-2012, 11:24 PM	#16
james1542 Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (9/100%) Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: WA Posts: 506	Most pods are barely visible anyways. Consider them a blessing, and a free source of live food to improve your fish husbandry. They are completely harmless to you.