Hey i picked up a skink cleaner shrimp which has an isopod feeding on it under its skin/white bubble on side.
now i know once it has its first molt in my tank it should rid it or the parasite hence prompting the female to release its eggs .. im just wondering since they need pods for the first feeding/progression stage of there lifecycle otherwise they will die off .. once the shrimp molts & the eggs are released what would be a good time to get my copepod population started .. 5 weeks ?
6 weeks ?
basically just want to know how long these isopods will last without a copepod host for the first stages of there life .. when will it be safe to add pods.
cheers.
now i know once it has its first molt in my tank it should rid it or the parasite hence prompting the female to release its eggs .. im just wondering since they need pods for the first feeding/progression stage of there lifecycle otherwise they will die off .. once the shrimp molts & the eggs are released what would be a good time to get my copepod population started .. 5 weeks ?
6 weeks ?
basically just want to know how long these isopods will last without a copepod host for the first stages of there life .. when will it be safe to add pods.
cheers.
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