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rayjay · 11/25/2017, 01:44 PM

It's not what they prefer that we have to consider as they prefer their natural habitat that we cannot give them.
You can't provide enough copepods even in a 10g tank for long term survival of a pair of dwarfs and that is why the primary food for captive dwarfs is enriched live brine nauplii.
Pods therefore are just a great additional nutrient profile for them.
A ten gallon tank would need a lot of dwarfs to really be able to be worthwhile as they are hard to see.
I have no problem with up to around 50 dwarfs in a 5g.

11/25/2017, 01:44 PM	#7
rayjay Registered Member Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: London, Ontario, Canada Posts: 3,969	It's not what they prefer that we have to consider as they prefer their natural habitat that we cannot give them. You can't provide enough copepods even in a 10g tank for long term survival of a pair of dwarfs and that is why the primary food for captive dwarfs is enriched live brine nauplii. Pods therefore are just a great additional nutrient profile for them. A ten gallon tank would need a lot of dwarfs to really be able to be worthwhile as they are hard to see. I have no problem with up to around 50 dwarfs in a 5g. __________________ Seahorses. Culture nanno, rotifers and brine shrimp. Current Tank Info: Seahorses