Anyone ever put live Copepods into the tank?
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hallzy
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Originally Posted by lil.guppy
http:///forum/post/3007488
They sell this stuff in the bottle and say that you can shut the lights out and put it in the tank to let them reproduce.
Is it a good idea and something great or will it turn into a pain?
I was wondering the same thing. I wanted to get a mandarin but My rocks arnt quite enough establish imo, but I thought about getting those so I could get my mandarin. I dont see how they could be a pain tho because they will be a source of food for some of your fish.
http:///forum/post/3007488
They sell this stuff in the bottle and say that you can shut the lights out and put it in the tank to let them reproduce.
Is it a good idea and something great or will it turn into a pain?
I was wondering the same thing. I wanted to get a mandarin but My rocks arnt quite enough establish imo, but I thought about getting those so I could get my mandarin. I dont see how they could be a pain tho because they will be a source of food for some of your fish.
woody189
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Originally Posted by jackri
http:///forum/post/3007501
I put pods by my tank but getting live rock... if you have live rock you have pods -- trust me.
The bottle of pods is to supplement the population is all.
Pods are good -- not a pain either.
Is that really always the case? I've had my tank for over a year, w/ 45 lbs LR, and I've NEVER seen a single pod. Even after lights are out (i now have moonlights).
It's possilbe my fish eat them, but I've never seen them at all.
I plan on adding bottled pods as well into my fuge.
How much does that bottle cost for you guppy? It's 20-25$ for me.
http:///forum/post/3007501
I put pods by my tank but getting live rock... if you have live rock you have pods -- trust me.
The bottle of pods is to supplement the population is all.
Pods are good -- not a pain either.
Is that really always the case? I've had my tank for over a year, w/ 45 lbs LR, and I've NEVER seen a single pod. Even after lights are out (i now have moonlights).
It's possilbe my fish eat them, but I've never seen them at all.
I plan on adding bottled pods as well into my fuge.
How much does that bottle cost for you guppy? It's 20-25$ for me.
lil.guppy
Active Member
Originally Posted by meowzer
http:///forum/post/3007775
Are you sure it's 1000???
Everytime I place an order from swf.com I buy a bag and add them to my horse tank.
Never had to for my 225g...got plenty
Yup, they said they cram as many as they can into the bottles while keeping it safe.
http:///forum/post/3007775
Are you sure it's 1000???
Everytime I place an order from swf.com I buy a bag and add them to my horse tank.
Never had to for my 225g...got plenty
Yup, they said they cram as many as they can into the bottles while keeping it safe.
lil.guppy
Active Member
I ordered them today. As soon as I get them I will post pics.
I am going to put the first bottle in all at once when my moon lights shut off and then do the same thing the next day.
I have a manderin and they said to do this so he gets full the first day and lets them multiply
My coral beauty is a sneaky grazer getting into the cracks and all. I bet hes going to be feasting the next morning
I am going to put the first bottle in all at once when my moon lights shut off and then do the same thing the next day.
I have a manderin and they said to do this so he gets full the first day and lets them multiply
My coral beauty is a sneaky grazer getting into the cracks and all. I bet hes going to be feasting the next morning
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eric b 125
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i thought about doing this for a while, but opted not to. i have plenty of LR in my tank, and see pods regularly, but until i add a fuge to my system where the pods can reproduce safely i dont think i'll be getting a mandarin. every bottle of pods i've seen, which honestly isn't that many, contain something in the area of 400 pods/ bottle and run about $20. i figure with the amount that mandarins can eat, and how much a bottle costs it would be a bit much to have to buy pods every week. i dont mind adding to the population once a month, but every week, or twice a week for one fishes food isn't something i'm willing to do. but as soon as i'm comfortable that i have a self supporting pod population, i'm definately going to get a mandarin...it will be my last addition before i start adding corals.
fishstick4sale
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they will reproduce but u would want to make sure uhave spot for them to reproduce, like a lil pile of liverockrubble in the tank sumwhere in the middle hidden they would like that. put them in at night. if u have no spot they can get wiped out by the fish an mandarin.
flower
Well-Known Member
Originally Posted by lil.guppy
http:///forum/post/3007514
So if I buy a bottle of these can I just dump the bottle into the tank?
Yes, this is all you have to do...it comes with instructions that tell you to do just that.
http:///forum/post/3007514
So if I buy a bottle of these can I just dump the bottle into the tank?
Yes, this is all you have to do...it comes with instructions that tell you to do just that.
uneverno
Active Member
I got mine from SWF yesterday. Here's what they're packaged in:
Mine are currently residing in a 1 qt mason jar which is floating in a 5 gal heated bucket w/ an airstone and some rubble just like one would propogate brine shrimp. Total volume of the package is about 1 cup and they come w/ algae. I a little more than doubled the volume and am keeping an eye on them before I release them into the bucket to populate it (once they're in the bucket I won't be able to see them.)
These should be growable, as opposed to Tigger pods which are cold water. Those can be released into the aquarium as well, and they'll survive, but at the warmer temps we keep our tanks, my understanding is that the offspring will be mostly male, leading to an eventual decline in the population.
The idea is to have a sustainable food source for the Mandarin I hope to keep down the road.
Mine are currently residing in a 1 qt mason jar which is floating in a 5 gal heated bucket w/ an airstone and some rubble just like one would propogate brine shrimp. Total volume of the package is about 1 cup and they come w/ algae. I a little more than doubled the volume and am keeping an eye on them before I release them into the bucket to populate it (once they're in the bucket I won't be able to see them.)
These should be growable, as opposed to Tigger pods which are cold water. Those can be released into the aquarium as well, and they'll survive, but at the warmer temps we keep our tanks, my understanding is that the offspring will be mostly male, leading to an eventual decline in the population.
The idea is to have a sustainable food source for the Mandarin I hope to keep down the road.
kanicky
Member
We ordered three bottles for $30 ($5 shipping) of Tiger pods - a little bigger than your "normal" pods. Each bottle had between 800 and 1,000 and you could SEE them in the bottles. Just TEEMING with them! And now our seahorse tank is covered in pods and amphipods
These pods were ordered from a very reputable seller who aquacultures the pods. We have been very pleased with the results and will definitely order from her again.
You don't necessarily have to have a fuge to put pods in your tank. As long as within your rock they have a safe place to reproduce, you should see them for a pretty long time, though, granted, probably not as many as you'd have if you had a fuge.
These pods were ordered from a very reputable seller who aquacultures the pods. We have been very pleased with the results and will definitely order from her again.
You don't necessarily have to have a fuge to put pods in your tank. As long as within your rock they have a safe place to reproduce, you should see them for a pretty long time, though, granted, probably not as many as you'd have if you had a fuge.
cranberry
Active Member
Originally Posted by uneverno
http:///forum/post/3008442
These should be growable, as opposed to Tigger pods which are cold water. Those can be released into the aquarium as well, and they'll survive, but at the warmer temps we keep our tanks, my understanding is that the offspring will be mostly male, leading to an eventual decline in the population.
Hey, did you walk by my booth at the Marine Aquarium EXPO? This is a very correct statement. You want to look for Tisbe pods or Pseudo-cyclops. We just started carrying the Pseudo-cyclops, so I don't know too much about them and the hobbyist other than what I've read. The Tisbe will live in a fish bowl and will happily munch on diatoms on the glass. Tigriopus is for target feeding, Tisbes and Pseudo are for seeding a fuge.
http:///forum/post/3008442
These should be growable, as opposed to Tigger pods which are cold water. Those can be released into the aquarium as well, and they'll survive, but at the warmer temps we keep our tanks, my understanding is that the offspring will be mostly male, leading to an eventual decline in the population.
Hey, did you walk by my booth at the Marine Aquarium EXPO? This is a very correct statement. You want to look for Tisbe pods or Pseudo-cyclops. We just started carrying the Pseudo-cyclops, so I don't know too much about them and the hobbyist other than what I've read. The Tisbe will live in a fish bowl and will happily munch on diatoms on the glass. Tigriopus is for target feeding, Tisbes and Pseudo are for seeding a fuge.
