buying pods online????????

agoutihead

Member
i seen someone else post it in other post that you can buy thousands of pods online and put them in your tank. where can you buy these pods from and how much would they be? is there any maitenece for pods? i would really like to get a madaraine fish so this is my purpopse of buying pods online. thanks!
 
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big911dog

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there is one place in the midwest online i saw sell pods, but rules of this board prohibit posting the link. LR will have pods and after about 4 months, u'll see pods in ur tank. dont go with a mandarin before 6 mos tho. the tank should be well established with LOTS of LR for a good pod population to sustain the mandarin.
 

vikki7

Member
My tank which was supposed to be cycled.... ie
my husband purchased me a Nano Cube 12 gal for Christmas.
It was fine for two weeks, but before they left the store, my husband did not like the LR that they had in the tank so the store owner exchanged it out....
I was so sad...... my Nitrates shot up sky high and everyithing
in my tank excelp one fetherduster died.
The salinity was high too, but is fine now, but the Nitrate level is at the high end of the scale, no problem with the Nitrites.
everything else seems to be ok.
But, the algea growing and now
Little millipedes bug things multiplying all over the place, they seem to be staying in the algea....
I watch them and they even fight each other, so it seems.
They are whiteish.
I have been told they are Pods and they are good for my tank and because my tank if cycling again... that they just appear.
Why and what are they?
Are they healthy and what do I do with them?
 

pontius

Active Member
pods (many different kinds, you'll have to post a pic to determine exactly which you have) are tiny crustaceans that come in on live rock and multiply like rabbits. they are very good things (most, at least). they help clean the rock and sand, and are eaten by other critters in your tank. some fish, dragonets in particular, will eat mostly if not ONLY pods.
the amphipods are white/transparant, about the size of a ball point pen tip, they have little brown looking stripes on their backs, and little antennae. they look like little transparant ants scooting across the rock. you can see them best when the lights first come on, and before they scurry into the shadows of the rock.
I believe copepods have longer tails than amphipods and kind of resemble brine shrimp.
 

vikki7

Member
I tried to get a picture of the little creatures in my tank.
From all that I have heard, they are good. But, now my question.... I have high Nitrate...... how do I get it down?
I am very new, and am trying to take this slow.
Since a new LR was added on Christmas Eve, is it too late to add another before adding fish.
I would rather get my LR in my tank than to not have the look I want.
Also, can you have Coral with LR? I love the color of the Reef tanks.....
Right, no though, I just want to get something up and running.
If I need a "clean up crew" snails, do I add them when the Nitrate is high?
Or if a water change is needed, how do I chage it?
My salinity level is at .23 right now.. it has been low, but now
has been stable for about a week.
Since my salinity level is ok, do I add salt water or do I add treated fresh water?
I am sorry to ask so many questions, if there is anyone there that would not mind emailing me, please let me know....
I will give you my email address.
 

viet-tin

Active Member

Originally posted by agoutihead
i seen someone else post it in other post that you can buy thousands of pods online and put them in your tank. where can you buy these pods from and how much would they be? is there any maitenece for pods? i would really like to get a madaraine fish so this is my purpopse of buying pods online. thanks!

Dont waste money on this thing. 1000 pods for 25+shipping i think it was. Copepods wicome and grow when from lr.
 

viet-tin

Active Member

Originally posted by Vikki7
I am sorry to ask so many questions, if there is anyone there that would not mind emailing me, please let me know....
I will give you my email address.


Post all the qustions you want. This is why we have these borads, to answer and help you in anyways we possibly can.
 
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