Quick question copepods
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gill again68
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They will find their way to the sand and rock in the tank. Depending on your stock list they may get picked off regularly while they find their way.
So a question, why pour them into the sump? If you dont have a fuge then you could just pour them into the DT but do this after all have gone to bed so they wont just be eaten up.
So a question, why pour them into the sump? If you dont have a fuge then you could just pour them into the DT but do this after all have gone to bed so they wont just be eaten up.
novahobbies
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Ditto what Cranberry said. Tigger pods are more of a coldwater species, they don't reproduce quickly in upper 70's temperatures. Also they tend to be more active in the water column than the glass and rock-hugging reef pods. If it's small, whitish, and on your glass, it's most likely the Tisbe sp. of copepod you're talking about. And if you have lots, don't worry. They're great for your tank. Don't even worry about swiping them with the magnet cleaner; most will swim away before they get hit, and the rest will just add to the food chain a little quicker than anticipated.
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rotifer
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Tigriopus californicus have been shown to naturally range in temperatures from 42 to 92 F.
http://journals.cambridge.org/action...line&aid=70713
Tigger-Pods is a specific brand name of live copepods produced by Reed Mariculture (my company) in California.
TC don't live in the ocean - they live in splash zone pools, up above the ocean. These pools are shallow and get quite warm during the day, some much warmer than reef systems. That's where they live, grow, and thrive.
TC range from the very cold waters of the Canadian border to the warm waters of Mexico so it’s a good assumption that ones from different locations locally adapt to grow best at those temperatures. Our broodstock came from tide pools in central California where it gets pretty hot so they thrive in warm water and can easily be cultured at standard reef temperatures.
We produce millions of them each month in greenhouses where temperatures range from 65 to 85 F. Our heaters kick on at around 70 F and there are no chillers so the tanks can creep upwards of 90 F on a hot day. We get our best production between 75-80 F. If they fall below 70 F production falls off dramatically.
http://journals.cambridge.org/action...line&aid=70713
Tigger-Pods is a specific brand name of live copepods produced by Reed Mariculture (my company) in California.
TC don't live in the ocean - they live in splash zone pools, up above the ocean. These pools are shallow and get quite warm during the day, some much warmer than reef systems. That's where they live, grow, and thrive.
TC range from the very cold waters of the Canadian border to the warm waters of Mexico so it’s a good assumption that ones from different locations locally adapt to grow best at those temperatures. Our broodstock came from tide pools in central California where it gets pretty hot so they thrive in warm water and can easily be cultured at standard reef temperatures.
We produce millions of them each month in greenhouses where temperatures range from 65 to 85 F. Our heaters kick on at around 70 F and there are no chillers so the tanks can creep upwards of 90 F on a hot day. We get our best production between 75-80 F. If they fall below 70 F production falls off dramatically.
hunt
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Originally Posted by rotifer
http:///forum/post/3253741
Tigriopus californicus have been shown to naturally range in temperatures from 42 to 92 F.
http://journals.cambridge.org/action...line&aid=70713
Tigger-Pods is a specific brand name of live copepods produced by Reed Mariculture (my company) in California.
TC don't live in the ocean - they live in splash zone pools, up above the ocean. These pools are shallow and get quite warm during the day, some much warmer than reef systems. That's where they live, grow, and thrive.
TC range from the very cold waters of the Canadian border to the warm waters of Mexico so it’s a good assumption that ones from different locations locally adapt to grow best at those temperatures. Our broodstock came from tide pools in central California where it gets pretty hot so they thrive in warm water and can easily be cultured at standard reef temperatures.
We produce millions of them each month in greenhouses where temperatures range from 65 to 85 F. Our heaters kick on at around 70 F and there are no chillers so the tanks can creep upwards of 90 F on a hot day. We get our best production between 75-80 F. If they fall below 70 F production falls off dramatically.
I added a bottle to my 29g DT about a month after my cycle two years ago, they were there for a while, but now all i can find are smaller white copepods, why didnt they breed, my tank was at 78 degrees, all i had when i stopped seeing them was one clownfish also
http:///forum/post/3253741
Tigriopus californicus have been shown to naturally range in temperatures from 42 to 92 F.
http://journals.cambridge.org/action...line&aid=70713
Tigger-Pods is a specific brand name of live copepods produced by Reed Mariculture (my company) in California.
TC don't live in the ocean - they live in splash zone pools, up above the ocean. These pools are shallow and get quite warm during the day, some much warmer than reef systems. That's where they live, grow, and thrive.
TC range from the very cold waters of the Canadian border to the warm waters of Mexico so it’s a good assumption that ones from different locations locally adapt to grow best at those temperatures. Our broodstock came from tide pools in central California where it gets pretty hot so they thrive in warm water and can easily be cultured at standard reef temperatures.
We produce millions of them each month in greenhouses where temperatures range from 65 to 85 F. Our heaters kick on at around 70 F and there are no chillers so the tanks can creep upwards of 90 F on a hot day. We get our best production between 75-80 F. If they fall below 70 F production falls off dramatically.
I added a bottle to my 29g DT about a month after my cycle two years ago, they were there for a while, but now all i can find are smaller white copepods, why didnt they breed, my tank was at 78 degrees, all i had when i stopped seeing them was one clownfish also
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rotifer
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It's very likely that your clownfish ate them all. Tigger-Pods are large and active swimmers so they have a hard time finding good places to hide in display tanks. They also live in tide pools where there are no predators so they don't seem to have the same "fear instinct" as many ocean organisms. We recommend putting them in your sump, refugium, or a seperate culture tank.
hunt
Active Member
Originally Posted by rotifer
http:///forum/post/3255540
It's very likely that your clownfish ate them all. Tigger-Pods are large and active swimmers so they have a hard time finding good places to hide in display tanks. They also live in tide pools where there are no predators so they don't seem to have the same "fear instinct" as many ocean organisms. We recommend putting them in your sump, refugium, or a seperate culture tank.
so one clownfish in a 29g tank can kill off a somewhat breeding population within a month or two?
http:///forum/post/3255540
It's very likely that your clownfish ate them all. Tigger-Pods are large and active swimmers so they have a hard time finding good places to hide in display tanks. They also live in tide pools where there are no predators so they don't seem to have the same "fear instinct" as many ocean organisms. We recommend putting them in your sump, refugium, or a seperate culture tank.
so one clownfish in a 29g tank can kill off a somewhat breeding population within a month or two?
cranberry
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Our cultures of T. califoricus did better in colder temperatures. In the summer we had to put a chiller on the tank to keep production up. We found the tisbe pods, such as sold on this site, reproduced at much higher rates at warmer temperatures. So, we started using T. califoricus for target feeding and Tisbe pods for seeding.
But actually, I wouldn't assume in 2 days time span, any population of freshly introduced pods would reproduce fast enough to cover every inch of the glass.... no matter what the temp. That was a bloom waiting to happen.
But actually, I wouldn't assume in 2 days time span, any population of freshly introduced pods would reproduce fast enough to cover every inch of the glass.... no matter what the temp. That was a bloom waiting to happen.
