Best place to get copepods?
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I believe a lot of people buy them off of marinedepot.com. That’s where I’m probably going to get them once my refugium is set up
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You can buy directly from us or find our copepods in retail stores.
We have Tigger-Pods (Tigriopus californicus) and Apex-Pods (Apocyclops panamensis). We are doing a buy 1 get one free deal right now if you buy direct from us.
https://reefnutrition.com/product_apex_pods.php
https://reefnutrition.com/product_tigger_pods.php
To find our copepods in retail stores. Here is our store locator: https://reefnutrition.com/store-locator/
With a few options out there, we hope you consider us. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to reach out. Thanks for posting your question.
Best,
Chad
We have Tigger-Pods (Tigriopus californicus) and Apex-Pods (Apocyclops panamensis). We are doing a buy 1 get one free deal right now if you buy direct from us.
https://reefnutrition.com/product_apex_pods.php
https://reefnutrition.com/product_tigger_pods.php
To find our copepods in retail stores. Here is our store locator: https://reefnutrition.com/store-locator/
With a few options out there, we hope you consider us. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to reach out. Thanks for posting your question.
Best,
Chad
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Chad, does the buy 1 get one free deal apply for local store purchase?
The deal is only if you buy direct from us. Thanks for asking.
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How long will the deal be going on? I want to place an order but I’m in Mexico right now and won’t be back in the states until Sunday
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I recently (unexpectedly) came to own a mandarin. I had ordered pods from https://www.buffaloreefbiologics.com/ to seed a new tank I'm setting up so I still had 1/2 a bottle of tiger pods when I got him. I dumped 1/2 in to his tank and I started a culture to breed them with the rest. Its pretty straightforward from everything I have read so far and the pods are still alive lol. Next I ordered more pods (tisbee this time) and phyto to set up more cultures with those. Both will be here tomorrow. I fed the tank tonight and the mandarin decided he loves frozen mysis and ate at least a dozen lol. Still gonna try to raise the pods but I was ecstatic to see him eat frozen!
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Great deal, but shipping kills it. 
I have gotten lots of pods here https://www.aquaculturenurseryfarms.com
I've been happier with them than some of the options listed above. Little difficult on the website but quite happy with the products once received.
I've been happier with them than some of the options listed above. Little difficult on the website but quite happy with the products once received.
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Hey thanks!
I actually have tigger pods now that I am using and they are refrigerated.. is this the norm to keep them cold in between feedings? The guy at the aquarium store I purchased them from wasn't super informative... he said I could pour the whole bottle in there and just let the fish eat or put a little in every day.. what is the best approach? Thanks again!
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Chad, does the buy 1 get one free deal apply for local store purchase?
I would imagine the local store can sell you two for one if they chose to... Maybe if you show them the online deal, they will match it. Maybe not, but it wouldn't hurt to try, or to call and ask.
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Great deal, but shipping kills it.
+1 Shipping cost almost as much as 1 bottle of pods...
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The deal is going for a few more weeks.
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I’ve been happy with Todd’s Pods. I think his prices are really good and the order I received had tons of visible, live pods. Www.toddspods.com.
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I really appreciate all the comments about high shipping costs. We are actually working on making it much cheaper to buy and ship our products. Once our website and shopping cart are updated, we will do a big giveaway. One of the criteria of the giveaway will be for everyone to visit our new website and comment about something they learned. It's a fun way to create more awareness of not only our Reef Nutrition products, but our aquaculture products.
Again, I apologize for the high shipping costs and understand that it is a deal breaker for the majority of you. Shipping perishables is not cheap, but we can do better.
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Again, I apologize for the high shipping costs and understand that it is a deal breaker for the majority of you. Shipping perishables is not cheap, but we can do better.
Best,
Chad
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I used 2 kinds of pods, but I will speak from research and use of Reef Nutrition Tigger Pods. They are hands down the best. It's all about where they are collected. RN's are highly resistant to temp and salinity swings, because of where they are collected. Plus when I picked some up a week ago. They are adding more than their normal 2k pods to each bottle. Which was the reason I purchased them. I used to have 2 tanks to culture them. I did Algagen Tisbe pods and they were a total waste of time. RN's Tigger pods, every time they just explode in numbers. I have had the tanks over 80+F and 1.031 salinity.
