Copepod culture

Shelby Weaver · Sep 12, 2018

What is the best ways to grow a copepod culture. I'm looking to get a mandarin soon and want to he prepared. Thanks!

mich2599 · Sep 12, 2018

There are various youtube videos that will help. You will also need to culture phytoplankton in order to feed the pods.

wesman42 · Sep 14, 2018

mich2599 said:
There are various youtube videos that will help. You will also need to culture phytoplankton in order to feed the pods.

And the phytoplankton need special fertilizer to grow.

Osidedude · Sep 18, 2018

Shelby Weaver said:
What is the best ways to grow a copepod culture. I'm looking to get a mandarin soon and want to he prepared. Thanks!

Hello,

Hope you have a refugium as this is a great place to keep and grow pods. I have also attached pictures of my pod set up as well as growing brine. If you have questions please feel free to ask. I would also suggest going to Reef Nutrition's web site as they are great with information and sell some of the best products on the market.

First pic has 3 different types of pods, Rotifers, Apex & Tigger has the light on it. Second pic is of Brine which I have 3 containers. Mature in the "tea" container, 1 for brine that are 1-2 weeks old and one for brine just hatching.

Shelby Weaver · Sep 18, 2018

Osidedude said:
Hello,

Hope you have a refugium as this is a great place to keep and grow pods. I have also attached pictures of my pod set up as well as growing brine. If you have questions please feel free to ask. I would also suggest going to Reef Nutrition's web site as they are great with information and sell some of the best products on the market.

First pic has 3 different types of pods, Rotifers, Apex & Tigger has the light on it. Second pic is of Brine which I have 3 containers. Mature in the "tea" container, 1 for brine that are 1-2 weeks old and one for brine just hatching.

Tha k you so much thT gives me a good idea!

Clownfish2 · Sep 22, 2018

Here are my tigriopus californicus copepods. I culture them in 1 gallon glass jars with an air bubbler. Feed them a sprinkle of spirulina powder (Amazon) once a day to keep water tinted green. Sometimes I will sprinkle in some Reef Chili from BRS. This culture hasn’t had a water change in 2+ months.

40B Knasty · Sep 23, 2018

I see clownfish has been having success with using my idea of spirulina powder. Here is my culture of Reef Nutrition Tigger Pods. I have bunch of videos up on YouTube. Check them out. I originally ran two 5g tanks. Tore them down and started a 20g. Still haven't got past 10g. I have been doing a little experiment with my tank trying to cycle the tank with only 2 dry rock and bubbles from the 5g air pump running through it.

Clownfish2 · Sep 25, 2018

Yes thanks 40B Knasty for the Spirulina idea. I’ve read before, for example The Plankon Manual, on how hatcheries have used spirulina to grow brine shrimp, but I never thought to try with copepods.