copepod

  1. Tnops

    Can I Feed Copepods Algae Wafer or Fish Flakes?

    Hi, I bought a bottle of tiggerpods and poured them into a refugium with chaeto that I just set up today as well. I am wondering if I can feed them fish flake/algae wafers instead of spending more money on culturing phytoplankton. Thanks!
  2. A

    Looks like a pod but any confirmation?

    So I was taking a dinoflagellate ID and I saw this little pod that looks like it was stuck or it was feeding. Can anyone confirm? I attached a video, and to see it you need to be on a laptop or desktop. It doesn’t work from the phone for some reason. #reefsquad
  3. BloopFish

    Brand of Bleach for Phyto

    I imagine that the brand of bleach you use likely doesn't matter as long as there are no surfactants or perfumes in the bleach, but I was wondering what various brands of bleach people tend to use for their culture to get a good idea of what has been sort of "vetted" already.
  4. CRABDADDY

    Pod Culture Options for a Mandarin

    Hello all! I'm new to the hobby and I'm currently in the process of cycling my 40G NUVO from IM. I'm trying to plan for eventually getting a Mandarin and I'm looking into my best options for establishing a healthy pod count for the fish. I plan on getting a captive bred Mandarin, but I still...
  5. Arthropod Parasites of Aquarium Fish - Hemdal

    Arthropod Parasites of Aquarium Fish - Hemdal

    Parasitic Crustaceans (Copepods, Isopods, and Sea Lice) Jay Hemdal c.2020 This is an excerpt from my upcoming fish disease book - a section on arthropod parasites of fish; isopods and copepods. ------------------ Cause This disease problem is caused by a variety of very small crustaceans that...
  6. S

    Refugium function

    Saltwater noob here. I've read about the importance of having a refugium, especially for reef/saltwater tanks. My understanding is that a refugium serves primarily as a home for organisms that act as biofilters, such as macroalgae and microorganisms. I have also read that they can be used as a...
  7. Sick_man

    What are these shrimp looking things?

    So i dipped my goni in some Melafix Coral Dip and these two things came out. I don't think they are copepods because they are at least twice the size of the ones I see in my tank. Any clue what it is? They look like little shrimps and but I really am unsure whether or not they are copeods. Also...
  8. Anak’s Reef

    Massachusetts WTB Want to buy copepods in massachusetts

    Hi! Anyone have some pods for sale that I can pick up, no shipping. I have a tiny mandarin. That’s barely an Inch, and she has been eating less and I don’t see a lot of copepods, my lfs doesn’t have a lot of pods today either only next week. If anyone has any near Burlington I’d be happy to come...
  9. Perpetual Novice

    What do tamarin wrasses eat? How do I train them onto prepared foods?

    All I can find online is that anampses tamarin wrasses eat crustaceans off of rocks. What kind of crustaceans? Wikipedia has nothing on this genus. I want to train mine to accept frozen food but I don’t even know where to start since I don’t know the diet it would naturally eat. Has anyone had...
  10. Perpetual Novice

    How do I keep a tamarin wrasse successfully?

    So I jumped the gun on this one, I’ll admit. I just purchased a black back/china wrasse from my lfs and now I’m playing catch up. Not an excuse but I’ve never seen any store have one of these in stock before. Let alone a 5 inch specimen like I brought home. And it was only $45 so I really...
  11. Tristan

    Mysis Shrimp Bloom?

    I’ve only seen this twice in the past 2 months. At night maybe an hour after the lights go off, hundreds of baby mysis shrimp are floating in the water column. Is this some sort of hatching event or something?
    • Tristan
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    • amphipod amphipods bloom breeding copepod copepods mysis mysis shrimp pod pods
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    • Forum: General Invert Forum
  12. E

    Tiny Flatworms

    Does anyone know if I should be worried about these tiny flatworms? I took this video of them in my refugium with a copepod for size reference.
    • eel
    • Thread
    • copepod dangerous flat worm help pest id predator refugium video
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Hitchhiker & Critter ID
  13. Erick Armanii

    Copepods now or later?

    Good morning r2r! What’s everyone’s opinions on adding copepods? Before or after fish are added? Should I have the refugium up and running or the dry rock will provide enough hiding spaces? I’m about 6 weeks into my initial cycle of a new 125g long and triton 44 sump. My test kits are still...
  14. Kurtz

    Bag/Sock Micron Size to Catch Chaeto Pieces, but not Copepods

    I have a Waterbox 20 Nano running a Tunze Algae reactor. The return for my reactor feeds into the same chamber as my return pump. Loose bits of chaeto are flowing into the chamber and eventually cause my return pump to clog (even with a cover on the intake). I was thinking a simple solution...
  15. Evan28395950

    Copepod

    hello all, I’ve been slowly adding more copepods to my tank for my mandarin, some are still left in these bags, can I use a turkey baster and drop a drop of phytoplankton in there, or should I not?
  16. Finatik

    What is the easiest and most successful way to propagate Copepods ?

    I'm about to stand up two 120 gallon tanks. One will be a full reef, the other will be FOWLR. One of the fish I want to have in both tanks (after about 6 months) is a Manderin. Based on past experience, I know that I need to provide Manderins with a vast supply of Copepods. In the past, I...
  17. jordimex

    Need help with ID

    noticed this guys in my tank this is the best pic i could get of them good or bad? thank you
  18. K

    Copepod Farm Questions

    Hello, I have a 3 week old copepod farm set up in a 10 gallon tank. Three questions I am hoping you guys can help with. 1) How do you take the pods out of the farm to put into the display tank? With a net? 2) How do you perform water changes on the pod farm? A few sties suggest every 4ish...
  19. G

    Preparing for life with a Mandarin

    Hey guys, posting in relation to my 2.5 month old 55 gallon reef tank. Just to give an idea of stability regarding water params, the tank is faring well, and so far Heliofungia and some other sensitive LPS corals are doing well, signifying to me a constant, stable ecosystem.. My fish seem quite...
  20. Brian Goldstein

    My new Captive Bred Green Mandarin Dragonet from AlgaeBarn (Pod Hotel)

    Hello Reefers! I want to start documenting my captive bred Green Mandarin Dragonet from Algae Barn. Her name is Moose :) I was shocked by her size when she was delivered (0.75 inches). So far she is extremely active (always looking for pods) and is eating frozen brine shrimp. I will be...
  21. Idoc

    Help with identifying this from my filter sock

    I found this in my filter sock tonight. Its about 3/8-1/2" in length and very active. It curls its back tail up under itself and seems to have front arms/legs held tightly to its body like a pistol shrimp or mantis shrimp. Kind of swims on its side... or maybe that's because I don't have...
  22. dcom

    How often do you feed phytoplankton...

    Specially if you are interested of keeping your copepods population alive and so on...
  23. LEOreefer

    Pods !

    how long does it take for pods to start showing up in numbers ? Does anyone does regularly to keep up numbers or let it be natural ?
  24. AlgaeBarn

    AlgaeBarn June Contest & Discount

    Greetings Reef2Reefers, Summer is in full swing! So fire up the BBQ, grab a cold one... and don't for get to keep your tank happy with Premium Live Copepods and Phytoplankton from www.algaebarn.com. Our pods and phyto are 100% aquacultured and sustainable. We deliver them directly to your door...
    • AlgaeBarn
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    • #algaebarn contest copepod coupon discount giveaway live phytoplankton pods sale
    • Replies: 70
    • Forum: Algae Barn
  25. Sarah Grace

    ID Please

    I just wanted to double check that these are copepods on my glass, and not something that will cause harm.
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