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Yes...a minimum of 2 times but most days 3 or 4 smaller servings.Great talking with you yesterday! We look forward to seeing what you can do with the Apocyclops panamensis copepods!
I have a quick question about your rotifer culture. How much RGcomplete are you offering them daily? Are you feeding them multiple times a day?
Chad
Subsea, in some places there are so many grass shrimp that they have to take turns getting in the water.
You should open a theam Park, “Swim with the Grass Shrimp”.
Question on the farming/culturing of phyto and pods and your setups (whether it be a separate tank or soda bottles)? What's the main tank setup like, do you have a sump/fuge? Can you be successful with having a fuge in your sump?
I have a sump and fuge and that is where most of my pods come from in my tank. Buy a bottle of Reef Nutrition (my preference as they have a wide variety) and a bottle of their phyto (in my opinion the best on the market) and dump in the fuge to start your tank. I would suggest that your fuge be at least a little mature and have algae already growing as this will help but not necessary hence the phyto. Phyto will last several weeks following directions. This will really get your population going and your fish happy.
Wanted to share a live food option for those in Florida:
I received a 3" tiny Copperband on Friday. He only eats frozen brine. (not frozen spirulina brine, not frozen mysis, not frozen minced krill, not frozen black worms, not freshly frozen little neck clam on the half shell and definitely not pellets! lol) He is on the thin side, and the LFS that carries live black worms was closed today. I was feeling desperate, I do not want to lose this adorable fish.
So, I drove to the beach, scooped up a cup of sand from under water at low tide and headed home. There were about 20 tiny Coquina clams in the cup, so I dumped the whole thing in my 20 gal "observing QT". There is only 1/4" of sand in there, so the Coquinas were struggling to hide. Little Copperband became very excited and is now happily hunting and eating fresh clams just his size. This should help buy time as he acclimates to frozen foods.
I dropped a couple Coquinas in my 150 gal display tank and Mr. Yellow Canary Coris wrasse was on it! The pair of flame hawks were also involved in disseminating the Coquinas in a few mintues.
I am so happy to have found a live food source to supplement my new Copperband's diet!
Read this on Florida Fish and Wildlife site: The coquina clam (Donax variabilis) is a common inhabitant of Florida's sandy beaches. Known for their highly variable color patterns, coquinas can be found buried just under the surface of the sand in the wave-swept area of the beach known as the swash zone. These algae filter-feeders are a critical food source for fish, crabs and shorebirds. Along with other animals such as the mole crab (Emerita talpoida) and ghost crab (Ocypode quandrata), coquina clams are considered indicator species for beach habitat. Because of their sensitivity to environmental changes, indicator species can act as an early warning system for biologists.
I did not collect the cup of sand from a national park or protected area. fyi
Thanks so much for mentioning us. We are very pleased to hear our oyster eggs and phytoplankton are giving you good results.I love using reef nutritions oyster feast and Phyto feast I always get great results
I just wish we had a company like you guys here in Australia! It's severely lacking hereThanks so much for mentioning us. We are very pleased to hear our oyster eggs and phytoplankton are giving you good results.
Chad
We sell our phytoplankton into aquaculture in Australia through a distributor, but getting our other Reef Nutrition products in is no small feat. Australia has some very strict importation requirements. We are selling our products in New Zealand and hope that this is a stepping stone into Australia. Thanks for your comment!I just wish we had a company like you guys here in Australia! It's severely lacking here
Hello John,Chad (at Reef Nutrition) or others successfully raising pods:
Do you have any suggestions for nitrate, nitrite & ammonia reduction in copepod grow out vessels? I'm using Phyto Feast (and a home brew supplement) to successfully rear Apex pods and Tigger pods, in both 1/2 gallon ball jars (research projects) and 5 gallon buckets (to feed the reef.)
I'm hoping to find an alternative to frequent water changes to keep water parameters within acceptable limits in the growing vessels. The cost of the RO/DI saltwater is not the issue, just the amount of work involved ...
thanks!
John (not a new sport, my clown is in her 30th year ; )
I completely understand just how difficult things are to sell here with the import regulations but the fact that you're trying is amazing and I know I'm not the only one here that truly appreciates it! We miss out on a lot of things due to such stringent bio security laws hahaWe sell our phytoplankton into aquaculture in Australia through a distributor, but getting our other Reef Nutrition products in is no small feat. Australia has some very strict importation requirements. We are selling our products in New Zealand and hope that this is a stepping stone into Australia. Thanks for your comment!
Best,
Chad