Why do LFS and online live foods only have baby pods? Also looking for a diverse micro culture for the refuge.

[Mr. Squidly]

;LurkingWhy are adult pods so hard to find? Trying to find diverse micro flora & fauna for refuge sand bed.

 

[Fish Think Pink]

;LurkingWhy are adult pods so hard to find? Trying to find diverse micro flora & fauna for refuge sand bed.

Welcome

@AlgaeBarn website has a nice explanation why they sell mix of different lifecycle stages. In summary so when you buy pods, you don't have to keep buying pods as often

Glad you joined

 

[WVNed]

Look up GARF Grunge.

 

[Peace River]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!

 

[Fish Think Pink]

Look up GARF Grunge.

@WVNed looked it up - you always have great tips!

update from 6 mins ago:
digging deeper in search engine, then found this post and read everything so no longer as excited. Post #6 below lists sources that I'd instead (and have) use/used.

My questionable desicison on buying garf grunge. (Pics)

So. After hearing so much bad and good about garf grunge, I decided to give it a try. It arrived today and I was pretty excited to see what came with it. There was plenty of good packaging and the box was not wet. Grunge came double bagged and the first bag was punctured. I ordered 3 lbs. There...

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[vetteguy53081]

There are various sources which have an array of sixes. Larger will be tisbee, tigger and amphipods. Copepods can get to good size also

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algae barn
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[vetteguy53081]

 

[PeterC99]

Welcome to R2R!

You will find a number of good answers here!

 

[TankCandy]

Hello and welcome to Reef2Reef.

I get my pods from https://aquariumdepot.com/amphipods-copepods-1000/ they are larger and the fish love them. Most will be pregnant and ready to populate a tank.

 

[albano]

Hello and welcome to Reef2Reef.

I get my pods from https://aquariumdepot.com/amphipods-copepods-1000/ they are larger and the fish love them. Most will be pregnant and ready to populate a tank.

+1… and they just had their 2 for 1 sale last week!

 

[Jimbhoy13]

Welcome to R2R. Lots of knowledgeable and helpful people here who will support and advise you when needed.

 

[dwair]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!

 

[G Santana]

Welcome aboard

 

[Jeffcb]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!

 

[SPR1968]

Hi and welcome to Reef2Reef!

 

[MERKEY]

Hello and welcome to R2R!

 

[Clo]

 

[stewie]

Welcome

 

[Salty Rambler]

Welcome to R2R! Looking forward to hearing more about your tank.

 

[Jay'sReefBugs]

Amthipods and Copepods are completely different species. Normally Amthipods will get naturally introduced to your system via frags and rock sources. The smaller ones you refer to as baby's are Copepods