Breeding Copepods

[rhudgins]

I am looking to breed copepods. If I buy a bottle of tigger pods,2 gallon tank, airstone, water from my tank, and a piece of live rock will copepods be able to survive and reproduce? Do they need to be fed?

 

[GreshamH]

Yes they need to be fed. Diatoms work the best, along with some crushed up flake food.

Also, 2 gallon tanks don't work as well as vassals that have a large surface area. They don't care about depth as much as surface area. We recommend dark colored kitty litter pans or the likes. Clear isn't preferred.

 

[dubs]

i guessing since say u want buy 2 gallong tank u dont have a fuge a fuge is ideal for pods i got small amount a few months back throw them in my fuge i have two fish that live down there they just dont get along with some the member in my dt i feed them ever other day and u would not beleive how pods reproduce in the last 2/3 months

 

[rhudgins]

What is wrong with a clear tank?

 

[ryangrieder]

i would just set up a fuge on your main salt water tank and put them into the fuge. i got a container of pods and poured them into my fuge and i have thousands now. they live in my calerpa and cheeto. you dont have to do anything special for them. every now and then i throw some powder food by ocean neutrition called nano food. they breed like crazy and enter my tank naturally all the time

 

[Domboski]

I do believe these pods need cooler temps too. Correct me if I am wrong Gresh :wink1: