How to culture copepods?

[chinmo]

How to culture copepods? anyone has any ?

[ZeRoC00l]

How to culture copepods? anyone has any ?

Lots of LR??? and no fish to prey on the LR

And some feedin of phyto

[chinmo]

Thanks bro think not using the fuge and LRs.... think will be kinda messy...

[ZeRoC00l]

Thanks bro think not using the fuge and LRs.... think will be kinda messy...

Dun really need a refugium.

Just have lots and lots of LR, in tank, and sump. Tt's what i'm doing now, no need for a seperate refugium. Just dump the whole lot of LR into the sump

Phyto for feeding the creatures in the LR.

[nicken]

wat if dun have a sump ? but lots of LRs in the tank ?

can it be done ? does the water nd to be tip top condition ?

[diabolus]

its still possible to cultivate copepods without a sump...

just make sure u have plenty of liverocks and very few fishes....

[chinmo]

i'm experimenting..... with those plastics guppy tank.... abt 20 pods in it...... feeding phyto.... will update if they multiply or not.....

[damienkee]

i'm experimenting..... with those plastics guppy tank.... abt 20 pods in it...... feeding phyto.... will update if they multiply or not.....

wow... can work meh???

[diabolus]

i'm experimenting..... with those plastics guppy tank.... abt 20 pods in it...... feeding phyto.... will update if they multiply or not.....

bro...

i think u need to place a small piece of LR there for them to hide and live...

[neokn]

Here is an article on how to culture them.

[boxfish]

let say successfully culture copepods in sump.... what's next?

catch them and feed fish in main tank?

best method to catch them?

[diabolus]

they are visible to the ###### eye...

just catch the amount required and dump them into the tank. those that escape will reproduce, still a constant food source to your tank!

bro chinmo, can pass 10 pods for me to cultivate?

[gothia]

Erh..if you all too boliao at night hor..can drop by east coast beach.

on the sand bed at night got alot of amphipod & copepod...i caught quite alot from there...They are very attracted to bright light...so remember to bring along your tourch light..

[cjh]

how to catch them??? use net??

[gothia]

i use hand to catch leh..cos afew will jump to the hand at one time loh..abit tedious lah

[ah_d3x]

anyone has picture of copepods? its the little white bugs crawling on the glass??

if yes then use 1.5l de bottle and culture can liao... feed plankton..

[chinmo]

Erh..if you all too boliao at night hor..can drop by east coast beach.

on the sand bed at night got alot of amphipod & copepod...i caught quite alot from there...They are very attracted to bright light...so remember to bring along your tourch light..

sis, think those are sand hoppers, we normally called them sand fleas! correct me if i'm wrong. not the usual pods we want at home.

[gothia]

this is in minority..

[gothia]

this is in majority..

[gothia]

well..if you guys worried that it might be pest..i guess buying of LRs is the safest bet loh

[FuEl]

Search net for scientific papers. Alot of useful information like harvesting techniques and stocking density.

[tineng]

Search net for scientific papers. Alot of useful information like harvesting techniques and stocking density.

can point us to some???

[cjh]

hi... i have some that look like silver fish(an insect) on the glass r they copepods or amphipods??

[ciaolong]

hey

i have a copepod culture for my dragonets

u have a pdf on it but right now i am on holiday in syd ><

so once i get bak to perth i can send it to ppl if u like to learn

[FuEl]

As requested. Cheers~

intensivecultivation.pdf