Copepods - Anybody can sell or give me some?

[tayhonglee]

hey guys,

im looking for some copepods. if anyone has any to spare, please sell or give some to me. im looking to breed them for food.

i know i know....its for the tank, not me. will pass it on!

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/feb2003/breeder2.htm

thanks!

henry

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[jemarcus]

no idea how u gonna breed them.

collection at sg north. how u gonna catch them is your own problem. lol

[iantoh]

hi there jemarcus,

pls forgive me for jumping on to your offer, but may i come catch some copepods too? id be willing to pay for them.

thanks,

ian

[jemarcus]

honestly, how much would u guys pay for copepods? lol.

[iantoh]

i'll pay, say $10 for 30 copepods? is that reasonable?

[BFG]

Why not order online?

[giantbicycle]

i'll pay, say $10 for 30 copepods? is that reasonable?

Issit able to count? . ian, When my tank is up and filled with thoes , i can call u come and help me clear them . (if u still need by then)

[jemarcus]

$10 for 30, bro i'll be rich?

its foc. and fyi, pods on the whole there are 3 types.

copepods

amphipods

isopods

copepods are really small, and u probably won't notice them unless u put ur face real close to glass. and even then, they could still be hard to spot unless u got good lightings.

i have both amphipods and isopods readily available, and they can be seen easily.

[iantoh]

hi there jemarcus,

thanks alot for your offer. could you kindly advise me, via pm perhaps, your hp number, so that i might sms you before coming by say on the weekend? be lovely to see your tank.

actually, im most keen on the copepods, especially cirilanoid copepods, but im not sure ill be able to identify them. all the same, many thanks in advance.

cheers,

ian

[iantoh]

bro BFG,

bro taylonghee and i might be making an order through oceanpods, but we're not sure of the shipping charges yet, and my primary concern with live shipping is the hassle of recourse should the critters turn up half dead. real glad jemarcus is helping us!

bro giantbicycle! thanks alot for your offer. Please let me know when i can come visit ya. ive neglected my tank for quite long now, so trying to get everything back in shape, beginning with the zooplankton, hahah..

cheers,

ian

[tayhonglee]

hey ian, about my pm to you earlier, i was wondering if we could maybe do a bulk purchase. let me email some copepod vendors and see what comes up. im actually looking to share a bottle with as many people as possible, mostly because im trying to breed them for my tank, and not use directly as a food source (too expensive )

[piero]

Can count me in too if the price is not too high.

[Bong]

Hi!

If ordering, I may be interested. Vpost?

[sherman]

Me also interested

[Bong]

If ordering, maybe can count me in?

Cheers!

[Achilles Tang]

seriously, buy a good quality liverock and you have all the pods you want if you keep them in a tank with no fish/shrimp to prey on them!

[xersion]

how does pods look like? any pic?

[jemarcus]

there we go, AT has spoken.

my pods didn't come from my rock. i got the rocks from another reefer.

my pods came from a water column from some one else's tank, i don't know who. :rolleye:

www.melevsreef.com

the best site i have ever been across.

sump designs, info, diseases. this site gonna be a mini encyclopedia

[jasonpoh]

i'll be a millionaire....if any1 really wanna buy them

[iantoh]

hi there bro jasonpoh,

itd be great if you had copepods for sale, as im sure there are others like me who'd like to introduce more zooplanktonic creatures into their tank, as often, populations dont achieve a critical breeding mass such that they are sustainable on their own, and will need replenishment.

if you have copepods for sale, pls do pm me ya.

thanks alot,

cheers,

ian

[BFG]

Iantoh, if you want to order, I would like join in too. I know there would be some DOA but those remaining could still be use too. We could share the cost. I also need pods as I have mostly dead rocks, bought them as I was on a tight budget and time frame. How?