Calling all Copepod culturing experts!

[1epauletteshark]

Lots of the videos show white lights?

Thats what I saw too and what I am using currently till I can get grow lights

 

[1epauletteshark]

Unfortunately my phyto culture crashed and Iam pretty sure it is because I haven't been feeding F2? Would this be correct? It conveniently literally just arrived.

 

[1epauletteshark]

I have decided to get the tigriopus pack one for the tank and one for culturing the tigrioupus but i will add the rest of the pods and the rotifers to the aquarium

 

[1epauletteshark]

I think I might start a brine shrimp culture just by feeding and letting adult brine shrimp mate. But I am still definitely re-trying phyto

 

[cpschult]

I culture tigriopus californicus (250-1700 microns) and find these to be easy. Most important part of my culture is salinity about 1.020 helps them breed fastest. I feed mine only powdered spirulina, with a bit of banana skin/peel in a tiny beverage container. I use a light only to encourage them to rise up in the water column so when I scoop them out to feed to my tanks and replenish pods in my tanks, then since they are off their food, if I am quick yet careful I pull out less sprulina in the 'brine shrimp sized' nets I use. Mine almost never get phyto, but it is an optional treat they get. I don't raise phyto - I've found that to be hard. I've found pods to be easy and even let me be lazy about taking care of them. Mine are tough little critters!

https://forum.dfwmas.org/index.php?...-tiny-2-5g-tank-experimental-culture-2.43819/

this is awesome thanks for sharing