Copepods FS - $15

[hollback]

I culture copepods for my system and prefer feeding them over flake or frozen. Every few months my staggered cultures sync and produce more than I need. We had a frag swap in Cleveland yesterday and I have a few extra bottles available.

I have 8 oz bottles LOADED with hundreds of adult copepods for $15 per bottle. Each bottle contains the equivalent contents of several commercial bottles. Shipping is USPS Priority (usually 1-2 day delivery) and is $6 - $12 (actual shipping cost) depending on your location. Please pm me how many bottles you would like, your address/ZIP and I will calculate shipping cost and give you my paypal address. Copepods will live in the bottles for 5-7 days. No need for breathable bags or expensive, overnight shipping. I will include a heat pack.

Limited supply available.

I can ship these out tomorrow evening at the earliest!

 

[dodgerblew]

ygpm

 

[Reeferguy]

What do you feed them that makes them Red??

 

[hollback]

ygpm

Back at you!

What do you feed them that makes them Red??

Light and phytoplankton only. They are naturally red. The red is caused from the carotenoid astaxanthin within them. This is basically a fat-soluble pigment found in microalgae.

 

[Bubbles_B]

So much props for culturing your own pods. That's amazing!!! GLWS

 

[hollback]

So much props for culturing your own pods. That's amazing!!! GLWS

Thanks. I've had my cultures going since early 2004! I love feeding live food over frozen/flake.

 

[Jlobes]

awesome pods!! and awesome that youve been culturing them so long!! thats what I need to start doing. any advise?

 

[Tone]

How often do you have these available..?

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[WillKatt]

This is very cool. If I wanted to start trying this myself might you have any recomended reading?

 

[Alex27]

This is very cool. If I wanted to start trying this myself might you have any recomended reading?

interested as well,thanks

 

[hollback]

awesome pods!! and awesome that youve been culturing them so long!! thats what I need to start doing. any advise?

Sure. Here is a link to pretty much how I do it.
The Breeder's Net: A Simple How-to On Home Culture Of Copepods — Advanced Aquarist | Aquarist Magazine and Blog

How often do you have these available..?

All the time but usually just to feed my display. I only sell them when I have lots of extra. I have my culture systems staggered and every few months I have way more than I need.

This is very cool. If I wanted to start trying this myself might you have any recomended reading?

See above link!

interested as well,thanks

Also see link!

 

[x8turbo4x]

what kind of pods are these?

 

[hollback]

what kind of pods are these?

Some type of Tigriopus species. According to the Smithsonian:

There are over 240 described families, 2,600 genera and over 21,000 described species.

 

[jasen]

Jason,
Pods arrived perfectly today and they look great W/ no losses. Thanks again.
Jasen

 

[GAFish]

PM sent

 

[hollback]

Jason,
Pods arrived perfectly today and they look great W/ no losses. Thanks again.
Jasen

Awesome, glad to hear they made it!

PM sent

Back at you.

 

[hollback]

Sorry, been gone for a bit. I can fill a few more bottles if anyone is interested. I can send them out tomorrow. I had a few pm's accidentally get deleted so please contact me again.

Thanks!

 

[reefingit]

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[Fishinizer]

We're are you located?


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[Cmcnair663]

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