what pods

This is great info. I have been wondering how to insure they thrive as well. 8)

 

Thank you for the info I had come across a few of your write ups and they are still helpful

 

I could tell you had something to do with RN by your response. FWIW, I used to work for Phyto2, so the experiences I quoted are also from a commercial venture where plenty of food wasn't an issue. We just could not get tiggers to grow at warm temps. I know this subject has been heavily debated with Randy Reed, and the last I heard everyone agreed to disagree.

 

You mean Aquatech Glad you came out with that, best to be transparent. I have always been forth coming here in 3reef and all the other forums.

We grow far more then we sell now (at greenhouse temps), thus...

Tigger-Feast was born. 54 bottles of Tigger-Pods concentrated into a 4oz non live version. We sell thousands of bottles a week and still have extra

Have you read the paper you are citing? 2-5% shift is not that mass shift you say it is, and again, species can be different from different locations. Its one of the easiest copepods to culture, and one of the most forgiving.

FWIW we have never "agreed to disagree". We simply let success talk for itself.

 

I never did see an answer to this question though. Are there any suggestions here?

 

Yeah, I would think that it would be! Different pods will give ya better chances of a population depending on which ones like your tank. Plus a varied selection would probably help feed a varied selection of livestock. Plus I think bigger pods eat smaller, so I'm thinking yeah. I really don't know though, but I seeded with a ton of different sources and my HOB huge looks almost cloudy with the amount of pods flying around.

 

Yep, Aquatech, but most folks wouldn't recognize that name. Their product is great, but just hasn't caught on here on the West coast. Papers aside, I simply know that last I heard from back East, and IME, RN is about the only place I know of who can culture Tigriopus with consistent results, and it's done very well.

The typical progression as a tank matures is copepods, Munnid isopods, Gammarid amphipods, and finally Mysids. Gammarids and Mysids are highly predatory when it comes to smaller pods, and are also cannabalistic, which is why raising Mysids is such a PITA.

So yes, diversity is the way to go.

When we raised SH, they were constantly hunting pods between feedings, but now we find that our smaller scorps, waspfish and lionfish eat them with equal relish. So much for a big pod population...