catching pods

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  1. zzzzzzzzpr

    zzzzzzzzpr Purple Spiny Lobster

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    i was wondering if a brine shrimp fish net it tight nitted for catching pods. ampipods i dont care about its the smaller ones i want to catch.
     
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  2. schackmel

    schackmel Giant Squid

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    buy some filter pads and place it in the tank and leave it for a few days. they will make a nice little home in the pad and them just remove the pad and put it where you want them to go.

    You might need to add a drop of phyto or two on the pad when you put it in the tank to help get more in there
     
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  3. m2434

    m2434 Giant Squid

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    +1 to sponges. How are you cultivating them? Keep us updated, it's always interesting to see how people do with pod farms. IIRC, peredhil had a good thread on this.
     
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  4. zzzzzzzzpr

    zzzzzzzzpr Purple Spiny Lobster

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    im useing puffs but it doesnt seem to work. i bought pods to seed my dt as well as my fuge. but next time im at the market ill buy sponges or us filter media.
     
    zzzzzzzzpr, Dec 1, 2011
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  5. schackmel

    schackmel Giant Squid

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    if you really want to breed pods, you can get a round white shallow dish and get a bottle of pods. Fill the dish with tank water and add the pods to the bowl. Place a piece of sponge in there and leave them be. Every couple of days add a small drop of phyto to feed them. You will see the population rapidly grow. Eventually you will start to see little brown detritus looking stuff at the bottom of the bowl, which is actually the pods shells as they molt. When there is enough of them, take the bowl and swirl it around causing a "whirlpool" when the water settles down, the shells will be in the middle and the pods will be on outside. Then siphon the shells out (if you dont will have a cycle eventually and will see your population go down) then when you are ready to seed the tank, place the sponge in the tank and then place a new sponge in the bowl.
     
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  6. zzzzzzzzpr

    zzzzzzzzpr Purple Spiny Lobster

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    today i notice pods with 3 or 4 little sacks on them and i saw 3 like that. im going to clean my farm the best way i can and use a sponge to get what i sucked out and put back into my farm or fuge. never saw pods like that. think im going to get rid of the puffs cause i think they really never did anything. i have a heater and air with a big piece of LR and alittle ruble. ill let u guys know how it goes.
     
    zzzzzzzzpr, Dec 5, 2011
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