copepods needed

I have a cleaner wrasse that is doing well and I was recently given a mandarin goby ( someone getting out of the hobby). Between the they have toatlly eaten all copepods in my tank and sump. The cleaner wrasse eats other things but the mandarin will only eat copepods. I purchased some tiggerpods from Reed Marineculture store. They were quite expensive once you add the S&H and I only got 500. The fish went through that in a few days. Does anyone have suggestions on where I can get some more copepods (more affordable) until my population can once again increase. I have already tried my 2 LFS and neither sells them.. I don't want either of my fish to suffer or die.

 

you can buy them off ebay!

 

if you have a refugium put a couple 1/2 pvc flat on the bottom. this will produce a place for critters to multiply. also:
Saltwater Aquarium Feeder Inverts for Marine Reef Aquariums: Bottled Copepods

 

Do you have a refugium?

 

try going to Saltwaterfish.com - Saltwater Fish, Saltwater Fish Aquariums, Tropical Fish, and Saltwater Fish Tanks i believe it is 200 for $10 i am planning on ordering from them soon myself.

 

if yor looking for a more long term solution try putting alot of live rock in your sump, i dunno what your deal is now but if you fill your sump with lr then you should get them to reproduce and not have to buy any more

 

I have a mandarin in my tank he eats frozen/defrosted bloodworm
you may have to turn of the pump to stop circulation as they are not very quick and will not chase after the bloodworm in current and cannot compete with other fish.
Hope this helps

 

i have manderine in my tank and feed him with frozen brine shrimp, just defrost with tank water in turkey baster an put sum near him he loves it.;D