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I’ve been culturing copepods since sometime this summer around May.
I’ve started with culturing 2 different types of phytoplankton (Tetraselmis and Nannochoropsis from Mercer Montana initially).
I have stop culturing phytoplankton because it need lots of sanitization and much careful handling. I tried for about two month. In that time it was 50/50 success rate.
Once I got phyto going, I got me some copepods as well. Idea was to culture both somehow. Until I realized buying concentrated phytoplankton is WAY Better than culturing my own. It’s cheaper as well I’m going to say. Small bottle last me few month.
It’s very simple setup. Matter a fact, you don’t even need to have air bubbler if you don’t want to.
Here is example of culture that got frozen in the back porch but still thriving afterward. Currently I brought them back inside for faster growth.
They don’t bleed fast in cold weather but they didn’t die either
I alternate between two container draining 1/2 and adding to the tank at night.
This one does better than other one because it has less bubbles
This one will be ready by this weekend to be added to the tank.
I added 3 different types of copepods in both jars. I can’t remember 3rd one unfortunately. I did have them separately at one point but I just wanted to see who wins?! One thing I’ve noticed was when I was culturing outside, Apex pod was dominant but inside its tisbee and the another small sized one is doing well.
before adding some liquid phytoplankton
After adding phytoplanton
I dose phytoplankton daily and add reef roid with ato every 3dayish~
I’ve started with culturing 2 different types of phytoplankton (Tetraselmis and Nannochoropsis from Mercer Montana initially).
I have stop culturing phytoplankton because it need lots of sanitization and much careful handling. I tried for about two month. In that time it was 50/50 success rate.
Once I got phyto going, I got me some copepods as well. Idea was to culture both somehow. Until I realized buying concentrated phytoplankton is WAY Better than culturing my own. It’s cheaper as well I’m going to say. Small bottle last me few month.
It’s very simple setup. Matter a fact, you don’t even need to have air bubbler if you don’t want to.
Here is example of culture that got frozen in the back porch but still thriving afterward. Currently I brought them back inside for faster growth.
They don’t bleed fast in cold weather but they didn’t die either
I alternate between two container draining 1/2 and adding to the tank at night.
This one does better than other one because it has less bubbles
This one will be ready by this weekend to be added to the tank.
I added 3 different types of copepods in both jars. I can’t remember 3rd one unfortunately. I did have them separately at one point but I just wanted to see who wins?! One thing I’ve noticed was when I was culturing outside, Apex pod was dominant but inside its tisbee and the another small sized one is doing well.
before adding some liquid phytoplankton
After adding phytoplanton
I dose phytoplankton daily and add reef roid with ato every 3dayish~
