Hey All.
I have a 10 gallon FW tank that I use for housing guppy dams and fry. Theres a fairly large colony of Copepods in there as well. They are the really small kind and are benthic (living in the substrate). I know they make a good cleanup crew as they are diminutive omnivores...
So does anyone know if I can acclimate them to brackish conditions and "seed" a colony into my puffer tank?
And if I got some Amphipods too, what are the odds of a puffer that doesnt eat ghost shrimp going after em?
To Pod or not to Pod?
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Purifire
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To Pod or not to Pod?
29 Gallon Marine tank, with refugium, skimmer. Base rock, coral skeletons. Stock: Baby Ocellaurus Clown, young Saddled Toby, 3 Hermit crabs,one 2 inch Bristle Worm, hitch hiking starfish.
10g Biotope. 3 C. Travancoricus (Dwarf Puffer) Some Ghost shrimp, gravel/sand substrate, heavily planted with Swords and Java Moss.
10g LR Culture Tank. 10+ pounds fiji LR / base rock. Assorted hitch hiking inverts
Some FW tanks.
In My Experience, Fishkeeping is like Cooking. Five or ten basics will keep anyone from getting sick. But to be truly magnificent... You have to know the right Recipies.
10g Biotope. 3 C. Travancoricus (Dwarf Puffer) Some Ghost shrimp, gravel/sand substrate, heavily planted with Swords and Java Moss.
10g LR Culture Tank. 10+ pounds fiji LR / base rock. Assorted hitch hiking inverts
Some FW tanks.
In My Experience, Fishkeeping is like Cooking. Five or ten basics will keep anyone from getting sick. But to be truly magnificent... You have to know the right Recipies.
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Pufferpunk
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Re: To Pod or not to Pod?
I thought those were only SW creatures?
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
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"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
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Purifire
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Saddled Toby (C. Vallintini)
Have kept GSPs - Location (country): United States, Lompoc CA
Re: To Pod or not to Pod?
I know, right?
Imagine my suprise at seeing them crawling around in the hundreds lol. Anyone know if I can convert them with a drip, or if they are endemic to fresh water?
Imagine my suprise at seeing them crawling around in the hundreds lol. Anyone know if I can convert them with a drip, or if they are endemic to fresh water?
29 Gallon Marine tank, with refugium, skimmer. Base rock, coral skeletons. Stock: Baby Ocellaurus Clown, young Saddled Toby, 3 Hermit crabs,one 2 inch Bristle Worm, hitch hiking starfish.
10g Biotope. 3 C. Travancoricus (Dwarf Puffer) Some Ghost shrimp, gravel/sand substrate, heavily planted with Swords and Java Moss.
10g LR Culture Tank. 10+ pounds fiji LR / base rock. Assorted hitch hiking inverts
Some FW tanks.
In My Experience, Fishkeeping is like Cooking. Five or ten basics will keep anyone from getting sick. But to be truly magnificent... You have to know the right Recipies.
10g Biotope. 3 C. Travancoricus (Dwarf Puffer) Some Ghost shrimp, gravel/sand substrate, heavily planted with Swords and Java Moss.
10g LR Culture Tank. 10+ pounds fiji LR / base rock. Assorted hitch hiking inverts
Some FW tanks.
In My Experience, Fishkeeping is like Cooking. Five or ten basics will keep anyone from getting sick. But to be truly magnificent... You have to know the right Recipies.
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Pufferpunk
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A modestus
T biocellatus
C valentini
C coranata
C papuan
C lorteti
DPs
suvattii
burrfish
T niphobles - Location (country): USA, Greenville, SC
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Re: To Pod or not to Pod?
I don't think those are the same animals.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
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Srkoe
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Re: To Pod or not to Pod?
Could it be Daphnia? My old snail tank always had daphnia in it.
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RTR
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Re: To Pod or not to Pod?
There are plenty of FW copepods, but nothing like the myriad SW ones. They are excellent fry food, but extremely difficult to co-culture with any small fish. They get eaten.
If you want really big fat and colorful Singapore shrimp, set them a tank downstream fro a 24/7 lighted planted Daphnia tank. The big "Russian" variety is the best IME.
If you want really big fat and colorful Singapore shrimp, set them a tank downstream fro a 24/7 lighted planted Daphnia tank. The big "Russian" variety is the best IME.
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