Best pods ?????

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carpetreef75

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bought an order of pods ( 12,000 Pods Live copepods Reef Soup 32oz 5 types pods ) arrived yesterday and out of 12,000 i cant find a 1 swimming in this bag , the seller said get a flashlight and a magnifying glass that there in there .. says 5 types of pods but if i shake the bag a bit i stir up some lil specs and back to bottom .. they arrived with water being 40 degrees which I'm told isn't a problem but i'd expect to see something ... what are you guys buying or had good luck with ??? for $40.00 and change maybe i'm expecting to much
Bryan
 
LiveAquaria sells AlgaGen and there are many LFS that probably do as well. Its not cheap but its alive always.
 
trackfast said:
If they're alive you shouldn't have to shake the container to see something. Pods are resilient so 40 degrees might be alright. I have seen bottles of tiger pods sold out of a fridge. Which vendor? The last time I ordered pods I went with Algae Barn. I've also ordered from http://myreeftoyours.com/index.php?cPath=6&osCsid=di1v6gr3l0crcm0dq4oblg7jb4 with good results.
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12,000 Pods Live copepods Reef Soup 32oz 5 types pods Coral Reef Tisbe Fish Food

eBay item number:
162246801333



Order status: Paid
Paid $39.95 with PAYPAL on Feb 16, 2018 09:45 PST
 
No doubt they are dead if not swimming, moving or attatched to the side of container. I also bought mine from Petland out of a fridge. Also cultured my own using phytoplankton.

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Aquapros sells pods. Added a bag ($8) to my display and am seeing tons of them on my glad still two weeks later including babies.

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IHaveCrabs said:
Aquapros sells pods. Added a bag ($8) to my display and am seeing tons of them on my glad still two weeks later including babies.

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How big of a bag for $8

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I never understood pods and what they’re for. Are they more food food for fish or cleanup crew?
 
IHaveCrabs said:
Maybe 2 cups or water with phytoplankton incl. Thousands of pods though. Any they reproduce in a reef environment

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Pretty safe to say the only $8 pods for thousands are tiger pods and there microscopic



Large red copepods, Tigriopus Califoricus (250-1700 microns), that make the perfect food for mandarin gobies and pipefish, or other finicky saltwater fish. They breed quickly and continually multiply when placed in your refugium or a separate system. Since they are able to thrive in your refugium with no threat of predators, they are constantly increasing and can continually be added to your tank for food. Copepods are most active at room temperature and can be refrigerated for prolonged use. 6 oz bottle.
* Refrigerated food ships in a separate order from other products via 2nd Day Air for $19.99.
 
carpetreef75 said:
Pretty safe to say the only $8 pods for thousands are tiger pods and there microscopic



Large red copepods, Tigriopus Califoricus (250-1700 microns), that make the perfect food for mandarin gobies and pipefish, or other finicky saltwater fish. They breed quickly and continually multiply when placed in your refugium or a separate system. Since they are able to thrive in your refugium with no threat of predators, they are constantly increasing and can continually be added to your tank for food. Copepods are most active at room temperature and can be refrigerated for prolonged use. 6 oz bottle.
* Refrigerated food ships in a separate order from other products via 2nd Day Air for $19.99.
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Sounds about right.

Dave always has a culture going and they are fresh, always active, and at room temp so getting them into a reef environment is simple.. float for a few minutes and release.

They are easy to tell the difference between a baby and an adult as well is one is female and carrying eggs.

Definitely worth trying for $8 and no shipping..

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carpetreef75 said:
bought an order of pods ( 12,000 Pods Live copepods Reef Soup 32oz 5 types pods ) arrived yesterday and out of 12,000 i cant find a 1 swimming in this bag , the seller said get a flashlight and a magnifying glass that there in there .. says 5 types of pods but if i shake the bag a bit i stir up some lil specs and back to bottom .. they arrived with water being 40 degrees which I'm told isn't a problem but i'd expect to see something ... what are you guys buying or had good luck with ??? for $40.00 and change maybe i'm expecting to much
Bryan
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Seller i believe went over and above and shipped out another 12,000 pod for replacement yesterday and included a addtl order for the problem and wants + feed back .. I also ordered 300 of the Amphipods eBay item number:
142682360371 which seem to be much larger .....
Bryan
 
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