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tacosalad · 08-17-2004, 06:33 PM

If you can obtain a starter culture, you could try farming them as described at this website:

http://www.seahorse.org/library/articles/copepods.shtml

says it takes about six weeks, but it could be a good backup source for live foods. I think I'm going to give it a try

**lando** · 08-17-2004, 09:20 PM

What type of filtration do you have? I have a sump and every few days I pull out the filter pad above the trickle plate and it has several [acronym:3b29715dfd="copepods, amphipods, etc"]pods[/acronym:3b29715dfd] all over it. I just pick them up and drop them into the dislay tank. Check your filters, you may be surprised.

Travis · 08-17-2004, 09:52 PM

Great. Ill give that a shot as well.

Travis · 08-17-2004, 10:16 PM

I might be out of luck on that one...I do not use mechanical filtration. Just live rock, [acronym:852b7f6ce8="Deep Sand Bed"]DSB[/acronym:852b7f6ce8], a remora pro and weekly water changes. I have had very good success with this method...especially after shelling out the money for an [acronym:852b7f6ce8="Reverse osmosis"]RO[/acronym:852b7f6ce8] system.

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08-17-2004, 06:33 PM	#11
tacosalad Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: May 2004 Location: Tacoma, Wa Posts: 18 Images: 1	If you can obtain a starter culture, you could try farming them as described at this website: http://www.seahorse.org/library/articles/copepods.shtml says it takes about six weeks, but it could be a good backup source for live foods. I think I'm going to give it a try

08-17-2004, 09:20 PM	#12
lando Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Savage, MN Posts: 7,669 Images: 46	What type of filtration do you have? I have a sump and every few days I pull out the filter pad above the trickle plate and it has several [acronym:3b29715dfd="copepods, amphipods, etc"]pods[/acronym:3b29715dfd] all over it. I just pick them up and drop them into the dislay tank. Check your filters, you may be surprised.

08-17-2004, 09:52 PM	#13
Travis Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: MA Posts: 77 Images: 8	Great. Ill give that a shot as well.

08-17-2004, 10:16 PM	#14
Travis Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: MA Posts: 77 Images: 8	I might be out of luck on that one...I do not use mechanical filtration. Just live rock, [acronym:852b7f6ce8="Deep Sand Bed"]DSB[/acronym:852b7f6ce8], a remora pro and weekly water changes. I have had very good success with this method...especially after shelling out the money for an [acronym:852b7f6ce8="Reverse osmosis"]RO[/acronym:852b7f6ce8] system.