Arctic Pods and Tiger Pods

[parmoffitt]

Is anyone familiar with this product for feeding copepods eating fish? Has anyone used this product?

The arctic pods come in a bottle live which you can refrigerate with bottle open and the copepods go into hybernation. The tiger pods are not live. They come in a bottle and you can feed like oyster eggs? At least this is what I understand.

Has anyone fed their mandarin's with these copepods. I have always used Oceanpods.com for mine. They are shipped live in 4oz bottles.

Thanks,

Patty

 

[cameron]

Aquabuys used to carry them but wasn't happy with the survival rate I believe. They are really small pods as well. The best deal I know of right now is Reefpods that Tim carries. These are stored in a phyto culture I believe and are supposed to be a real nice meaty pod.

 

[fishwhisperer]

I have used both. They are good products just expensive. I used it for a pipefish (not mandarin). The pipefish is now eating prepared foods.

 

[parmoffitt]

Thanks for the information. I will go on the website you suggested for the copepods.

I have a sister that bought a male and female mandarin from two different locations and she sent me a picture of them both blasting out of the water when she feeds the fish. Lucky her.

Mine won't touch any prepared foods.

 

[kwl1763]

Ya it's hit or miss, mine will literally swim to attack PE mysis when I drop it in there!Over the years i've been able to get most to eat prepared in a qt before I put them in the main but there are always a couple who never will!

Hatching brine shrimp and then gut loading with phyto or selcon will also work and is much cheaper!