Saltwater Copepod Culture: Saltwater copepods growing in 36 ppt salt water in 1 gallon pickle jars. Copepods are ~ 0.5 mm in size and are grown to feed young pipefish. Cultures are added to young pipefish tanks and water is replaced from the pipefish sump. A few drops of rotifer food is added to cultures once every few weeks. (Caution should be taken when feeding copepod cultures as they are easily overfed).
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Copepod Culture for young Pipefish
Saltwater Copepod Culture: Saltwater copepods growing in 36 ppt salt water in 1 gallon pickle jars. Copepods are ~ 0.5 mm in size and are grown to feed young pipefish. Cultures are added to young pipefish tanks and water is replaced from the pipefish sump. A few drops of rotifer food is added to cultures once every few weeks. (Caution should be taken when feeding copepod cultures as they are easily overfed).
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