Grow Copepods the easy way | how and why to culture copepods

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  • Опубликовано: 3 янв 2025

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  • @tristanfromtx
    @tristanfromtx 4 дня назад

    Thank you!! I recently set up a 5 gallon bioactive aquarium in a manic state and these are going to be a phenomenal addition

  • @asinghut
    @asinghut 14 часов назад

    Great simple summary and how-to! Thanks!

  • @LuckAqua
    @LuckAqua 2 года назад +3

    Thank you very much for the video. Now I have a new food source and ecology balancer for my tanks.

  • @TaliX10
    @TaliX10 Год назад +3

    I thought you needed phyto in order to reproduce and grow copepods! Never thought this could be done with only flakes or detritus. Great info. Thank you sir.

    • @rlalex420
      @rlalex420 Год назад +1

      Yeah I thought the same, makes it pretty much free to breed them now 🎉

  • @killer2k1tv
    @killer2k1tv 2 года назад +4

    Any issues with ammonia or nitrates building up in the copepod culture tank over time? Do you perform water changes? Or any type of maintenance?

    • @tanknicians8839
      @tanknicians8839  2 года назад +2

      They really don’t need a lot of food, the waste that you add is more to support the biofilm on which they are feeding- a big mistake people often make when culturing copepods at home is over feeding.
      If you keep feeding minimal the water you remove while harvesting will be more than sufficient to maintain water chemistry.
      Thanks for asking!

    • @LuckAqua
      @LuckAqua 2 года назад

      I think we just use plants to deal with nitrates problem even when culture copepod or other kinds of live foods.

  • @fishstix1988
    @fishstix1988 2 года назад +4

    How much and how often would a water change be? Are you keeping the salinity at 1.026? How much and how often would you feed them phytoplankton? I'd love to email you and talk to you more in detail about this!

    • @tanknicians8839
      @tanknicians8839  2 года назад +2

      Water changes are accomplished by harvesting, yes same salinity as your tank. You might not need to feed phyto, the microbial film could provide everything to keep them going.

    • @Rick-the-Swift
      @Rick-the-Swift 2 года назад

      Hey Alan, I notice you tube edited your name. Just curious are you a conservative? They seem to targeting only certain users for their name editing software.
      Regarding the salinity question, I think they like freshwater as well. Idk, but I have them in my fresh water tank.

    • @Jacropora
      @Jacropora 2 года назад

      Does the tank water need to be heated?

    • @DEXTER-TV-series
      @DEXTER-TV-series Год назад

      @@Rick-the-Swift I think it is different pods.

  • @usersdenied
    @usersdenied 4 месяца назад

    Nice video!!
    Some questions , how do i get the biofilm ? And is there a way to get detritus in the breeding container without getting it out a main tank ..in order you dont get any predators in the breeding box ?

  • @hunterwelch7175
    @hunterwelch7175 3 месяца назад

    Can I culture only certain pod species per container or can I combine species in a single container?

  • @rhombifer566
    @rhombifer566 2 года назад +1

    truly the beard 🧔‍♂️ of knowledge

  • @gailnosbaum4980
    @gailnosbaum4980 Год назад +1

    How did you do them in Tupperware and not have to have air bubbler ???

  • @BriansAquariums
    @BriansAquariums 2 года назад

    Great video!

  • @dsostreaming
    @dsostreaming Год назад

    Do you just added the harvested copepods to the tank with that water or do you use a strainer for them?

    • @tanknicians8839
      @tanknicians8839  Год назад

      We use this water, don’t really need to strain unless you are trying to separate naups.

  • @gregstephens2339
    @gregstephens2339 Год назад

    What is the DMSO for?

  • @borisgarcia817
    @borisgarcia817 Год назад

    Rotifer where they come from?

  • @thomascristaldi9303
    @thomascristaldi9303 Год назад

    Do you have to add a nitrify bacteria and also do water changes as the grow and multiply when cultivating them ?

  • @49erReefer
    @49erReefer 2 года назад

    Temp.? Heater needed?

    • @tanknicians8839
      @tanknicians8839  2 года назад +1

      We keep the shop at 76 degrees. If it’s much cooler where you would keep them you could add a heater if you wanted.

    • @49erReefer
      @49erReefer 2 года назад

      @@tanknicians8839 Thanks! I first began seeing you on Paul’s channel and was very impressed with your knowledge. Thanks for the help!

  • @Coralnstuff
    @Coralnstuff Год назад

    If you have a sump with a return pump will copepods and amphipods make it from the sump to the display tank without dying?

    • @tanknicians8839
      @tanknicians8839  Год назад +1

      Hey David, I’m not sure about amphipods but copepods generally do really well going through a return pump. Check out commercial copepod production set ups for aquaculture. they sometimes employ very strong pumps.

    • @Coralnstuff
      @Coralnstuff Год назад

      @@tanknicians8839 thank you!!!

  • @DOTReef
    @DOTReef Год назад

    Question on how to culture copepods. Do I need a heater source?

    • @tanknicians8839
      @tanknicians8839  Год назад

      Only if ambient temps are cold, we keep ac between 74-77

  • @johnbubbajohnson5630
    @johnbubbajohnson5630 2 года назад

    It is very interesting. Thank you for sharing. God bless you and your family.....🙏❤🙏❤🙏😊🙂😀

  • @nicbrown265
    @nicbrown265 Год назад

    Can you keep freshwater copepods with blackworms?

  • @Jacobdonnelly5
    @Jacobdonnelly5 2 года назад

    Excuse me Tommy really want to get into the saltwater tank stuff, is it really that hard?

    • @tanknicians8839
      @tanknicians8839  2 года назад +1

      It’s as hard as you want it to be. If you are patient, choose hardy animals, and quarantine everything before it goes in your display you will avoid a lot of the issues that make a tank ‘hard’.

  • @Ross19kilo
    @Ross19kilo 2 года назад

    Where are y’all located?

  • @lucaswhitten5854
    @lucaswhitten5854 2 года назад

    Tommy how do you guys treat brookrynella in clownfish I’ve tried formalin dips freshwater dips medication nothing works any tips

    • @tanknicians8839
      @tanknicians8839  2 года назад

      I’m sorry to hear this, how did you confirm brook?
      Humble fish has a video detailing treatment if you haven’t seen that- also a good forum post.
      Formalin is a great dip if used correctly, it can be tricky to use and make sure your taking necessary precautions.
      It’s best to follow up with a similar treatment for uronema- cp or metronidazole- I would recommend cp if you have it.
      Good luck, I hope they recover soon!

    • @lucaswhitten5854
      @lucaswhitten5854 2 года назад

      @@tanknicians8839 I could see that the skin was peaking off and white fuzz

    • @Alohajacklyn808
      @Alohajacklyn808 5 месяцев назад

      Copper! I use coppersafe with a 20g tank and dose to 1.5 on first day and then up it slowly to 2.2 over the next 2 days. Do not fees them at all for those 3 days. Trust me. I rescue them from my crappy LFS and ive saved at least a dozen so far.

  • @ajnabeeladka
    @ajnabeeladka Год назад

    Hi Tommy This is Rahim Frm India, I have Recently setup my saltwater tank with using seawater for how long do I have cycle the water b4 adding the fish. how do I culture rotifers.

  • @ducklady1993
    @ducklady1993 Год назад

    I have always thought they need nano phyto to grow.

    • @tanknicians8839
      @tanknicians8839  Год назад +4

      That’s what big phytoplankton wants you to think

  • @plind67
    @plind67 2 года назад

    Great topic Tom,,,, however the sound quality was real bad. I could barely understand you.

    • @tanknicians8839
      @tanknicians8839  2 года назад

      I’ll look into a Bluetooth microphone. Thanks for the feedback.
      Was it the background noises mostly or the actual audio quality itself?

    • @plind67
      @plind67 2 года назад

      Yes it was background noises but it did improve when you were standing and closer to the camera. Also I wear two hearing aids and perhaps for most who listen didn't have any problem. Any way thanks Tommy and good luck in your new store.

    • @garrycole9187
      @garrycole9187 2 года назад

      @@tanknicians8839 , I could hear you fine, the background noise is nothing. Thanks for the great honest information. Paul should use headphones because maybe his background noise is reflecting off yours.

    • @tanknicians8839
      @tanknicians8839  2 года назад +1

      I never considered how a hearing aid could amplify background noise. Thanks for bringing this to our attention we will look into solutions to make our audio better for everyone.

    • @LuckAqua
      @LuckAqua 2 года назад

      I could hear him fine and understand the whole process. But the noises in the background are quite loud, I agree.

  • @DEXTER-TV-series
    @DEXTER-TV-series Год назад

    Why I don't see -baby- adult brine shrimps in saltwater aquariums and refugiums to be live food for fish 🐠 ?

  • @billfrater1948
    @billfrater1948 6 месяцев назад

    You're missing info already, Salt water, Just mixed or cycled water?

  • @rja9784
    @rja9784 2 года назад +4

    You can’t have an unbalance of copepods. They are literally self regulating

    • @tanknicians8839
      @tanknicians8839  2 года назад +6

      We don’t yet have a great understanding of reef tank ecology so you might be right here- however If you artificially inflate the population size of one member of the ecosystem you will decrease the prey for that organism and increase the population size of things that eat that organism. They may also outcompete things in the aquarium that are already occupying similar niches. So it’s not inconceivable that you could have too much of a good thing in this context.
      Thanks for watching and commenting, appreciate your insight.

  • @ahrondinar8782
    @ahrondinar8782 2 месяца назад

    What do you mean too many can harm the system ?
    It doesn't clear and doesn't make sense at all,please explain.

  • @gregstephens2339
    @gregstephens2339 Год назад

    What do you use the DMSO for? I use it for pain.

    • @tanknicians8839
      @tanknicians8839  Год назад

      It’s a solvent, we mainly use it for praziquantel.

  • @DadHD
    @DadHD 2 года назад

    Buzz cut!!! 😆😆😆

  • @mr.octopus6972
    @mr.octopus6972 Год назад +1

    All I can say about these little pests is that they ate my entire collony of daphnia in only 48 hours.
    Hundreds of daphnia just plain killed.
    This is so frustrating. It's been months since I was trying to keep live daphnias. As soon as I got it right, these little monsters just appeared out of nowhere and destroyed everything.