jeremy K
06/08/2010, 10:44 AM
I have been culturing copepods in a 10g tank for several months now to keep my mandarin fed, and the pods have been multiplying well so far. But I have a few questions for those in the know:
1) I recently noticed hydroids, amphipods, and a few mysid shrimp swimming around in my culture tank (must have hitched on the chaeto). Can these safely stay, or should I somehow try to remove them? The hydroids in particular seem to be multiplying rapidly.
2) Must I feed live phyto for the pods? Gets expensive after a while (and I'd rather not culture my own). Can I get away with pulverizing some fish food flakes and feeding that?
3) Am I best off leaving the culture tank dark, or introducing an 8 hour photoperiod?
1) I recently noticed hydroids, amphipods, and a few mysid shrimp swimming around in my culture tank (must have hitched on the chaeto). Can these safely stay, or should I somehow try to remove them? The hydroids in particular seem to be multiplying rapidly.
2) Must I feed live phyto for the pods? Gets expensive after a while (and I'd rather not culture my own). Can I get away with pulverizing some fish food flakes and feeding that?
3) Am I best off leaving the culture tank dark, or introducing an 8 hour photoperiod?