tiggerpods from reefnutrition

bluenassarius · 03/13/2006, 10:49 PM

i won a bottle of these tiggerpods at the bar swap. these guys are soo cool! you can actually see them swimming around. anyhow, i kept them in the fridge until i got my prop tank up. i released them into my prop tank and they're swimming around like crazy! i'm suprised to see they're still alive after being in the fridge for so long. hopefully they'll breed like crazy in the algae.

The Marmot · 03/13/2006, 11:12 PM

Your's are alive after 4 weeks on ice, and mine are nowhere to be found 4 weeks after being put in the tank...go figure!

Justin74 · 03/13/2006, 11:36 PM

I remember a few bottles being bought and won through raffles when they came and spoke for the club a few months ago. How did it go for you guys? Any survivors out there?

-Justin

bluenassarius · 03/13/2006, 11:54 PM

marmot you got any coral in your tank? tiggerpods are active and swim alot. i dropped a few in my 7g and they are MIA now. there aren't any corals or skimmer in my prop tank so hopefully they will reproduce. if they do, i'll give you some if you gotta fuge

Unarce · 03/13/2006, 11:59 PM

I didn't notice those at the Swap

I bought a bottle of Ocean Pods last week

Justin74 · 03/14/2006, 12:37 AM

No it was when the two brothers came in and spoke about there business along with phyto,pods,roti's and they had a few bottles of tiggerpods maybe 5 months back?(doesnt seem that long ago,but you know how that goes

).

-Justin

Reefugee · 03/14/2006, 12:50 AM

A little secret that I learned from a very experience member:

Don't dump the whole bottle of tigger pod into your tank. Use some phytofeast to feed your tigger pod so that they can reproduce. Next time I get some, I think I am going to see if I can get them to reproduce in a 2 liter bottle.

I won a bottle of tigger pod at the last BAR's frag swap. Now I can't find any in my sump. Don't know if they are still there. *sigh* Next time, I am just going to grow them out.

thereefgeek · 03/14/2006, 07:11 AM

I got some at Mermaid a few weeks ago and after carefully aclimating them up to tank temperature I dumped them in. The other night I was checking out my 'fuge (which is nothing more than one of those plastic floating breeders w/some Chaeto) and they were buzzing all over the place. Just because you don't see them during the day doesn't meen they aren't in there

GreshamH · 03/14/2006, 09:15 AM

Just a quick few comments:

Randy and I came out to the MARS meeting, we're not brothers. His brother, Tim Reed is my boss as well though

Tigger-Pods survice on phytoplankton mainly. If you have none in your system, I doubt Tiger-Pods will do much in it. They love brown algaes, so the diatom the builds up on your glass is perfect for them.

Karl, I brought around 10 bottles to the BAR swap

These copepods are an intertidal animal, no acclimation is needed honestly. They swing from 15ppm to 60ppm salinity no problem, and from 50 degrees to 90. Good looking out though Rich, sounds like the're doing great for you

duec22 · 03/14/2006, 09:21 AM

I won two sets of phyto and Tigger Pods at the Bar Swap. I gave the second set away. When I had the frag trays sitting against the glass I would see the Tigger Pods behind them, but now that they are gone I don't see them anymore. I know they are in the tank, I just never see them. So if you don't see them, they still may be in there.

little_d · 03/14/2006, 04:10 PM

We won one bottle of tiger pods at the meeting and put it in our refugium, I don't know how much has multiplied or died, I still see them on a daily basis and they are getting quite big.

Justin74 · 03/14/2006, 04:34 PM

Thats cool to hear little_d

-Justin

sagitariuscbc · 03/15/2006, 01:08 PM

david thanks again for the hook up on the bottle of tiggers!~)
i set up a tank just for them, i'll let you know how things grow out. it seems like they have doubled in numbers since i recieved them from you.
!~)

The Marmot · 03/15/2006, 09:59 PM

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Originally posted by bluenassarius
marmot you got any coral in your tank? tiggerpods are active and swim alot. i dropped a few in my 7g and they are MIA now. there aren't any corals or skimmer in my prop tank so hopefully they will reproduce. if they do, i'll give you some if you gotta fuge

I got a handufl of frags: 2 Acros, 2 Monti's, some Acans, a nice piece of Atlantis Watermelon Chalice, and a chunk of duec's Favia. No fuge though, I turned it into a sump. And actually just like duec was saying, they may still be in my tank as well, I just haven't noticed them since that first night that I put them in. Thanks for the offer, but until I give up on this skimmer(which isnt likely), I dont have a fuge to keep the pods in.

hiepatitis · 03/15/2006, 10:11 PM

I've always wanted a mandarin but my tank is only 45 gallons. If I get tiggerpods and put them in the fuge will it be enough to get a mandarin?

thereefgeek · 03/16/2006, 07:39 AM

I'd wait on the Mandarin for a while anyway. Very picky fish with regards to what they eat, and they cruise around and eat constantly. It's hard to get them to eat prepared foods unless you work with "training" them. http://www.melevsreef.com/mandarin_care.html

I stocked my fuge with live mysids and the started breeding like crazy. My (Jeni's) mandarin love the live stuff! I ordered the 100 mysis from http://www.aquaculturestore.com/swinverts.html and they have free priority shipping. You can also order from Reed Mariculture: http://mysidshrimp.com/ and they're in the nearby Bay Area. Reef Nutrition (Reed Mariculture) will also be donating a bunch of goodies to the WMC Raffle!

bluenassarius · 03/16/2006, 03:42 PM

ah i c marmot, i figured all my tigger's that were dumped into the 7g were eaten by my lps.

awesome links rich! i'll be ordering some mysis shrimps soon

plaz · 03/17/2006, 02:20 PM

Mandarins will eat a lot of pods! It would take a big refugium on a 45 - I believe you would need to replenish it fairly often and feed phyto to keep the pods going and ensure the mandarin has enough food ongoing. Probably could be done, but you'd need to monitor it continually (a lot of Mandarins in medium size tanks do great for 6 months then starve to death slowly when the reefkeeper forgets to keep watch on the food supply).

I've also read that Mandarins like the smaller, slower copepods that crawl on rocks better than the free swimming... but Tiggerpods advertises that theirs are the best, and I think they are the larger swimmers (maybe we need both types to make sure everything in the tank is happy:-)?!

GreshamH · 03/18/2006, 01:20 AM

Tigriopus californicus (Tigger-Pods) spend time doing both, climbing on rocks and such, as well as free swimming. The larger ones tend to swim more, where as the smaller ones are far more benthic.

From the bottle:
"They will hide in the rocks and seaweed and periodically swim into the water column."

We make no claim of them being the best feed for madarins. We only state:

"A very large copepod that is excellent for feeding mandarins and predatory fish"

from: http://www.copepod.com/

03/13/2006, 10:49 PM	#1
bluenassarius retired algae slanger Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Sac ra men to! Posts: 4,843	tiggerpods from reefnutrition i won a bottle of these tiggerpods at the bar swap. these guys are soo cool! you can actually see them swimming around. anyhow, i kept them in the fridge until i got my prop tank up. i released them into my prop tank and they're swimming around like crazy! i'm suprised to see they're still alive after being in the fridge for so long. hopefully they'll breed like crazy in the algae.

03/13/2006, 11:54 PM	#4
bluenassarius retired algae slanger Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Sac ra men to! Posts: 4,843	marmot you got any coral in your tank? tiggerpods are active and swim alot. i dropped a few in my 7g and they are MIA now. there aren't any corals or skimmer in my prop tank so hopefully they will reproduce. if they do, i'll give you some if you gotta fuge __________________ half man / half algae ... true story Current Tank Info: tankless, on hiatus until further notice

03/13/2006, 11:59 PM	#5
Unarce Unshackled Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Rocklin, CA Posts: 4,834	I didn't notice those at the Swap I bought a bottle of Ocean Pods last week __________________ ¡pɹɐɥ os noʎ ǝlppnɔ plnoʍ I Current Tank Info: fully cured

03/14/2006, 09:15 AM	#9
GreshamH Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: SF Bay Area, CA Posts: 8,805	Just a quick few comments: Randy and I came out to the MARS meeting, we're not brothers. His brother, Tim Reed is my boss as well though Tigger-Pods survice on phytoplankton mainly. If you have none in your system, I doubt Tiger-Pods will do much in it. They love brown algaes, so the diatom the builds up on your glass is perfect for them. Karl, I brought around 10 bottles to the BAR swap These copepods are an intertidal animal, no acclimation is needed honestly. They swing from 15ppm to 60ppm salinity no problem, and from 50 degrees to 90. Good looking out though Rich, sounds like the're doing great for you __________________ Gresham _______________________________ Feeding your reef...one polyp at a time

03/14/2006, 09:21 AM	#10
duec22 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Sacramento Posts: 2,189	I won two sets of phyto and Tigger Pods at the Bar Swap. I gave the second set away. When I had the frag trays sitting against the glass I would see the Tigger Pods behind them, but now that they are gone I don't see them anymore. I know they are in the tank, I just never see them. So if you don't see them, they still may be in there. __________________ -David Current Tank Info: 29gal w/ 5gal refug. 6X24W T-5

03/13/2006, 11:12 PM	#2
The Marmot Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Sacramento Posts: 163	Your's are alive after 4 weeks on ice, and mine are nowhere to be found 4 weeks after being put in the tank...go figure!

03/13/2006, 11:36 PM	#3
Justin74 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Diamond Springs, CA Posts: 7,627	I remember a few bottles being bought and won through raffles when they came and spoke for the club a few months ago. How did it go for you guys? Any survivors out there? -Justin

03/14/2006, 12:37 AM	#6
Justin74 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Diamond Springs, CA Posts: 7,627	No it was when the two brothers came in and spoke about there business along with phyto,pods,roti's and they had a few bottles of tiggerpods maybe 5 months back?(doesnt seem that long ago,but you know how that goes ). -Justin

03/14/2006, 12:50 AM	#7
Reefugee Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Davis, CA Posts: 6,015	A little secret that I learned from a very experience member: Don't dump the whole bottle of tigger pod into your tank. Use some phytofeast to feed your tigger pod so that they can reproduce. Next time I get some, I think I am going to see if I can get them to reproduce in a 2 liter bottle. I won a bottle of tigger pod at the last BAR's frag swap. Now I can't find any in my sump. Don't know if they are still there. sigh Next time, I am just going to grow them out.

03/14/2006, 07:11 AM	#8
thereefgeek Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Folsom Posts: 2,226	I got some at Mermaid a few weeks ago and after carefully aclimating them up to tank temperature I dumped them in. The other night I was checking out my 'fuge (which is nothing more than one of those plastic floating breeders w/some Chaeto) and they were buzzing all over the place. Just because you don't see them during the day doesn't meen they aren't in there

03/14/2006, 04:10 PM	#11
little_d Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Sacramento Posts: 648	We won one bottle of tiger pods at the meeting and put it in our refugium, I don't know how much has multiplied or died, I still see them on a daily basis and they are getting quite big.

03/14/2006, 04:34 PM	#12
Justin74 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Diamond Springs, CA Posts: 7,627	Thats cool to hear little_d -Justin

03/15/2006, 01:08 PM	#13
sagitariuscbc Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: New Helvetia Posts: 2,344	david thanks again for the hook up on the bottle of tiggers!~) i set up a tank just for them, i'll let you know how things grow out. it seems like they have doubled in numbers since i recieved them from you. !~) __________________ How to get rid of worry wrinkles, get your faith lifted!-)

03/15/2006, 10:11 PM	#15
hiepatitis Moved On Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Sunnyvale Posts: 784	I've always wanted a mandarin but my tank is only 45 gallons. If I get tiggerpods and put them in the fuge will it be enough to get a mandarin?

03/16/2006, 07:39 AM	#16
thereefgeek Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Folsom Posts: 2,226	I'd wait on the Mandarin for a while anyway. Very picky fish with regards to what they eat, and they cruise around and eat constantly. It's hard to get them to eat prepared foods unless you work with "training" them. http://www.melevsreef.com/mandarin_care.html I stocked my fuge with live mysids and the started breeding like crazy. My (Jeni's) mandarin love the live stuff! I ordered the 100 mysis from http://www.aquaculturestore.com/swinverts.html and they have free priority shipping. You can also order from Reed Mariculture: http://mysidshrimp.com/ and they're in the nearby Bay Area. Reef Nutrition (Reed Mariculture) will also be donating a bunch of goodies to the WMC Raffle!

03/16/2006, 03:42 PM	#17
bluenassarius retired algae slanger Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Sac ra men to! Posts: 4,843	ah i c marmot, i figured all my tigger's that were dumped into the 7g were eaten by my lps. awesome links rich! i'll be ordering some mysis shrimps soon __________________ half man / half algae ... true story Current Tank Info: tankless, on hiatus until further notice

03/17/2006, 02:20 PM	#18
plaz Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 586	Mandarins will eat a lot of pods! It would take a big refugium on a 45 - I believe you would need to replenish it fairly often and feed phyto to keep the pods going and ensure the mandarin has enough food ongoing. Probably could be done, but you'd need to monitor it continually (a lot of Mandarins in medium size tanks do great for 6 months then starve to death slowly when the reefkeeper forgets to keep watch on the food supply). I've also read that Mandarins like the smaller, slower copepods that crawl on rocks better than the free swimming... but Tiggerpods advertises that theirs are the best, and I think they are the larger swimmers (maybe we need both types to make sure everything in the tank is happy:-)?!

03/18/2006, 01:20 AM	#19
GreshamH Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: SF Bay Area, CA Posts: 8,805	Tigriopus californicus (Tigger-Pods) spend time doing both, climbing on rocks and such, as well as free swimming. The larger ones tend to swim more, where as the smaller ones are far more benthic. From the bottle: "They will hide in the rocks and seaweed and periodically swim into the water column." We make no claim of them being the best feed for madarins. We only state: "A very large copepod that is excellent for feeding mandarins and predatory fish" from: http://www.copepod.com/ __________________ Gresham _______________________________ Feeding your reef...one polyp at a time