Copepods for Erectus?

donsods · 04/13/2018, 07:32 AM

I was curious if anyone had advice as to which breed of copepods are good for supplemental erectus feeding?

rayjay · 04/13/2018, 08:30 AM

While I use copepods for additional nutrition with seahorse fry, I don't find it worthwhile to feed most copepods to adult seahorses, first because most won't be bothered with them, and second, it takes an inordinate amount to provide any nutrition value.
I found that amphipods were sufficiently sized to attract adults.

kizanne · 04/13/2018, 02:09 PM

I feed my seahorses frozen mysid but try to give them lots of food to hunt for fun and extra nutrition. I find they like grass shrimp (small ones) amphipods and all kinds of copepods. I supplement my tank with tisbe and tigger right now. But I have a baby brine (live) shrimp feeder for my mandarin and they'll eat a passing baby brine as well. You really can't go wrong. Tigger's are a little bigger and later I'll probably supplement apocyclops when I get them going.

Rayjay's right you don't have to. But I like giving them variety and something to do during the day. My female really seems to love hunting (which means sitting really still staring). Sometimes she doesn't even come to get her mysid cause she isn't hungry. My male is not as patient so he's more into the grass shrimp and occasional baby brine.

donsods · 04/14/2018, 10:35 AM

Considering seeding tank/fuge with the Reef Soup combination from Rusalty. Claims 5 species, from Parvo to Tigger.

Also noticed on company offers something called "Tangerine" Pods, but gives very little description except for 'slightly smaller than Tigers'.

kizanne · 04/14/2018, 01:38 PM

Well the parvo probably won't persist in tank they are pelagic and kinda fussy eaters. But tisbe and tiggers should do fine. Not sure the other two kinds.

04/13/2018, 07:32 AM	#1
donsods Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 90	Copepods for Erectus? I was curious if anyone had advice as to which breed of copepods are good for supplemental erectus feeding?

04/13/2018, 08:30 AM	#2
rayjay Premium Member Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: London, Ontario, Canada Posts: 3,896	While I use copepods for additional nutrition with seahorse fry, I don't find it worthwhile to feed most copepods to adult seahorses, first because most won't be bothered with them, and second, it takes an inordinate amount to provide any nutrition value. I found that amphipods were sufficiently sized to attract adults. __________________ Seahorses. Culture nanno, rotifers and brine shrimp. Current Tank Info: Seahorses

04/13/2018, 02:09 PM	#3
kizanne Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Tallahassee, FL Posts: 462	I feed my seahorses frozen mysid but try to give them lots of food to hunt for fun and extra nutrition. I find they like grass shrimp (small ones) amphipods and all kinds of copepods. I supplement my tank with tisbe and tigger right now. But I have a baby brine (live) shrimp feeder for my mandarin and they'll eat a passing baby brine as well. You really can't go wrong. Tigger's are a little bigger and later I'll probably supplement apocyclops when I get them going. Rayjay's right you don't have to. But I like giving them variety and something to do during the day. My female really seems to love hunting (which means sitting really still staring). Sometimes she doesn't even come to get her mysid cause she isn't hungry. My male is not as patient so he's more into the grass shrimp and occasional baby brine. __________________ Sterile is not better. Successfully bred: Banggai, Lined Seahorse. Restarting work on Ruby Red dragonets, Blue Mandarins, Davinci Clowns, Pink Skunk Clowns (not mature yet) dragonface pipefish. Current Tank Info: 125 gal tank, 40 gal refugium - 30 gal Ruby Red tank - 70 gallon erectus / mandarin tank

04/14/2018, 01:38 PM	#5
kizanne Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Tallahassee, FL Posts: 462	Well the parvo probably won't persist in tank they are pelagic and kinda fussy eaters. But tisbe and tiggers should do fine. Not sure the other two kinds. __________________ Sterile is not better. Successfully bred: Banggai, Lined Seahorse. Restarting work on Ruby Red dragonets, Blue Mandarins, Davinci Clowns, Pink Skunk Clowns (not mature yet) dragonface pipefish. Current Tank Info: 125 gal tank, 40 gal refugium - 30 gal Ruby Red tank - 70 gallon erectus / mandarin tank

04/14/2018, 10:35 AM	#4
donsods Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 90	Considering seeding tank/fuge with the Reef Soup combination from Rusalty. Claims 5 species, from Parvo to Tigger. Also noticed on company offers something called "Tangerine" Pods, but gives very little description except for 'slightly smaller than Tigers'.