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Shark888 03/14/2018 09:15 AM
Copepods ID
 
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Hello,

I bought copepods from an online seller but from I what I read they seems large (approx 1cm) to be copepods although I never saw copepods in real lol. Can someone confirm what is this exactly (see pic attached) ?

mcgyvr 03/14/2018 09:36 AM
Really hard to see in that picture IMO..
But TIGRIOPUS CALIFORNICUS (Tiger Pods) can be 1.5mm long

Anemone 03/14/2018 09:57 AM
Looks like a bunch of brine shrimp to me.

Kevin

mcgyvr 03/14/2018 10:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Anemone (Post 25389490)
Looks like a bunch of brine shrimp to me.

Kevin
Now that you say that and I squint you may be right...

Shark888 post a link to the online ad

Tripod1404 03/14/2018 10:07 AM
Yeah those are brine shrimp.

oldhead 03/14/2018 10:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Anemone (Post 25389490)
Looks like a bunch of brine shrimp to me.

Kevin
That would be my guess too.

Shark888 03/14/2018 10:27 AM
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Added more pics.

Here is the link (chinese) : https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm...u=f29jgiapb347

I saw pics of brine shrimp and Im thinking thats what I got, but in the water they seems to have also plenty of very small dots if I can say, maybe 1mm size and the others are approx 10mm

The online ad stated that there would be 1000 pcs of copepods...

Shark888 03/14/2018 10:28 AM
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mcgyvr 03/14/2018 10:31 AM
Clearly brine shrimp in the pictures..
cannot comment on if you go any copepods..

Welcome to purchasing from China.. Buyer beware as corruption just part of the acceptable business practices...

homer1475 03/14/2018 11:04 AM
Yup definitely brine.

Shark888 03/14/2018 11:55 AM
Okay so I can confirm that there are some very tiny "things" swimming with size less than 0.01, so I can only guess those are copepods, I was expecting to breed them in the small tank you saw in the pics so Im looking for your advise.

Should I move the brine shrimp to my refugium and let what seems to be copepods alone in the small tank ?

mcgyvr 03/14/2018 12:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Shark888 (Post 25389614)
Okay so I can confirm that there are some very tiny "things" swimming with size less than 0.01, so I can only guess those are copepods, I was expecting to breed them in the small tank you saw in the pics so Im looking for your advise.

Should I move the brine shrimp to my refugium and let what seems to be copepods alone in the small tank ?
Sure.. whatever floats your boat..
Whats your desired outcome of this?

Just dump it all in your tank and enjoy..

sde1500 03/14/2018 12:46 PM
Both the pods and shrimp should be able to coexist in the same tank if you want.

eastlake 03/15/2018 06:17 AM
Could the tiny swimming ones be baby brine shrimp?

Shark888 03/15/2018 11:21 AM
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Originally Posted by mcgyvr (Post 25389624)
Sure.. whatever floats your boat..
Whats your desired outcome of this?

Just dump it all in your tank and enjoy..
Well, my mandarin dragonet is currently in QT so Im expecting this copepods/brine shrimp arrival will help him stay alive.

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Originally Posted by eastlake (Post 25390193)
Could the tiny swimming ones be baby brine shrimp?
I hope not.

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Originally Posted by sde1500 (Post 25389651)
Both the pods and shrimp should be able to coexist in the same tank if you want.
I have a question about what copepods eat, because I do not have phytoplankton, what apart this copepods can eat ?

EdgeN 03/15/2018 03:50 PM
Just a couple guesses.

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-08/rs/index.php

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-02/rs/index.php

Borntrippn 03/16/2018 10:03 PM
Id say brine shrimp


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