Helenwheels Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 About a year ago, several of the fish stores in Portland were selling bottles of tank-bred copepods under the brand "sweet reef". I believe the supplier was local. Does anyone know about who bred them and if they are still available? They were great. I'd like to add some more to my tank... I have just added a wife for the mandarin I've had for 2 years. Thanks! Helen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoobtoSalt Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 from my understanding it was from someone here on the boards but I don't recall their screen name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barelycuda Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Check with Patrick at Saltwater Fanta Seas. He is the only person I remember carrying them. The person raising them was out of Vancouver but I do not remember them being club members. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanktop74 Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Seahorse use to carry them too.... but I was there today and he doesn't have any. Woody wasn't there for me to ask about them, I was wondering the same thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 I'm blanking on his name. There was a guy here that was on the forum for a little while. He lived in the southeast. He told me he also bred the copepods. He used to shop at the Coral Mafia shop a great deal. He said he was a groomer over at the Petsmart that you work at Jesse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoobtoSalt Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 I'm blanking on his name. There was a guy here that was on the forum for a little while. He lived in the southeast. He told me he also bred the copepods. He used to shop at the Coral Mafia shop a great deal. He said he was a groomer over at the Petsmart that you work at Jesse. His name is Shawn and he works at the Gresham store. I just don't remember his screen name here..LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 His name is Shawn and he works at the Gresham store. I just don't remember his screen name here..LOL Yes! That's it! Sean was his name! That was going to drive me (nutty)(nutty)(nutty). His screen name is Fragthis! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helenwheels Posted December 8, 2011 Author Share Posted December 8, 2011 Awesome detective work! I did ask Patrick at Fantaseas today, and he could not remember. Sean "fragthis", I want to buy some copepods.. Don't make me stalk you... :-) H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MVPaquatics Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Awesome detective work! I did ask Patrick at Fantaseas today, and he could not remember. Sean "fragthis", I want to buy some copepods.. Don't make me stalk you... :-) H She will too! Just kidding! I would be interested also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helenwheels Posted December 8, 2011 Author Share Posted December 8, 2011 Only about half the members of this forum have restraining orders on me for stalking, so I am relatively harmless. :-) Sean: Best thing for all of us is for you to come forward, admit you are Fragthis", and breed up a big bunch of copepods. I'm sure you will get pre-orders from forum members if you ask, so no risk of creating an inventory you can't sell in time. I'd much rather support a local breeder than a mass merchant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoobtoSalt Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 If I get around to it today I will give him a call and let him know about this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burningbaal Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 I'll be setting up a sump sometime soon (I hope) with a move to a 75g from my 55. I've been hoping I could gather a bunch of samples of people's chaeto/pods/etc so I could populate my sump from 5-10 different sources...so I'd be thrilled to make these part of that if I can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoobtoSalt Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 Hes back at work on saturday Sent from my SCH-I500 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewey McLovit Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 there was this thread earlier this week... http://www.pnwmas.org/forums/showthread.php?29955-L-type-phyto.-algee-and-Reef-Soup-starters-FREE&highlight=reef+soup I would be interested if someone is heading out there from PDX. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-Dog Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 Are copepods the best food for mandarins? And will they reproduce in a tank with no sump? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helenwheels Posted December 10, 2011 Author Share Posted December 10, 2011 Yes, they will breed in your tank as long as you have A LOT of Rock, plenty of nutrients (mandarins and pods will not thrive in an SPS tank) and lots of places that fish cannot get to. It's not whether you have a sump or not, it's whether you have a refugium (I don't have a refugium in my sump) H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-Dog Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 Yes, they will breed in your tank as long as you have A LOT of Rock, plenty of nutrients (mandarins and pods will not thrive in an SPS tank) and lots of places that fish cannot get to. It's not whether you have a sump or not, it's whether you have a refugium (I don't have a refugium in my sump) H I've seen lots of SPS tanks with mandarins.....why would u say a mandarin or pods can't thrive in one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helenwheels Posted December 10, 2011 Author Share Posted December 10, 2011 I was generalizing. It is harder to maintain the nutrient-poor system that sps need while providing enough food for copepods, but I have also seen them thriving a a large SPS tank with a refugium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MVPaquatics Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 I was generalizing. It is harder to maintain the nutrient-poor system that sps need while providing enough food for copepods' date=' but I have also seen them thriving a a large SPS tank with a refugium.[/quote'] Agreed! Like so many things in this hobby. Has been done but not recommended Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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