Best place to buy pods to seed tank???

quads4_life · 01/23/2007, 10:36 PM

I know you can order them from lots of places, but with your experience's which is the best place.
thanks

avolar · 01/23/2007, 10:39 PM

That I would like to know also

2hi4u2c · 01/23/2007, 10:48 PM

http://www.floridapets.com/

For some reason they are located in the shrimp catagory. Unfortunatly they told me the soonest they will have some is Feb. 5th

nova67 · 01/23/2007, 10:56 PM

this is the place i get mine from.http://www.reefnutrition.com/

alan214 · 01/23/2007, 11:06 PM

I've bought from this place twice with NO problems.

http://www.ipsf.com

thatguy · 01/23/2007, 11:10 PM

Make one of these , put it in someones tank for a week or two, then put it back in your tank.

HTH

scumonkey · 01/24/2007, 10:02 AM

http://oceanpods.com/
http://www.inlandaquatics.com/prod/prod_detrit.html
http://www.brineshrimpdirect.com/
http://www.reed-mariculture.com/rotifer/
http://www.aquaculturestore.com/products.html

GreshamH · 01/24/2007, 10:33 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by scumonkey
http://oceanpods.com/
http://www.inlandaquatics.com/prod/prod_detrit.html
http://www.brineshrimpdirect.com/
http://www.reed-mariculture.com/rotifer/
http://www.aquaculturestore.com/products.html

I think you meant to post:

http://www.reefnutrition.com/tiggerpods/index.htm

Instead of the rotifer link on Reed Maricultures site

Same company, but one is actually a copepod and breedable in tank conditions. Rotifers require too much phytoplankton to be of any use in "in tank" breeding, etc.

RichConley · 01/24/2007, 10:37 AM

why? Just put some live rock in, and you'll get plenty of pods.

Bottles of Pods have to be the biggest racket in this hobby

beatle · 01/24/2007, 01:28 PM

I never had any pods in my LR after 6 months. I added a bottle of tigger pods to my fuge at the end of December. It is now literally crawling with them now, big and small. My mandarin has never looked more active.

REMoses · 01/24/2007, 03:33 PM

I am going to second Florida Pets . I recently purchased some Pods from them and I was pleased with the variety they send you. While you are at it get some Gracilaria Macro algae. For some reason all my pods seem to gather in it. You can see one of the pods I got from them in this thread...Amphipod babies

Good Luck!

techreef · 01/24/2007, 04:23 PM

i agree with beatle. I've had 225lbs. of LR in my 110G tank and sump setup, and all i have are lots of amphipods. no copepods to speak of, not even when looking at night. I don't get it, but I'm hoping that seeding my display w/ a bottle of copepods will work out.

scumonkey · 01/24/2007, 11:19 PM

Quote:

I think you meant to post:....Instead of the rotifer link on Reed Maricultures site Same company, but one is actually a copepod and breedable in tank conditions. Rotifers require too much phytoplankton to be of any use in "in tank" breeding, etc.

No i didn't... the link I gave also had Copepods and Mysid Shrimp...
scroll down to zooplankton at the bottom!
But your link is another nice one!!!

01/23/2007, 10:36 PM	#1
quads4_life Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 73	Best place to buy pods to seed tank??? I know you can order them from lots of places, but with your experience's which is the best place. thanks

01/23/2007, 10:56 PM	#4
nova67 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: redding ca Posts: 633	this is the place i get mine from.http://www.reefnutrition.com/ __________________ my current tank list 25 gal planted grow out tank 150gal peacock cichlid tank 90gal rr in the works

01/23/2007, 11:06 PM	#5
alan214 Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: The Colony, TX Posts: 1,258	I've bought from this place twice with NO problems. http://www.ipsf.com __________________ I live really close to the airport. The other day I was walking across the living room and the stewardess told me to take my seat. Current Tank Info: 73G FOWLR

01/23/2007, 11:10 PM	#6
thatguy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CO Posts: 513	Make one of these , put it in someones tank for a week or two, then put it back in your tank. HTH __________________ #something witty Current Tank Info: in my memories

01/24/2007, 10:37 AM	#9
RichConley Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Bostonian in Chicago going to DC Posts: 9,908	why? Just put some live rock in, and you'll get plenty of pods. Bottles of Pods have to be the biggest racket in this hobby __________________ NO TANKS!!!

01/23/2007, 10:39 PM	#2
avolar Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxnard, Ca. Posts: 36	That I would like to know also

01/23/2007, 10:48 PM	#3
2hi4u2c Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Great Falls, MT Posts: 328	http://www.floridapets.com/ For some reason they are located in the shrimp catagory. Unfortunatly they told me the soonest they will have some is Feb. 5th

01/24/2007, 10:02 AM	#7
scumonkey Moved On Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: NYC NY Posts: 467	http://oceanpods.com/ http://www.inlandaquatics.com/prod/prod_detrit.html http://www.brineshrimpdirect.com/ http://www.reed-mariculture.com/rotifer/ http://www.aquaculturestore.com/products.html

01/24/2007, 01:28 PM	#10
beatle Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Springfield, VA Posts: 295	I never had any pods in my LR after 6 months. I added a bottle of tigger pods to my fuge at the end of December. It is now literally crawling with them now, big and small. My mandarin has never looked more active.

01/24/2007, 03:33 PM	#11
REMoses Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Silver Spring, MD Posts: 84	I am going to second Florida Pets . I recently purchased some Pods from them and I was pleased with the variety they send you. While you are at it get some Gracilaria Macro algae. For some reason all my pods seem to gather in it. You can see one of the pods I got from them in this thread...Amphipod babies Good Luck!

01/24/2007, 04:23 PM	#12
techreef Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Montclair, NJ Posts: 1,046	i agree with beatle. I've had 225lbs. of LR in my 110G tank and sump setup, and all i have are lots of amphipods. no copepods to speak of, not even when looking at night. I don't get it, but I'm hoping that seeding my display w/ a bottle of copepods will work out.