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Re:Culture Journal, Species: Tigriopus californicus
Sunday, January 19, 2014 4:26 AM
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Thanks Kathy- really wasn't sure how well these indoor cultures would go, as sooooo many people said they would crash, and do great outdoors... But I feel like it's hard to crash these cultures by the way I maintain them. Which is by not touching them that is. Last time I did a split/ water change was september... all I do is harvest when I want to feed them off to babies. Feed heavily and ignore for a few weeks at a time, then top them off with DI straight into their containers. Nice little pattern to be in with these guys.
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Re:Culture Journal, Species: Tigriopus californicus
Sunday, January 19, 2014 9:23 AM
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Jazz, I haven't unlocked the secret to these little critters either, but I also find the less attention I give them the better they do. I feed lightly once or twice a week. I've never actually crashed them though, they are very easy to "just keep alive". If you ever think a culture has crashed, poor off most of the water and keep the sludge, add fresh water. Chances are there are nauplii (or eggs?) in the sludge. I've tried a variety of foods, although I haven't tried Isochrysis yet, and surprisingly none have made any noticeable difference. Maybe the secret is simply volume.
Don't let fear and common sense stop you! =]
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Re:Culture Journal, Species: Tigriopus californicus
Sunday, January 19, 2014 10:10 AM
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I have so found that less is more with these. I keep mine in a plastic cereal container and keep the water tinted pretty darkly constantly with no aeration and they do fine.
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Re:Culture Journal, Species: Tigriopus californicus
Wednesday, May 21, 2014 3:17 AM
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I've been horrible about getting on here and updating my journals... my day job's taking up a lot of time as of late! But I needed to check cultures tonight and had a charged battery on the camera so took the opportunity to snap a few pictures.
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Re:Culture Journal, Species: Tigriopus californicus
Wednesday, May 21, 2014 12:34 PM
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