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Re:Culture Journal, Species: Tigriopus californicus
Tuesday, July 10, 2012 3:30 PM
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Wow, what a big difference moving the Tigger Pods to a glass aquarium painted black on 3 sides, white on the bottom. I also recently added a small LED above the tank for a bit more lighting. I can see hundreds of tiny copepodites, and lots of adults now.
Don't let fear and common sense stop you! =]
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Re:Culture Journal, Species: Tigriopus californicus
Wednesday, April 2, 2014 10:45 AM
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The above Tigger Pod culture crashed while I was at MACNA Dallas. I was discouraged that the culture never really flourished and had so many projects on the go that I didn't establish a new culture. Annoyingly, I don't have any photos after the continuation date for this culture to get credit for continuation. I finally established a new culture on Nov 3, 2013 from another bottle of Reed Mariculture Tigger Pods. I gave the culture little notice for a couple months, and it gave me little production. It dragged along just like my last attempt. So I started to really take note of my treatments and the correlating reactions of the copepods. I sifted through every bit of information I could find on these copepods on every website and forums I could. I'm learning a few things.  I split the culture into 5 containers and treat each container differently. My findings are interesting, and not yet fully established enough to come to solid conclusions, but I have indeed noticed things. The shape of the container matters. The color of the container matters. The amount of feed and time between feedings matters. The split methodology matters. The container is better off to be shallow and wide. They like surface area. They prefer black sides compared to blue or clear. They prefer larger feedings less often rather than light feedings more often. They like to be split and put into new water.
<message edited by EasterEggs on Wednesday, April 2, 2014 11:00 AM>
Don't let fear and common sense stop you! =]
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Re:Culture Journal, Species: Tigriopus californicus
Wednesday, April 2, 2014 12:23 PM
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EDIT: This is my "new" establishment photo. 
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Don't let fear and common sense stop you! =]
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Re:Culture Journal, Species: Tigriopus californicus
Thursday, May 1, 2014 11:22 PM
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Mindy--are you still culturing them without aeration?
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Re:Culture Journal, Species: Tigriopus californicus
Saturday, May 3, 2014 12:11 AM
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 Originally Posted by shannpeach
Mindy--are you still culturing them without aeration?
Yes.
Don't let fear and common sense stop you! =]
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Re:Culture Journal, Species: Tigriopus californicus
Wednesday, February 4, 2015 9:16 AM
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Here's my culture continuation picture (I haven't done that yet!). The photo is from Oct 9, 2014. So there is 190 days or 6 months and 7 days between this photo and the above "new" establishment photo. My cultures have been in continuous culture since November 3, 2013. So today is 458 days, or 1 year 3 months and 1 day.  However, I do not have these guys mastered... they wax and wane.  
Don't let fear and common sense stop you! =]
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Re:Culture Journal, Species: Tigriopus californicus
Thursday, February 5, 2015 11:09 PM
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Here's a crappy cell phone pic from Feb 1st. You can see two Tigriopus carrying eggs. 
Don't let fear and common sense stop you! =]
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Re:Culture Journal, Species: Tigriopus californicus
Thursday, February 5, 2015 11:12 PM
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I see pea soup... 
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Re:Culture Journal, Species: Tigriopus californicus
Thursday, February 5, 2015 11:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Fishtal I see pea soup... Haha, the water is actually almost clear. That's copepod poop on the bottom with a flashlight shining through. Haha! The easiest one to see is at the top of the photo in the middle. I will try to remember to take my camera to the shop tomorrow.
Don't let fear and common sense stop you! =]
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Re:Culture Journal, Species: Tigriopus californicus
Thursday, February 5, 2015 11:27 PM
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Interesting stuff EE. I just noticed mine culture is kaput - water is a hazy bloom of white (some sort of bacterial bloom). Nothing moving of the pod variety. (then again I was using a 5G blue bucket)
Thanks for sharing!
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