Culture Journal, Species: Gammarideus cf.

General
Species:  Gammarideus cf. 
Species description:  Large Amphipod
Culture source (link if possible):  Sump tank
If algae, CCMP # (Optional): 
http://ccmp.bigelow.edu/
Culture Establishment Date:  22 September 2013
Continuation Date: 

Culturing Vessel Details
Salinity:   1.023 
Temperature:    Ambient, around 72°F to 78°F
pH:  Not Measured

Vessel description:  1.4 Gallon Better Homes and Gardens Container 
Lighting description:  Ambient, sunlight
Lighting cycle:  Sunlight
Aeration description:  Mild aeration, few bubbles per second

Methodologies
Split methodology:

Culture medium description: 
See Journal

Cell count:
 (if known)

Reference links:  

Additional Information
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Notes: 

As far as I'ding the species goes, it is going off of what JRC (Joe) went for another pod Id, here is the link:
http://www.mbisite.org/Forums/tm.aspx?m=78058&high=Amphipod

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First off, this is a pure experimental culture, unless research finds me evidence otherwise. The idea came from a friend who said he prefered buying amphipods from me over copepods mainly for the sake of how he could see them, so now we are here! I haven't found too much scientific info on culturing amphipods at all, but I do that their basic neccessities usually like around detritus, copepods, and anything they can get their hands on. When I feed my 150 reef, I usually just drop flake into the left chaimber of the sump and let the pump bring the food up for them. Well a few weeks ago I found copepods in there, which leads to a hypothesis of that they are eating the leftover flakes, which is one of the types of habits they are known for.
 
Using that information, I will be starting an experimental culture that has only flake food in it at the start, then eventually depending on how that goes, I will be trying pellet. As far as ID'ing these guys, I went off of what Joe (JRC) did on bigbill's pod ID thread located here: http://www.mbisite.org/Forums/tm.aspx?m=78058&high=Amphipod
 

After doing a bit more research as to how others culture their Amphipods, specifically this species, I will be doing this culture a tad differently. I will be setting up a 20 gallon, with a filter, "tube" lights (t5's) and a heater. I will be collecting macro algae from my sump tank in the 150 gallon reef, and letting that tank sit for a week or two then adding the amphipods

Zach....
Might be worth running that Gammarid through the Intkey system for a full species ID
http://delta-intkey.com/
 
try it you'll like it :p
(and off I slink back into hiding)

Pelagically yours,
~J