Culture Journal, Species: Arctodiaptomus salinus (Tangerine pods)

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KathyL
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Culture Journal, Species: Arctodiaptomus salinus (Tangerine pods) - Monday, June 30, 2014 9:46 PM
Culturing Journal DataSheet
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General
Species:  Arctodiaptomus salinus (Tangerine pods)  
Species description:  large calanoid copepod
Culture source (link if possible):  Algagen via Seahorse Source
If algae, CCMP # (Optional): 
http://ccmp.bigelow.edu/
Culture Establishment Date:  4/17/14
Continuation Date:  8/9/14

Culturing Vessel Details
Salinity:  27 ppt
Temperature:    ambient, 72F right now
pH:  8
Vessel description:  13x9x3 inch disposable food storage box with lid. Holes are punched in lid to allow air even when closed 
Lighting description:  ambient
Lighting cycle:  14 hours daylight, 10 hours night
Aeration description:  whatever can get through the hole in the lid

Methodologies
Split methodology: Every 10 days or so, filter out pods, feed half to the fish, and return the rest with fresh saltwater to the tray, add ISO to tint.

Culture medium description: 
27 ppt saltwater,  live isochrysis as needed.  


Cell count:
   unknown
Reference links:  

Additional Information
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Notes: 



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<message edited by KathyL on Thursday, February 5, 2015 7:52 PM>
check out Kathy's Clowns, llc website:
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Captive bred clownfish and more
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KathyL
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Re:Culture Journal, Species: Arctodiaptomus salinus (Tangerine pods) - Monday, June 30, 2014 10:18 PM
Fun with the celestron:


 

 

 

and a juvenile:

all pictures taken at 40X.
<message edited by KathyL on Friday, July 11, 2014 1:57 PM>
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Re:Culture Journal, Species: Arctodiaptomus salinus (Tangerine pods) - Monday, June 30, 2014 10:32 PM
Here's the culture container:

 

<message edited by KathyL on Friday, July 11, 2014 1:58 PM>
check out Kathy's Clowns, llc website:
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Re:Culture Journal, Species: Arctodiaptomus salinus (Tangerine pods) - Saturday, August 9, 2014 10:00 PM
And here's a short video for the 90 day continuation report: 
[video]<iframe width="420" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/62CDsS4XG1k?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>[/video]
 
Since that doesn't work, here's the link, sorry MWP.
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62CDsS4XG1k
 
 
<message edited by KathyL on Saturday, August 9, 2014 10:24 PM>
check out Kathy's Clowns, llc website:
http://kathysclowns.com
Captive bred clownfish and more
(Wholesale to the trade.)