Apocyclops panamensis Q & A
Thursday, July 30, 2015 1:57 PM
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I'm sorry I missed this year's MBI workshop. I wanted so desperately to discuss copepods with everyone. I will not miss another, I can assure you! Now, on to my discussion/questions regarding Apocyclops panamensis. I have been working with this pod now for 3 months, and I must say that it is incredibly durable. I am culturing it on nothing but Instant Algae (Tet 3600 and Iso 1800), and, since the algae is non-viable, I am keen to keep pursuing this species. I have found that this pod is euryhaline, so I have it in 15 ppt water for now, and they seem to be doing just fine. I am working on improving feed dosing, water quality stabilization, optimal adult stocking densities and harvesting methods. I have read everyone's threads on this animal and the information has been quite useful. There are a number of breeders all over the world looking for copepods that will eat non-viable algae, or perhaps bacteria, so my focus has been to find the right pod and optimize mass-production protocols. It is my understanding that people have fed these guys to larval and juvenile fish. What about invertebrates? Also, does anyone have any pictures/information/protocols/systems for harvesting copepod nauplii passively. I welcome all callers! Chad
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