Harvesting Copepod Culture to Feed Mandarin Dragonet | Blue Reef Tank

[@jasonullyett9215]

This is probably the coolest page for marine tanks on KZbin

[@BlueReefTank]

Thank you so much for your kind words, Jason 🤩

[@terrillfrazier9362]

Very nice up close video let's see more of peanut and peanut eating

[@shortbreadiary]

Most effective and smart harvesting video

[@taylor4tails]

Would love to see a video on how you culture and any tips. Also where/what you bought your initial cultures and tools like your 50 micrometer.

[@BlueReefTank]

Will do 😁 👍

[@danigerzon6881]

@@BlueReefTank hey mate nice videos, can you tell me how many mL you add of phyto to feeding zoaplankton and how often you do that ?

[@atkinsnatureaquariums3552]

I have been loving your videos, and yes please show us how to culture our own copepods and phytoplankton. KEEP IT UP!

[@BlueReefTank]

I am glad that you enjoyed the content 😁 Will do!

[@Elev8minh]

@@BlueReefTank yes please show us!!! Also do you know how to grow your own chaetomorpha?

[@anaksreef6878]

And yes! We do want a video on culturing pods! My culture is skyrocketing but it is slowing down for some reason, and I don’t have as much as you do!! That’s a lot!! Peanut is so lucky!

[@BlueReefTank]

My pods culture is consuming the phyto like crazy! Every 2-3 days the water becomes clear. Luckily I have a lot of phyto culture setup and ready to go :D I will definitely make a video about my low cost setup

[@carminecarlone2869]

Yes, please make a video on how to culture our own pods and rotifers. Love your mandarin, hes always like tilting his head like "is this food?"😂

[@BlueReefTank]

She's a little hungry fish 😅

[@fragstoriches4431]

Wow, glad to see Toby’s happy with a big belly now! 🎉 Great video as always.

[@BlueReefTank]

yeah, Toby is a happy kid with big belly 😁 Thanks again for watching!

[@ttspeedster8930]

Yes…I would a video on that…never done it before but am very interested in trying to do it myself for my saltwater tank😎💯👍🏾🔥

[@fionalo8694]

Such a cool video - Never seen copepods so upclose. Well done on nursing Toby back to full health and Peanut is looking great!

[@BlueReefTank]

Thanks Fiona! 😁

[@lorenzospina3174]

Your nanoreefs are awesome man 😍.

[@BlueReefTank]

Thanks Lorenzo! 😁

[@chadtitan4159]

I love your pods...

[@BlueReefTank]

Thank you! 😁

[@uuncebret]

Very entertaining & relaxing vid 👍🏻, sure pls make vid how to culture this pods..

[@BlueReefTank]

Glad that you enjoyed it and yes I will make a video about that 😉

[@andy2798100]

Great video. Yes. Please make a video on how you culture copepods and phytoplankton.

[@BlueReefTank]

Thanks 👍👍👍

[@starlex5867]

CONGRATS ON 1k MAN!!

[@BlueReefTank]

Thanks a lot mate! Never knew this day would come! 🥳🥳🥳

[@garrycole9187]

Yes!! Please, I have a scooter blenny and have been trying to culture copepods but haven't had any success. I would love to see your set up. Phytoplankton seems much more difficult and I can get it at many places so it is not worth it for me to try but if it is simple, I wouldn't mind trying it.

[@BlueReefTank]

Coming soon 🙂

[@randyh8696]

Nice video editing . 👍🏼

[@BlueReefTank]

Thanks Randy, much appreciated! :)

[@happyreeflife9113]

Beautiful

[@nathandmello2646]

please make a video of phyto and copepod culturing. Your videos are so great to watch. Thank you

[@joshmason8033]

Awesome videos and channel! Just started my first reef aquarium. Great inspiration!

[@BlueReefTank]

Thank you and all the best with your reef tank :D If you have any questions just shout out

[@sashahorselova]

Yes please, make a video of harvesting your copepods please

[@brokereefman45]

Oh and yes make a vid on culturing!

[@BlueReefTank]

👍👍👍

[@danieliborio]

Greetings from Brazil!!! Waiting for the how to culture video!! Cyaa

[@BlueReefTank]

olá! 👋

[@josephposada1830]

Absolutely

[@BlueReefTank]

👍👍👍

[@ajd.n]

Did anyone ever tell you that it was Montipora eating nudibranchs? Lovely dragonets ❤

[@BlueReefTank]

Yup!

[@silentlamb7043]

great video, just set up my tank for these i do not want them eating frozen tripe lol... make the cultivating video pls... and bravo

[@muffemod]

The lighting Moe Pebbles

[@salgadocsa]

Yes, please!

[@BlueReefTank]

👍👍👍

[@Spook-yea]

I just started a trigger pod culture yesterday... hope it goes well

[@BlueReefTank]

Let me know how you go mate 👍 If you have any tips / tricks, feel free to share it to us

[@DrChris44]

My experience with montipora is similar to your scenario. I fragged the healthy parts as it was dying, and they all encrusted onto my live rock, grew out into plates hanging off and everything. I truly think it has something to do with the base it is on.

[@BlueReefTank]

Someone spotted an sps nudibranch in my red montipora. I think he's right and I think I will have to do a dip tonight! Worst case scenario is I will try to frag it and stick it to my rock hahaha

[@michaellash4050]

@@BlueReefTank I also bought a red monti cap frag, there was a worm thing burrowed inside of it, after months of no growth I violently removed whatever it was and it has grown from an inch to like 5. I also grew out a frag sized piece from a flake so definitely try to regrow a healthy piece and dip the rest

[@BlueReefTank]

@@michaellash4050 Thanks Michael for the suggestions - I just dipped the monti and it was covered with sps eating monti. I will observe it for now and if it's not getting any better, I will have to frag it 🙁

[@jimmybyrne4272]

How often do you feed the mandarin? Amazing video and unbelievable footage!!!

[@tylerlewicki7148]

What size is that tank? That wasn’t your 20gal? And I would enjoy seeing how you culture the copepods. Thanks for the videos!

[@BlueReefTank]

This is my Innovative Marine Nuvo 16 gallon tank 😁 and yes I have a video on how I culture copepods

[@anaksreef6878]

The tiny white dots are also copepods. There are many different species of copepods like tigriopus californicus (tigger pods) and tisbe biminiensis (tisbe pods). I’m not 100% sure but I think the white dots should be Tisbe pods since they are the smallest species of copepods.

[@BlueReefTank]

Wow! Good to know! You sure know a thing or two about pods hey 😋

[@ReefWithMe1]

My tank is only 2 months old and it’s already littered with copepods and amphipods My mandarin loves it she was skinny at the store and now she’s getting chunky Granted I had another tank I used to seed my 125

[@XxpoplocksxX]

I have some in my tank and I never even introduced cocoa pods in my tank lol

[@BlueReefTank]

Yeah. They can come in from places you never expect like rocks, corals etc. :)

[@sagessaltwateraquariums8621]

What do you use for the peanut's feeding dish and tube I would love to get something like that when I get my mandrin

[@BlueReefTank]

Hi Sage - You can check out the feeding dish and tube video here kzbin.info/www/bejne/qX7bfGSfn6l6ipI I got mine from ebay. Hope that helps :)

[@ginoj7553]

Nice tank! Do you leave some of the copepods on your breeding bottle to start a new population? How often do you harvest it and how much does Peanut need?

[@jgttivette]

I would love to see how you culture these!

[@BlueReefTank]

👌👌👌

[@snippetshub]

Thanks for the video. Do you have a suggestion on what can I do to remove the sedimental debris if I am to culture them in a really large vessel? I dont really want to use suction as I'd presume the debris will also contain copepod eggs, plus it's too laborous for me.

[@leilan5038]

Please make a video on how to culture them! I’m curious about how long it takes for the pods to breed as well as when to pursue the first harvest. Then after the first harvest, are they able to be harvested more often?

[@BlueReefTank]

Will do, Leila! I will answer address your question in that video 😁👍

[@leilan5038]

@@BlueReefTank Thank you so much! Super excited to watch! The quality of your videos are fin-tastic lol :P

[@BlueReefTank]

@@leilan5038 Thank you! 😋🐟

[@JKPhotographyHouston]

yes please...

[@caleb.n6474]

Did you make that 50 micrometer sieve or did you buy it from somewhere? I’m trying to grow rotifers for my baby clown fish and a regular sieve is pretty expensive and I’m trying to save money

[@BlueReefTank]

You can buy a 50 micro meter sheet, a pvc pipe and a coupler to make the sieve. I made a video about it here kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKmzXoqDo9-SrpY

[@xisotopex]

those would be really cool fish just because of their behavior, even if they didnt look as spectacular as they do...

[@conraddemilia]

Please make a how to. Im trying to teach my mandarins to eat frozen but at the moment they only take pods

[@BlueReefTank]

Will do mate 😁 Culturing your own pods will save you a ton of money

[@ArrickthaRed]

I want to keep a mandarin so a video on how to grow the food so mine is as fat as Peanut would be great.

[@BlueReefTank]

👍👍👍

[@starlex5867]

crazy how one of ur fish is named after me what kind of fish is it ( I'm talking about the black one in the beginning of the video

[@BlueReefTank]

Oh for real??? haha That's my black clown goby that I rescued from my LFS 3 months ago! He's one of my fav fish!

[@starlex5867]

@@BlueReefTank epic i remeber telling u to get a black clown but I geuss u where 3 months a head of me lol

[@BlueReefTank]

​@@starlex5867 Well, at least you guessed it right! 😋

[@xisotopex]

would it be possible to have a population of copepods in the tank that are self sustaining? how many gallons is this tank?

[@cresento]

Pls do on cocopod culture

[@aerusproductions1762]

How often do u feed the mandarin ?

[@mous3y490]

I'm going to buy these from AlgaeBarn. Do I just dump it? Where did you get the filter?

[@BlueReefTank]

If you're planning to seed the display tank, I would float the bottle in the display tank first for 15mins so the tempature is equal. I would then pour it in at night so the pods have a chance to hide and not get eaten by the fish

[@beachy73]

the tiny dots are n stage pods bud

[@LuisManuelHdez]

How big is this tank?

[@BlueReefTank]

This is a 16 gallon tank :)

[@rorydixon2081]

What size is your tank?

[@brokereefman45]

For the red monti just leave it, it will grow over the dead parts or they might even come back to life. Looks great otherwise 👌

[@Mooseboy240]

I had a citron clown goby that got suuuuper skinny then one day he started eating and became the biggest fatty in the tank lol

[@rainstudios5047]

Pytho

[@starlex5867]

oh epic u realized penut is a girl coz in ur previous yt vids u said he remember males have those fan like fins but females dont

[@BlueReefTank]

I was hoping Peanut would become a male but I guess "she" doesn't want to turn to male hahaha. Time to look for a partner for her.

[@starlex5867]

@@BlueReefTank lol

[@zaher.w]

Man the red Montie it’s not doing well because it’s full of nudibranch the white stuff they are eating your corals !!!

[@BlueReefTank]

Thanks for pointing that out man! I didn't even realized it until you said it! I will do some research today and see what's the best way of getting rid of it. If you have any tips, feel free to let me know :D

[@zaher.w]

@@BlueReefTank dealing with nudibranch isn’t so easy at all pls make a deep research about them because you will need a fast efficient way to get rid of them. Good luck buddy

[@BlueReefTank]

@@zaher.w Thanks man! I just dipped my monti and you're right. I've got a fair bit of nudi eating my monti. I will dip every 3 days and see how it goes. Thanks a lot for pointing it out buddy! 😁👍

[@zaher.w]

@@BlueReefTank no worries buddy and try to brush the bottom on it by tooth brush while you are dipping them good luck buddy

[@BlueReefTank]

@@zaher.w Will do mate 😁👍

[@TeamFuzzy3]

No

[@Silentfartz]

Awesome video! When are you planning to release your copepods culture video? I cannot wait because right now copepods are breaking my pockets. Thanks

[@BlueReefTank]

I will release the video soon :) In the meantime, it's best to get the phyto culture setup and ready because the copepods consume A LOT of phyto! I have to add 1L of phyto to my copepods culture every 2-3 days

[@Silentfartz]

@@BlueReefTank where can i purchase the F2 fertilizer for the phytoplankton culture? Thanks

[@BlueReefTank]

@@Silentfartz Hi Michael, If you're based in Australia, you can get one from frag-mate.com

[@Silentfartz]

@@BlueReefTank thank you so much. Your contents are very helpful