Theplatymaster Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 To start, i understand this is a strange question, and not many people probably have expertise on it. But i have an odd fascination with the freshwater crustaceans Copepods (as well as MANY other things). They ended up in my infusoria culture, and i just love to watch them move around. but whenever i look, there are like 1 or 2 i can see, not a large colony. (more is better). I am blaming this on food, so what do they eat? I know they are purposely added to the NYC water supply, so they eat some sort of waste? Or are they like dafnia and eat green water? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theplatymaster Posted March 19, 2023 Author Share Posted March 19, 2023 On 3/19/2023 at 7:06 AM, Pepere said: Algae and rotting detritus. what types of algae? I happen to have a hair algae outbreak, and... i cleaned my HOB into the culture today for some mulm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theplatymaster Posted March 19, 2023 Author Share Posted March 19, 2023 On 3/19/2023 at 7:15 AM, Pepere said: And if you have lots of copepods, you might see that followed up by a hydra explosion too. Hydra love eating infusoria in addition to baby brine shrimp… the idea isi the copepods in a designated culture, not in the main tank. Hydra will just be another fun thing for me to watch in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theplatymaster Posted March 19, 2023 Author Share Posted March 19, 2023 On 3/19/2023 at 7:15 AM, Pepere said: Microalgae and phtoplankton. Not so much the algae we see… so green water would work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theplatymaster Posted March 19, 2023 Author Share Posted March 19, 2023 (edited) On 3/19/2023 at 9:49 AM, Pepere said: It would, but it is likely not complete nutrition… yeah well... i like these guys because they are little things i can observe moving, and its free. Edited March 19, 2023 by Theplatymaster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theplatymaster Posted March 19, 2023 Author Share Posted March 19, 2023 On 3/19/2023 at 9:52 AM, Pepere said: No need to, adding some detritus, dead leaves etc would help diversify. ive cleaned my HOB into there, to give it some mulm, and a leave from a crypt. i guess its good and bad that i dont have dead leaves from my plants. id add leaves from other things (like trees), but im worried about tannins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theplatymaster Posted March 19, 2023 Author Share Posted March 19, 2023 On 3/19/2023 at 10:07 AM, Pepere said: I am guessing you trim/prune plants from time to time. Next time you do pull some leaves and drop them in… not really... i grow mostly anubias, and while the rhizomes grow fast, i dont trim the leaves. my amazon sword is still small, though i probably have some dying java fern leaves i could throw in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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