Growing tigger pods

[tkdwoody]

I'm attempting to breed my own tigger population in a separate tank. I see several of them with a tiny black speck behind them. Are these egg sacks?

 

[dcs03tx]

yes also best to keep your water temp at around 72

 

[GreshamH]

I beg to differ on the water temp used to grow them. We don't grow ours at 72 and I don't know of anyone doing it at the level we do

FWIW the tidepools (very upper spalsh zone, they don't live in the ocean) the live in are 75% of the time higher then 72. I've seen them in the upper 90's for weeks on end.

 

[Atticus]

Higher temps have positives and negatives. Be aware that higher temps will increase reproduction, but also metabolism. That just means more food needs to be readily available and they will need more frequent water changes to keep the resultant ammonia in check. Very similar to rotifers, heat them up to speed them up.

 

[Zaita]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12544112#post12544112 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Atticus
Higher temps have positives and negatives. Be aware that higher temps will increase reproduction, but also metabolism. That just means more food needs to be readily available and they will need more frequent water changes to keep the resultant ammonia in check. Very similar to rotifers, heat them up to speed them up.

You have to be aware. The pools these pods live in can be as deep brown as your wet skimmate. And they still breed happily. I collect Tigriopus Raku (NZL strain) from pools that smell like my skimmer. These pools have only had rain water, no fresh sea water for months with no issues. The water has no circulation etc