Thinking of culturing some pods...

[AZBigJohn]

I'm debating culturing some pods, with the end goal of getting my tank well-seeded for the eventual (quite a while) addition of a mandarin... I started my tank from sterile rock, and it needs a big infusion of pods to seed. The tank is an 80-gallon low-boy, if that helps any.

Those that have done it, is it worth it? I've watched lots of videos on the process, just curious if a couple of you could post a pic of your smallish pods culturing set-ups.

 

[griss]

I've never cultured pods but want to follow along to see what people share.

 

[wvned]

I have grown phytoplankton but not pods. I suppose it would be like raising sea monkeys (brine shrimp). Can a mandarin be maintained on live brine shrimp?

 

[AZBigJohn]

I have grown phytoplankton but not pods. I suppose it would be like raising sea monkeys (brine shrimp). Can a mandarin be maintained on live brine shrimp?

There are people who have Mandarins eating pellet, and frozen, so I'm sure they can, but if I am going to get one I want to be sure of success, by having the tank seeded with its natural food source.

 

[Reefing102]

@hollback may have insight as he cultures pods

 

[griss]

@hollback may have insight as he cultures pods

Good thought Shane but he hasn’t logged on since January

 

[wvned]

Everybody I have seen grow them does it in a green water slow flowing tub outside in the sun.
Little tiny things need even tinier things to eat.

 

[jrill]

Get a Biota mandarin. They eat pellets and frozen. Mine is going on three years +.