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Saltwater Amphipods & Copepods -500 - Buy 1 Get 1 FREE
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Saltwater Amphipods & Copepods -500 - Buy 1 Get 1 FREE
Saltwater Amphipods & Copepods -500 - Buy 1 Get 1 FREE

Saltwater Amphipods & Copepods -500 - Buy 1 Get 1 FREE

Reviewed 7 time(s)
Our price: $19.89
Manufacturer: Live Food
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  • Amphipods can be distinguished from copepods as able to seen at a distance.

  • Amphipods range in size from 5-10mm, where as copepods range from 1-3mm. This listing is for a variety of both.

  • Amphipods and copepods make excellent food for picky eaters like seahorses.

  • Mandarin gobies love them and they are essential to a reef tank adding biodiversity.

  • Tanks can be seeded with them by introducing ~100 per 25 gallons or through the use of an upstream fishless refugium kept dimly lit.

  • The most common amphipods found in aquaria are either herbivores or detritivores.

  • They tend to eat either plant or algal material preferentially and either graze on algae or eat debris of plant or algal origin.

  • In our aquaria, amphipods are typically part of the cleanup crew.

  • In addition, they are good food for whatever fish can catch them. Altogether they are a beneficial and interesting component of our systems' fauna.

PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS A MIXTURE OF AMPHIPODS AND COPEPODS.


  • WE HAVE NO WAY TO DETERMINE WHAT TYPE (amphipod or copepod) OR PERCENTAGE (ie: 75% amphipod/ 25% copepod) YOU WILL RECEIVE.

  • PODS ARE SMALL- SOME ARE VERY, VERY SMALL ESPECIALLY IF THEY ARE "TODDLERS".

  • YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO "COUNT" THEM- WE ARE UNABLE TO COUNT THEM FOR EACH AND EVERY ORDER!

  • TO INSURE YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR WE USE A MEASUREMENT THAT HAS BEEN COUNTED AND OBSERVED FOR MUCH MORE THAN THIS. PLEASE OBSERVE THE SHEAR AMOUNT OF LIFE YOU RECEIVE AFTER YOU THUMP THE BAG GENTLY WITH YOUR FINGER.

  • THE TRANSPORT MEDIA WILL LITERALLY CRAWL WITH LIFE- SO ENJOY AND PLEASE LET US KNOW IMMEDIATELY IF THERE IS ANY PROBLEM WITH YOUR SHIPMENT.

Customer Reviews
D.J. of London, KY
Pods
I wanted to say the copepods I received from you last week were the best I've ever seen. We own a pet store here and from now on when we sell a mandarin your web site will be included in the bag. Thanks guys,
Brian C of South Mississippi
Amphipod/Copepods
Great product. Have ordered several times and only dissapointed once. Happy enough to place what I think is like my 12th orer of Pods. I have 3 fish that have pods as their diet, this greatly helps keep the population up in my tank.
gareth of new york
copepods
Your not going to find better pods anywhere!!!!!. HANDS DOWN.
Robert of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
Amazed
I ordered the 500 and received 500 for free - I've ordered Copepods from other sources but I was amazed at the size and activity of the ones from Reef2go. They're not some microscopic spot that I might be able to see if I hold the jar up to the light - These guys were huge! They are shipped in sponges and you just put the sponge where you want them. They swim out and there you are. I'm extremely pleased.
Conrad of Chicago, Illinois
Review
This was the first time I have ever ordered online. I was extremely skeptical about ordering online, esp. from a family owned business like this one. But you can't beat these prices =D. The copepods and amphipods came on filter media that you just put in the waterfor a few minutes and remove and all the pods have found a home by then. I put 500 in my fuge, and the other 500 that came for FREE I put in my main display. They are visable but they hide in the live rock during the day so you won't...
Patti Picchi of Farmville, VA
Copepods
I've ordered thousands of these guys! I have a thriving population of hermit crabs, shrimp, corals, fish and others. I tuck the media next to rock in the tank for a day, then move it to my sump. After a week or so, I check it & take out the "empties". Perfect!
Bryan of California
Testemonial
Ordered the 1000 Amphipods and Copepods, to be sent to California because I could not find a closer source. Also ordered from another place on the East coast just to have variety. The other East coast order was pack in macro algae, and the bag was rotting which you could smell before opening it. Also, looking in the bag, and after opening the bag, I could only find two live amphipods. I still put the whole thing in the tank, however, and the macro stuff went everywhere. The Reef2Go package, h...