Michael Hannig, Nordrhein-Westfalen
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Tigriopus californicus, (Baker, 1912)
StefanK has made the good suggestion to add Tigriopus californicus to the lexicon as a forage animal.
Here is his text:
Hello, once again I have a suggestion for the food section, and that is Tigriopus californicus.
They are very easy to keep and can reproduce quickly.
Food.
It is best to simply put the culture in a container and feed it with some ground up fish food.
Phytoplankton can also be added, but this does not replace regular feeding with protein-rich food.
Keeping.
Outdoor breeding should not be a problem either. In e.g. a large mortar tub, these copepods will even survive the winter in a sheltered place.
Density and temperature fluctuations and poor water values are survived without problems, but the reproduction rate then drops sharply.
As larval food, the "Tiggerpods" are only conditionally suitable. They are simply too big and strong for most larvae.
Nauplii from 120µm, adults up to 2 mm.
However, they are well suited for larval rearing as a scavenger.
Although they are harpacticoid (bottom-dwelling) copepods, they quite often spend their time in the open water.
However, they settle back on the bottom as soon as an opportunity presents itself.
This copepod is easy to breed and a real treat for all fish - especially lyrefish, pipefish, small seahorses.
Tigriopus californicus is a benthic harpacticoid copedope and belongs to the zooplankton.
The links will take you to some pages that describe the simple breeding very well.
StefanK has made the good suggestion to add Tigriopus californicus to the lexicon as a forage animal.
Here is his text:
Hello, once again I have a suggestion for the food section, and that is Tigriopus californicus.
They are very easy to keep and can reproduce quickly.
Food.
It is best to simply put the culture in a container and feed it with some ground up fish food.
Phytoplankton can also be added, but this does not replace regular feeding with protein-rich food.
Keeping.
Outdoor breeding should not be a problem either. In e.g. a large mortar tub, these copepods will even survive the winter in a sheltered place.
Density and temperature fluctuations and poor water values are survived without problems, but the reproduction rate then drops sharply.
As larval food, the "Tiggerpods" are only conditionally suitable. They are simply too big and strong for most larvae.
Nauplii from 120µm, adults up to 2 mm.
However, they are well suited for larval rearing as a scavenger.
Although they are harpacticoid (bottom-dwelling) copepods, they quite often spend their time in the open water.
However, they settle back on the bottom as soon as an opportunity presents itself.
This copepod is easy to breed and a real treat for all fish - especially lyrefish, pipefish, small seahorses.
Tigriopus californicus is a benthic harpacticoid copedope and belongs to the zooplankton.
The links will take you to some pages that describe the simple breeding very well.
