Are Copepods Visible? - Page 2

boozeman · 12-17-2007, 06:46 PM

that would make a cool B-horror movie...imagine those things comming out of the wood work in your home to eat you alive

caitrina · 12-17-2007, 09:07 PM

Check out the post Craig and I posted in reefkeeping dangers...pretty scary stuff...

boozeman · 12-18-2007, 10:35 AM

speaking of scary stuff.... http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/12/17/giant.rat.ap/index.html?iref=mpstoryviewDon't

almost as big as a NYC sewer rat

BigAl07 · 12-18-2007, 11:40 AM

Largest Rat and Smallest Opossum ! Go figure

ReefSparky · 12-18-2007, 08:57 PM

Well, newsflash all. I wanted to see if the chaeto was dying/softening so I picked it up and I shook it real well. It felt firm and I noticed the whitening had gone away; and the algae seemed again shiny and wiry. A minute later on the glass of the chaeto section of the 'fuge with a flashlight; I saw one. Then another! Yup, I can see now they are plenty visible alright! They scuffle about as though they're in a rush to get somewhere. Walking around like cockroaches on land!

Hmm. I'll try to love them and remember they can't make it to my pantry alive. LOL

OK, this is good.

cracker · 12-18-2007, 09:10 PM

There Ya Go! I had to look close to see the bugs also. Never hurts to shake & turn over the chaeto ball around once in a while.

Rcpilot · 12-20-2007, 08:13 PM

Most copepods are imported on rocks or frags.

When I first started, I bought 22lbs of rock from a local reefer who was breaking down his tank. Instant copepods and coraline!! It was awesome!!

I have pods running around in my tank and refugium. They are as plentiful as ants in a forest. My 6-line wrasse and flame angel eat em up like candy.

It's really cool when you can get a pod loose from the glass and floating around in the tank. My mag float collects pods. They seam to enjoy migrating to the ridges and valleys on the scrubber side of the mag float. I can shake the float in the water and usually knock a dozen of them loose. My angel and 6-line have caught on and now wait patiently as I thrash and shake the float around. As soon as pods start flying off--it's a feeding frenzy. Really cool to watch.

I even saw a pod fall right into the tentacles of a brown button polyp once. The polyp curled up and swallowed it instantly. That was cool.

vdituri · 12-20-2007, 10:36 PM

6 line wrasses have pod sonar.
I dropped one in my tank when cleaning and my 6 line wrasse came out of no where and WHAM! Gone in a second.

12-17-2007, 06:46 PM	#16 (permalink)
boozeman The CodFather ~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: new york Posts: 8,800 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Are Copepods Visible? that would make a cool B-horror movie...imagine those things comming out of the wood work in your home to eat you alive __________________ ...and when I'm old and wise little things mean little to me like autumn winds they'll blow right through me and someday, in the mist of time when they ask you if you knew me remember that you were a friend of mine

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caitrina Golden Moray Join Date: May 2007 Location: Somewhere in Florida Posts: 2,588 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Are Copepods Visible? Check out the post Craig and I posted in reefkeeping dangers...pretty scary stuff... __________________ A reef tank is like a potato chip, you can't have just one! Chronicles Cat's Healing Gift: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ling-gift.html Cat’s 90 Gallon Toy: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...allon-toy.html 24 G Mystery Pod: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...stery-pod.html

12-18-2007, 10:35 AM	#18 (permalink)
boozeman The CodFather ~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: new york Posts: 8,800 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Are Copepods Visible? speaking of scary stuff.... http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/12/17/giant.rat.ap/index.html?iref=mpstoryviewDon't almost as big as a NYC sewer rat __________________ ...and when I'm old and wise little things mean little to me like autumn winds they'll blow right through me and someday, in the mist of time when they ask you if you knew me remember that you were a friend of mine

12-18-2007, 11:40 AM	#19 (permalink)
BigAl07 Reef Addict (hopeless) Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 10,619 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Are Copepods Visible? Largest Rat and Smallest Opossum ! Go figure __________________ Allen Allen's testimonial . . ."Let Me help you help YOURSELF" (Click Here) with a SW set up there is one basic fundamental rule that we ALL should follow *When in doubt... wait it out. This means take it slow and let the tank "develop" and don't rush it. Time is your friend Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef Reef Balls & Cakes Debt Free & Change your Family Tree!!

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ReefSparky Bryozoan Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: South Florida Posts: 59 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Are Copepods Visible? Well, newsflash all. I wanted to see if the chaeto was dying/softening so I picked it up and I shook it real well. It felt firm and I noticed the whitening had gone away; and the algae seemed again shiny and wiry. A minute later on the glass of the chaeto section of the 'fuge with a flashlight; I saw one. Then another! Yup, I can see now they are plenty visible alright! They scuffle about as though they're in a rush to get somewhere. Walking around like cockroaches on land! Hmm. I'll try to love them and remember they can't make it to my pantry alive. LOL OK, this is good. __________________ God is dead." --Nietzsche "Nietzsche is dead." --GOD

12-18-2007, 09:10 PM	#21 (permalink)
cracker Acropora Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: North East Florida Posts: 1,717 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Are Copepods Visible? There Ya Go! I had to look close to see the bugs also. Never hurts to shake & turn over the chaeto ball around once in a while.

12-20-2007, 08:13 PM	#22 (permalink)
Rcpilot Has been struck by the ban stick Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Arvada, CO. Posts: 297 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Are Copepods Visible? Most copepods are imported on rocks or frags. When I first started, I bought 22lbs of rock from a local reefer who was breaking down his tank. Instant copepods and coraline!! It was awesome!! I have pods running around in my tank and refugium. They are as plentiful as ants in a forest. My 6-line wrasse and flame angel eat em up like candy. It's really cool when you can get a pod loose from the glass and floating around in the tank. My mag float collects pods. They seam to enjoy migrating to the ridges and valleys on the scrubber side of the mag float. I can shake the float in the water and usually knock a dozen of them loose. My angel and 6-line have caught on and now wait patiently as I thrash and shake the float around. As soon as pods start flying off--it's a feeding frenzy. Really cool to watch. I even saw a pod fall right into the tentacles of a brown button polyp once. The polyp curled up and swallowed it instantly. That was cool.

12-20-2007, 10:36 PM	#23 (permalink)
vdituri Excellent Guesser :D Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Sacramento California Posts: 5,725 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Are Copepods Visible? 6 line wrasses have pod sonar. I dropped one in my tank when cleaning and my 6 line wrasse came out of no where and WHAM! Gone in a second. __________________ Victor ----- People come into our lives for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person. When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend and they are. They are there for the reason you need them to be. Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on.

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