Reef Nutrition Tigger Pods Live Copepods 6oz

Product details

Reef Nutrition Tigger Pods Live Copepods 6oz are live copepods (Tigriopus californicus) cultured as a nutritious, aquarium-ready zooplankton food. Use them to help feed fish that seek moving prey and to support natural food availability in refugiums, where copepods can persist and reproduce before being harvested for the display. Because they reproduce quickly, they’re also commonly used for reeftank and refugium propagation and restocking.

Features:

• Live Tigriopus californicus copepods cultured in a biosecure facility
• Large, red copepods with an active, jerky swimming motion that many fish readily take
• Helps support propagation, biodiversity, and ongoing food sources in refugiums
• Suitable for feeding fish such as mandarins and pipefish (as a live prey option)
• Can be kept in a main tank, but will be eaten and depleted by fish and corals; refugiums offer better survival due to fewer predators
• Preferred environments include nooks and crannies; in main tanks they hide in live rock and gravel, while refugiums support hiding in macroalgae and plants
• When kept in the bottle, oxygen and temperature management can slow metabolism until you’re ready to use them

Specifications:

• Product type: Live copepods (Tigriopus californicus)
• Package size: 6 oz
• Bottle storage (extended keeping): Remove lid; refrigerate between 34–40°F
• Bottle storage (longer-term): Refrigerate between 33–42°F
• Short-term bottle care option: Keep cool with lid removed and feed 1 drop of Phyto-Feast every other day (to limit waste build-up)
• Refugium feeding dose: Add 1 tsp (5 ml) Phyto-Feast per 25 gallons of refugium water
• Example refugium dose: For 100 gallons: 4 tsp (20 ml) Phyto-Feast