Dead Tiggerpods

I got some tiggerpods the other day without looking very carefully at the expiration date. You think a Mandarin might eat dead copepods. I am thinking probably not but anyone have luck with dead ones with a mandarin?
Adam

 

Doesn't really matter. They would be dead within 48-72 hours after adding to your tank They are a cold water species.
If the bottle was expired I would return it.

 

But I think when adding live ones to your tank they hide in the LR and reproduce

 

No, tigger pods will not live long enough in a tropical environment to reproduce. They are good for one time feedings, and that's about it. If you are trying to seed a tank you will need a different species other than the tigger, or the popular arcti (also cold water).

 

tigger pods are the biggest ripoff in this hobby...they die fast and are quite expensive @ $20 for a bottle of 100 or so

 

I just got ripped off.

 

Tiggerpods

Reef Nutrition Myths and Rumors



Myth Tigger-Pods are a cold water copepod species and will quickly die in a reef system Truth FALSE - Tigger-Pods (Tigriopus californicus) LOVE warm water and will thrive in your reef tank. They are native to the west coast of North America. They range from the cold waters of Washington state to the very warm waters of Mexico

They can live semi-dormant for many weeks when stored in a refrigerator. Warmer water speeds up their metabolism and reproductive rate. Tigger-Pods will reproduce very well in your sump or refugium, especially if they are fed with products that contain large amounts of brown algae. They can also feed a bit on green algae, but it is much harder for them to digest. Phyto-Feast is primarily brown algae and is an excellent feed for all types of copepods. It will typically take 20-35 days to see a significant population spike because of their slow life cycle (laying eggs, hatching, growing to a noticeable size).

 

Bull**** I also bought tigger pods and put them in my refugium, Saw them the first night---never saw them again--never will buy again!!!!

 

What was that, right off of RN's site? Well, you can listen to the person selling them to you, or you can listen to the people here offering a hand with absolutely nothing to gain from it other than to offer the help. It's up to you.

 

I doubt if a mandarin would eat dead copepods unless they were really fresh AND it was trained to accept dead foods. I have had mandarins eat frozen Cyclop-eez and frozen mysis. Not all will do so.