How Do You Cultivate Copepods & Amphipods?
Copepods and amphipods are tiny crustaceans that live in all types of aquatic environments and are an important source of food for fish fry and other small water-dwelling creatures. They feed on phytoplankton and can withstand a wide range of environments, surviving in both salt and fresh water. Copepods are smaller than amphipods and are usually flat with antennae and a whip-like tail used for locomotion. Amphipods are comma shaped and are more easily seen than copepods. Fill the aquarium about halfway with water. Cut the flexible airline tubing into three sections, one shorter and two longer. Connect the shortest section of the airline tubing to the air pump then to the 2-gang air valve. Connect the other two lengths of flexible airline tubing to the two valves on the 2-gang air valve and then to the rigid tubes. Slide the rigid tubes into the two holes on either end of the acrylic lid. Turn on the air pump and regulate the air flow until it is bubbling gently so that the air is circ
