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Ultimate Pod Pack

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Description

Ultimate Pod Pack – Three Bottles of Live Copepods for a Thriving Reef

The Ultimate Pod Pack brings together three individual bottles of live copepods – Tigriopus, Apocyclops, and Tisbe – offering a complete and diverse solution to enhance your reef aquarium. Each bottle contains a single species, cultivated for peak health and nutritional value. Together, they provide an unparalleled combination of nutrition, utility, and biodiversity for your tank.

What’s Included?

  • 1 Bottle of Tigriopus Copepods
    These large (~2mm) copepods are nutrient-rich detritivores that actively clean your tank by consuming detritus, algae, diatoms, and waste. With their exceptional nutritional profile, they’re an excellent food source for fish, corals, and invertebrates while also contributing to tank cleanliness.

  • 1 Bottle of Apocyclops Copepods
    Mid-sized (~1.4mm) with a jerky swimming motion that triggers feeding responses in picky eaters like mandarins, gobies, and seahorses. Packed with essential fats like DHA and EPA, they’re perfect for promoting the vibrant health of smaller fish and filter feeders.

  • 1 Bottle of Tisbe Copepods
    The smallest species (<1mm), Tisbe copepods excel at feeding juvenile fish and filter feeders. They are also a micro-cleanup crew, grazing on detritus and biofilms, while offering a high protein content for growing marine life.

A Versatile Solution for Feeding & Cleaning

The Ultimate Pod Pack is perfect for seeding your tank with copepods that not only serve as a high-quality food source but also act as a cleanup crew. Whether you're feeding finicky fish, supporting coral health, or maintaining water quality, this trio has you covered.

Sustainably Cultivated for Quality

Each species is sustainably bred at our Edmonton-based coral farm, where they are fed live phytoplankton (Tetraselmis, Isochrysis, or Rhodomonas, depending on species) to ensure maximum health and vitality.

Simple Care Instructions

  • Store bottles in your refrigerator for extended shelf life.
  • Oxygenate daily and feed phytoplankton when the bottle runs clear.
  • Acclimate each bottle to your tank's water conditions before release.
  • Introduce copepods to your tank or refugium at night when fish are less active.

The Ultimate Pod Pack provides three individual bottles, each tailored to meet the unique needs of your reef aquarium. Build a thriving, biodiverse ecosystem and keep your marine life healthy and vibrant with this comprehensive copepod bundle!

Copepods Storage

Keep copepods in the refrigerator.

Oxygenate the bottle daily

How We Pack Livestock

At New Dawn Aquaculture, we take every step to ensure your marine life arrives alive and thriving!

Carefully Packed for a Safe Journey
  • Livestock is hand-packed in sealed oxygen-filled bags with fresh saltwater.
  • Insulated coolers with heat or ice packs keep conditions stable, regardless of weather.
  • Built to handle up to 48 hours in transit.
Fast Delivery, Every Time

We ship FedEx Priority Overnight so your marine life arrives the next day, reducing stress and maximizing health.

Our Promise

Healthy, vibrant marine life delivered to your door, guaranteed. Shop with peace of mind—your aquarium deserves the best!

Arrive Alive Guarantee Policy

At New Dawn Aquaculture, we guarantee that your livestock arrives alive and healthy—no exceptions. Here's how it works:

What’s Covered

 All shipped livestock, including corals, fish, inverts, and live foods.

How It Works
  1. Be present for delivery and follow our acclimation guide.
  2. Report any issues within 48 hours of delivery by emailing info@ndaquaculture.ca with clear photos of the unop

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Coral Shots Live Copepods

  • Tigriopus

    Best for: Feeding larger fish and invertebrates, seeding new tanks, and reducing slime algae such as cyanobacteria and dinoflagellates.

    Size (250-1700 μm): Adult Tigriopus are large copepods and are easily visible to the naked eye.

    Tigriopus: Rich in fatty acids and lipids, they offer high nutritional value for your marine life. They also consume nuisance slime algae like cyanobacteria and dinoflagellates, keeping your tank clean and healthy.

  • Apocyclops

    Best for: Consuming detritus and ciliates, they are a great live food for picky eaters and help maintain a clean, balanced reef aquarium.

    Size (70–600 μm): Apocyclops copepods are medium-sized, with adult Apocyclops barely visible to the naked eye.

    Apocyclops: An excellent natural food source for picky fish that hunt in the water column, as they swim throughout the tank. They consume detritus and ciliates, helping to keep the tank clean.

  • Tisbe

    Best for: Feeding small fish like mandarins and enhancing substrate health by cleaning detritus and microalgae.

    Size (50–250 μm): Tisbe copepods are smaller and not visible to the naked eye.

    Tisbe: Benthic dwellers that inhabit substrate and live rock. As excellent detritivores, they consume waste and microalgae, keeping your tank clean. They also provide food for small fish like mandarins.