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Copepods as food for fish and corals.

Copepods as food for fish and corals.

Many reasons to buy Copepod Blends as food for Mandarin fish and corals.Ocean animals like Mandarin fish, seahorses, corals, squid, cuttlefish, shellfish, clams, all the way up to the great whales, depend on eating live copepods as an integral part of their diet. Live copepods and Phytoplankton are the best live fish food you can feed your saltwater reef aquarium tank. When you…
Copepod behavior and reproduction

Copepod behavior and reproduction

Copepods: Copepoda - Behavior And ReproductionFree swimming copepods gather phytoplankton from the water by using their antennae and maxillipeds. The swimming movements of these appendages help to create a flow of food-carrying water toward their mouths.Both male and female copepods are required for reproduction. Males locate females by following their pheromone trails in th…
Copepod Life Cycle

Copepod Life Cycle

Life CycleThe Copepoda are the largest class of crustaceans forming an important link between phytoplankton and higher trophic levels in most aquatic ecosystems. Most adult copepods have a length between 1 and 5 mm. The body of most copepods is cylindriconical in shape, with a wider anterior part. The trunk consists of two distinct parts, the cephalothorax (the head being fused with the…