Rock on with Apex-Pods®
(Live Apocyclops panamensis copepods)
We are Reef Nutrition's newest reef rock stars, Apex-Pods™ (Apocyclops panamensis)—100% aquacultured copepods. And we got the moves! We swim upwards in a stimulating, jerky dance that fish and hobbyists find irresistible.
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Here are many reasons you want us in your tank:
Irresistible to finicky eaters
Our fans include finicky fish and invertebrates such as mandarins, pipefish, anthias, wrasses, SPS, LPS and soft corals, and other filter feeders. They love us for our good looks, nutritional profile, and small size. We're significantly smaller than T. californicus copepods (stage 1 nauplii are approximately 70 microns; adults are approximately 600 to 700 microns —compared to T. californicus adults that are 1000-1500 microns).
Did you know we do more than swim around?
WE DO DOUBLE DUTY
We play a very special role in every tank
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Many reef rock stars could care less about housekeeping, but we like a clean and tidy tank! We play an important role in the tank ecosystem as detritivores: We groove on consuming decaying organic waste left behind by other organisms, diatoms and other nuisance algae. We are also very hardy, and tolerate a wide range of salinity and temperature. We can really rock a variety of tank venues.
Do you know how we were raised?
WE MAX OUT HEALTH
Nutritious feed launched our rock 'n' roll careers
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We were fed on Reef Nutrition's own highly nutritious marine microalgae grown in their bio-secure facility before we hit the road to go on tour. We're amped up, ready to give your fish and coral a healthy boost!
Would you like an ongoing food supply?
HOW TO CULTURE US
Get your culture on
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Me and my fellow Tigger-Pods culture well with the right scene (place to hide in a sump, refugium or separate tank; and nourishing food like Reef Nutrition's Phyto-Feast). When we're not busy playing for our fans, we're very prolific ‐ we breed rapidly, producing hundreds of eggs per female!
Would you like to double your tank nutrition?
TWO COPEPODS ARE BETTER
Biodiversity matters, man!
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One reef rocker doesn't make a band. To get the full groove going in your tank's ecosystem, you want a variety of rockin' critters. Add me and my band-mate Jimmy Apex-Pod (a cool Apocyclops panamensis copepod) to your tank and we'll amplify the health of your reef!
Wondering what others are saying?
OUR REVIEWS
Testimonials
"Unlike most other companies, Reef Nutrition's bottles are chock-full of pods! Both their Tigger-Pods (Tigriopus californicus) and Apex-Pods (Apocyclops panamensis) bottles are full of active and healthy looking pods! The density makes it possible for me to keep many pod-eaters going. I dosed Apex-Pods and Tigger-Pods in my 55-gallon shallow reef 4 months ago, and still, every night I see hundreds of pods all over my glass! Reef Nutrition's copepods add extra life into my tank!"
Jesse Myerson, CA
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