Amphipods

[beang]

Does any body know where can I get amphipods that I can add to my tank without worrying about introducing ich or any other diseases in my system?

 

[SIReefer]

I haven't ordered from them but ALGAEBARN sells them

 

[3450500]

i ordered from them good stuff never been disappointed

 

[reefiness]

im actually pretty sure algaebarn doesnt sell amphipods, they only sell several species of copepods and live baby brine shrimp. But it still is a great company to purchase from. have made several pod purchases from them in the past.

 

[beang]

I dont think algaebarn sells amphipods either but copepods.
There is one ebay seller but, I am worried about.
Did anybody order from an ebay seller before?

 

[ourcoralreef]

While i don?t recommend buying from this company (don?t expect good customer service, they did improve in the past 2 years though)
they have the best deals on amphipods especially when they are on sale aquariumdepot.com i never got anything bad in the pods but it doesn?t hurt to go through them before you put them into your tank

 

[bvega789]

Yeah they suck when the weather is bad! I got three freee orders of pods because each time I ordered it was a huge delay or the packaging was open and some died. I buy from them thru amazon prime

 

[CORALBEAUTY]

Where have you seen them for sale on Amazon?
I can't seem to find it

 

[bvega789]

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/s/ref=is_s?k=amphipods

 

[CORALBEAUTY]

Oh that's aquaculture not aquariumdepot
Significantly more expensive

Thank you though

 

[ZippysFunLand]

I have to agree with ourcoralreef on his statement about AquariumDepot. They change their name every few years because a quick google search yields pages and pages of terrible stories. They used to be reefs2go, and before that they were something else.

I had to threaten legal action to get them to stop shipping me dead corals over and over again. It's a shame too because they have the best deals on amphipods by far. I dont need amphipods that badly though, I'll never ever do business with them again.

 

[homegrowncichlid]

Why don't you head over to Jamaica bay and pick up a bucket full of seaweed from the ocean? Full of life.

 

[ZippysFunLand]

Why don't you head over to Jamaica bay and pick up a bucket full of seaweed from the ocean? Full of life.

Do people actually do that? That sounds like a terrible idea to me.

 

[homegrowncichlid]

I personally head over to Ft totem myself for snails, shrimps and pods.. People capture butterflies, spadefish, gobies, pipefish, sea horses, pufferfish, burrfish, sea robins, stonefish, etc. using seine nets out on Long Island. The ocean is full of life. There are also different species of macro algae, which I collect, plus once time I picked up a spiny scallop, which settled in my tank. The most exotic thing I've collected, besides the listed stuff, was a 3 inch, striped remora, which was attached to a trigger, while fishing. The only parasites I've ever spotted, were copepod species, which are easily caught during in quarantine.

 

[rhdoug]

Ive been getting a montly shipment of 100 amphipods from FloridaPets since last April, who I found on ebay. Never had a problem, nice folks to deal with.

 

[CORALBEAUTY]

I've seen their listing on ebay before. If i may ask, how much do they charge for that and how much are you getting?

 

[rhdoug]

It's 20 bucks for 100. Not sure if it is exactly 100 but I am happy with what I get from them. You can order them directly from their website and get the correct info there. They are good about phone calls as well. They called me to reschedule delivery when it was super cold. If you are adventurous I know that PaulB catches his own locally...

 

[beang]

I will check it definately.

Thank you all guys for the info and suggestions.

 

[Djbetterly]

AbsolutelyFish in NJ has them. Forgot how much they are but I buy from them regularly. Just took a peek in my fuge and they are doing very well. Saw one that had to be 3/8? or bigger. I was shocked!

 

[Paul B]

Did someone say amphipods? 5 gallons of amphipods from near Fort Totten. I get these every few weeks and dump them in. But I don't worry about silly things like parasites and other dopey stuff. :biggrin: