Found coldwater Amphipods on L.I.,N.Y.

[Anonymous]

They look the same,except that they are darker. The fish gobbled them right up. I do not know if they will live for an extended time in tropical waters,because the fish ate them all right away. Next time I collect some NSW I will try to get more and add them to my refugium and filter.

They did last 24 hours in my car during 97 degree heat,then 80-85 degrees in a sealed bucket in my closet for a week. So they appear to be hardy.

L.I.,N.Y. water temps are somewhere between 60-70 degrees this time of year. But I suspect they are closer to 60-65 degrees.

We'll see. It was a new collection site for me,so I haven't seen them before. If they are common at this place I will start using them as a natural food source on a regular basis.

Dan

 

[Stars360]

hey dan i live on the island and have seen them as well, i was shocked at first... i wonder if they could sustain reef temperatures year round... if they would i would be collecting them for live food....

 

[Al Z]

My GF and I were out on Rockaway Beach when I decided to fill an old drinking water bottle with sand and water from the surf zone. Mostly I wanted to see how clean the water was (wouldn't that be a convenient source of water for changes). We were surprised to see perfectly ordinary looking amphipods swimming around in the bottle.

[ August 14, 2001: Message edited by: Al Z ]

 

[Anonymous]

I occasionally collect water from Long Beach,Lido Beach,or Jones beach for the rare fresh NSW water change. Usually about 3 gallons or so. The only filtering I do is through polyfilters. The water is relatively clean if collected from the open ocean side(not the marsh/bay side). Last collection the SG was a little low-1.022.

GL

Dan