Name: Tisbee Pods
Brand: Copepods
SKU: TB-16
Price: 30.00 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5.00 (3 reviews)

Different pod sizes by design
All of our jars contain a range of juvenile to adult copepods. The adults are consumed quickly, while the younger copepods reproduce & establish a sustainable copepod population in your saltwater tank!

All adult pods look great in the jar, but are consumed immediately upon addition to the tank. Using all adult pods make a great one-time food source but doesn’t provide the benefits of a consistent pod population!

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Pods & Phyto - The perfect combo
Like all living things, AlgaeBarn Copepods need a consistent food source to survive & reproduce - and nothing works better than our OceanMagik Phytoplankton - 4 specie blend! We use it as the primary food source to breed and raise all of our copepods before we send them to you!

The 4 species of phytoplankton in Oceanmagik provide maximum bio-diversity for the copepods, fish & coral in your tank - so they can thrive like never before!

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More About Tisbee Pods

How Do Tisbee Pods benefit My Tank? +

Copepods compose an essential part of any marine ecosystem. They scavenge waste while feeding corals and serving as a delicious snack for fish.

How Do I acclimate my Tisbee Pods upon arrival? +

We recommend floating the jars of Poseidon's Feast for about 10 minutes before use. We recommend taking out filter socks for a minimum of 2 days. There is no need to drip acclimate or match salinities.

Will Tisbee Pods reproduce in my tank? +

Tisbee Pods are 100% viable. They will eat detritus, left over fish food, nuisance algae, and phytoplankton.

How should I add Tisbee Pods? +

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How many Tisbee Pods do I need for my tank +

We typically recommend 1 peppermint shrimp per 10 gallons of tank volume. They are hard to overstock. If sufficent food is not available, we recommend feeding them pellets or frozen food.

How frequently should I add Tisbee Pods to my tank? +

If you have heavy pod eaters, we recommend adding Tisbee pods once per month to keep the genetics refreshed and keep your population strong.

Tisbee Pods

Each 16oz portion of Tisbee Pods contains 3000+ LIVE Tisbe Copepods ranging from nauplii to adult sizes. Tisbee Pods are great for seeding new tanks and refugiums, boosting existing populations, and feeding finicky fish & inverts such as Mandarins, Seahorses, Anthias, Wrasses, SPS, LPS & NPS Corals, Clams, and most other filter-feeding inverts. Our pods are 100% viable to reproduce in marine aquaria. We recommend using with our high-quality Ocean Magik LIVE Phytoplankton Blend to establish and maintain the healthiest copepod populations.

Tisbe biminiensis

These smaller, yet hardy tisbe copepods tend to inhabit the cracks and crevasses of live rock and macroalgae. Hiding helps them to maintain their population in marine aquaria. Their nocturnal nature makes them a sustainable food source in your tank, while keeping your fish entertained and "on the hunt". In addition to being a highly nutritious treat for your fish, they also add to your "Clean Up Crew" by consuming detritus, phytoplankton and invasive algae in your aquarium. Think of these guys as the smallest mouths in your food chain. We recommend using with our high-quality Ocean Magik LIVE Phytoplankton Blend to establish and maintain the healthiest copepod populations. PLEASE NOTE: Tisbee Pods contains a range of juvenile to adult tisbe copepods. Juvenile copepods are difficult to see with the naked eye upon arrival, but are best for establishing sustainable tisbe biminiensis copepod populations. This is because livestock do not consume the copepods immediately after you add them into your tank!

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Our Guarantee

We take the worry out of buying Live Copepods, Phytoplankton, Inverts, and Captive Bred Fish online by going above and beyond to take care of our customers. That’s why we guarantee every order we ship will be 100% Alive On Arrival or we will replace it free of charge. Booya. We’ll even cover the shipping on the replacement no matter which service you choose. Double Booya.

About our policy: When your order arrives, be sure and inspect the contents to ensure everything is looking alive and well before you add them to your tank or put them in the fridge. We’ll give you 12 hours after delivery to make sure you are completely satisfied.

“We will take care of you and make it right”

If for any reason you decide something isn’t quite ultra grade, simply snap a photo of the unopened item(s) you would like replaced. Be sure to get the expiration date on the back label in the photo. After that, visit www.algaebarn.com/claims and submit the form. We’ll review the photo and have a replacement out to you faster than a six-line wrasse at feeding time.

Captive Bred Fish: We guarantee every Live Fish we ship to be 100% Alive On Arrival and we also offer a 7-day health guarantee on all Live Captive Bred Fish. In the event that your fish arrives DOA (Dead On Arrival), simply take a photo of the fish in the unopened bag/jar within 2 hours after delivery and visit www.algaebarn.com/claims to submit the form. If the fish is DOA, we will offer you a choice of either a full refund or a free replacement, including the shipping cost. If the fish expires from natural causes (this does not include being killed by tank mates, jumping out of the aquarium, being acclimated to the wrong environment, not being fed the recommended foods) within 7 days after delivery, just provide a picture of the expired fish and we will offer you a free replacement, however, you must pay for shipping, or a refund, less the shipping cost. We can offer this industry leading guarantee on all of our live fish because Captive Bred fish are generally healthier and hardier than their wild-caught counterparts!

Invertebrates: We guarantee every invertebrate (Invert) we ship to be 100% Alive On Arrival. In the event that your inverts arrive DOA, simply take photos of the DOA items within 2 hours of delivery and visit www.algaebarn.com/claims to submit the form. We will review the photos and issue store credit for any DOA Inverts!

Once your replacement order is processed, we’ll send you a brand new tracking number automatically. Thats it, pretty simple right?

So start giving your tank the love it deserves and order with confidence knowing that AlgaeBarn has your back.

Tisbee Pods

Tisbe Biminiensis