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Tigriopus californicus

Tigriopus californicus

18 total reviews

Regular price $25.00
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One of the most common copepod for sale, these large red pods from the west coast shore are easy to see. We send all sizes in each bottle, they are easy to culture and we recommend setting up a 1 gallon jar to culture your own supply. 

Tigriopus californicus will take 3-4 weeks before you start noticing a dramatic increase in population. If you are going to grow them we recommend waiting 5-6 weeks after receiving them and feeding them regularly before your first harvest, by this time your Tigriopus population should be doubled to tripled then harvesting every 2 weeks after that. 

Tigriopus californicus are loaded with omega-3 fatty acids making them ideal for picky eaters such as butterflies or mandarin gobys. These pods are known for their jerking motion that encourages fish to feed upon them. Females will lay hundreds of eggs during their lifecycle, if you use your phone to zoom in or a microscope you'll see females carrying eggs.

  • 5 stars: 13 (72%)
  • 4 stars: 1 (6%)
  • 3 stars: 0 (0%)
  • 2 stars: 2 (11%)
  • 1 star: 2 (11%)
P
Peter Vellinga
Tiggers were great. Phyto not so much

Best tiggers I’ve ever gotten, but ordered Phyto for culturing to feed them. First batch died in 24 hours. Skyler replaced. Second batch died in 48 hours. Finally found some locally which is growing like gang busters. Had to feed the tiggers to the tank as I had no Phyto to culture so had to rebuy those locally also. So in general a waste of $150. Would have given a 1 star but Skyler did send the replacement Phyto, just bummed it was no good either. Clearly not my issue as local Phyto is going like gang busters now and just bought new tiggers locally to culture

Hi Peter, thank you for sharing your experience. We're glad the tigs met your expectations, but we're sorry about the issues with the Phyto. We appreciate your understanding and are glad Skyler was able to assist. Your feedback helps us improve, and we're here if you need further support. Thanks for being a valued customer!

K
Kervin Salinas
Excellent product!

Really good size of coppepods.
Started a culture and is looking great!

J
James Jukes
Pods Galore

2nd time ordering from these guys and every batch have been great! The price, packaging and speed of delivery will not disappoint

N
Nathan Richardson
“STACKED”

Very pleasant experience from the communication to the ordering, to the products in hand, five star service at its best. Additionally, some of the most generous bottles of pods I have ever seen, to say that they were stacked would be kind of an understatement. Definitely give them a shot and order today!!!!

R
Roger E
Problems

Ordered 4 things. Tig, 2 rhrodo, plastic bags.
Did not receive bags
Both rhodo green and clumped up on arrival.
Sent pics asked for help. No response
Sent second email asking for help. No response
Then I get this email asking for a review. I don’t normally leave bad reviews but apparently I found a shady dealer in our hobby.

B
BRYANTS CORAL HUB

Tigriopus californicus

w
weber
Buy from someone else

Vendor leaves a lot to be desired. needs serious work on customer service skills. don't bother as other vendors sell the same stuff and have much better response when you have issues. Not worth the votes of my dollars anymore that's for sure.

Time line of my interactions with him:
Friday: afternoon – got the delivery promptly unpacked it.
Saturday: morning I sent emails about the phyto I had order was all dead and clumped at the bottom of the jar and fluid was clear, accidentally sent twice and which I goofed up so I called the number. He said what I ordered could not be cultured and that required overnight air delivery, I think. So apparently, I order the stuff despite it being single strain phyto it was for feeding and not culturing and I had it sent wrong anyhow. Ok, fine – if I screwed up then I’ll order the right stuff…
Sunday: I get a email with just a send videos here instead address . Video sent that morning.
Monday: no response from him -sent email asking what should I order
Tuesday: nothing
Wednesday (mind you this started with phone and email on staturday) I asked if he still wanted to do business as my questions about what to order were still unanswered. I get a bitchy response saying how busy he was and if I wanted answers I could pay 150.00hr or wait until maybe Sunday when he would have time. Complained I had “complex emails”, I mean complex clarification of what I should specifically order and spend more money with him – how dare I ask such a question and expect a response until a week later if he found time and got around to it right?
I sent email because his cell phone was cutting in and out and had trouble hearing him. This is fine and cell signals can be a problem for anyone so no biggy? I had just spent over 100.00 and had an issues and was trying to send an email asking questions about WHAT TO ORDER from him.
I ask 3 questions 1- what should I order? Asking what to spend money on with him again – how dare I, right?? 2- He mentioned an air pump in my initial phone call and I thought he said he might sell them so 2nd question was “what pump did you say and how can I order it from you?” Again, how dare I ask for yet more information on how to spend more money with him. And 3rd question was simply “what microscope do you recommend”, because he mentioned in the initial phone a microscope and asked what the samples looked like under it that he had sent. Apparently this constitutes difficult and demanding emails to answers as was his response to one of my reviews. Sorry, but no – these are simple questions about which a customer is asking what more he should order from you. If that is a problem, if you cannot tell a customer who wants to give you more money, what to order, then maybe you shouldn’t run a business in sales.
I own that I might have ordered the “wrong” single strain phyto to culture and compounded that with 2 day not overnight delivery. But to go back to the vendor and ask what more to spend with him, after having issues, and then getting no response until you challenge that lack of response half a week after the issue was brought up in the first place??? Ya – buy from someone else.

Hey Tom,

I am confused, in your emails the pods did great! You sent multiple long emails and even on our phone call on a Saturday stated how well the pods did and look. You had questions on phyto and those were answered then, you wanted specific questions answered and I asked for a video, which did not focus on the phyto but how to grow your pods, amphipods and then phyto. During our phone call there were specific questions I had for you which were not answered in that video.

Our phone number is listed and you can always call to get an answer, I don't screen phone calls. LIke your review your emails are all over the place.

Moving forward there is a new consult module people can purchase to get the help you are after.

Skyler

c
christian

Great product !

A
Aaron Desatoff
Always great

I have never had any issues with anything I get.

D
Daniel Dwire Sr
Pods of the abyss

They were awesome. Trying to breed them

S
Scot Hayford
Good stuff

It’s growth is get and my take likes it.

K
Kara Falkenbach

Tigriopus californicus

Hey Kara,

Thanks for the feedback, we have sent you an email.

Skyler

H
Henry

Everything arrived well due to the great packaging.

l
l.

Great product and service.

G
Garrett Stone
Easy as could be

Skyler comes through once again. I ordered single strain pods so I could start my own cultures. They arrived healthy and dense. Made my own culturing containers and they took off. I've harvested 3 - 8oz bottles in the last two days and I don't think I put a dent in their population...at all.

B
Britney Schofield
Top quality copepods!

Always top quality live food, my seahorses love to hunt for them. Reef legends is my go to for copepods and phyto

R
RICHARD KERN
Second Generation Is Flourishing

The original adults were healthy apparently since there are now many more next generation animals which consume algae voraciously.

M
Matt Macri
Reef legends has great prices and great shipping

Quality actually aquacultured... meaning grown in and bred in sterile environment not with fish or other inverts.... you get more then you pay for .. other places send you a container with little tiny specks of dust that move around reflection send you a bottle that has 10 times the amount and you can actually see them without having to hold them up to the window quick response time if you need to contact them for any reason the answer the phone and we'll make sure that you know exactly what you're getting and to make sure that you're getting exactly what you want and what you need sometimes there's a difference this is my second time ordering and not my last I just happen to fall upon this side by googling copapods because I got sick of algae burn I mean barn. Lol .. thank you Reef legends!!

Matt Buffalo NY

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  • 5 stars: 13 (72%)
  • 4 stars: 1 (6%)
  • 3 stars: 0 (0%)
  • 2 stars: 2 (11%)
  • 1 star: 2 (11%)
P
Peter Vellinga
Tiggers were great. Phyto not so much

Best tiggers I’ve ever gotten, but ordered Phyto for culturing to feed them. First batch died in 24 hours. Skyler replaced. Second batch died in 48 hours. Finally found some locally which is growing like gang busters. Had to feed the tiggers to the tank as I had no Phyto to culture so had to rebuy those locally also. So in general a waste of $150. Would have given a 1 star but Skyler did send the replacement Phyto, just bummed it was no good either. Clearly not my issue as local Phyto is going like gang busters now and just bought new tiggers locally to culture

Hi Peter, thank you for sharing your experience. We're glad the tigs met your expectations, but we're sorry about the issues with the Phyto. We appreciate your understanding and are glad Skyler was able to assist. Your feedback helps us improve, and we're here if you need further support. Thanks for being a valued customer!

K
Kervin Salinas
Excellent product!

Really good size of coppepods.
Started a culture and is looking great!

J
James Jukes
Pods Galore

2nd time ordering from these guys and every batch have been great! The price, packaging and speed of delivery will not disappoint

N
Nathan Richardson
“STACKED”

Very pleasant experience from the communication to the ordering, to the products in hand, five star service at its best. Additionally, some of the most generous bottles of pods I have ever seen, to say that they were stacked would be kind of an understatement. Definitely give them a shot and order today!!!!

R
Roger E
Problems

Ordered 4 things. Tig, 2 rhrodo, plastic bags.
Did not receive bags
Both rhodo green and clumped up on arrival.
Sent pics asked for help. No response
Sent second email asking for help. No response
Then I get this email asking for a review. I don’t normally leave bad reviews but apparently I found a shady dealer in our hobby.

B
BRYANTS CORAL HUB

Tigriopus californicus

w
weber
Buy from someone else

Vendor leaves a lot to be desired. needs serious work on customer service skills. don't bother as other vendors sell the same stuff and have much better response when you have issues. Not worth the votes of my dollars anymore that's for sure.

Time line of my interactions with him:
Friday: afternoon – got the delivery promptly unpacked it.
Saturday: morning I sent emails about the phyto I had order was all dead and clumped at the bottom of the jar and fluid was clear, accidentally sent twice and which I goofed up so I called the number. He said what I ordered could not be cultured and that required overnight air delivery, I think. So apparently, I order the stuff despite it being single strain phyto it was for feeding and not culturing and I had it sent wrong anyhow. Ok, fine – if I screwed up then I’ll order the right stuff…
Sunday: I get a email with just a send videos here instead address . Video sent that morning.
Monday: no response from him -sent email asking what should I order
Tuesday: nothing
Wednesday (mind you this started with phone and email on staturday) I asked if he still wanted to do business as my questions about what to order were still unanswered. I get a bitchy response saying how busy he was and if I wanted answers I could pay 150.00hr or wait until maybe Sunday when he would have time. Complained I had “complex emails”, I mean complex clarification of what I should specifically order and spend more money with him – how dare I ask such a question and expect a response until a week later if he found time and got around to it right?
I sent email because his cell phone was cutting in and out and had trouble hearing him. This is fine and cell signals can be a problem for anyone so no biggy? I had just spent over 100.00 and had an issues and was trying to send an email asking questions about WHAT TO ORDER from him.
I ask 3 questions 1- what should I order? Asking what to spend money on with him again – how dare I, right?? 2- He mentioned an air pump in my initial phone call and I thought he said he might sell them so 2nd question was “what pump did you say and how can I order it from you?” Again, how dare I ask for yet more information on how to spend more money with him. And 3rd question was simply “what microscope do you recommend”, because he mentioned in the initial phone a microscope and asked what the samples looked like under it that he had sent. Apparently this constitutes difficult and demanding emails to answers as was his response to one of my reviews. Sorry, but no – these are simple questions about which a customer is asking what more he should order from you. If that is a problem, if you cannot tell a customer who wants to give you more money, what to order, then maybe you shouldn’t run a business in sales.
I own that I might have ordered the “wrong” single strain phyto to culture and compounded that with 2 day not overnight delivery. But to go back to the vendor and ask what more to spend with him, after having issues, and then getting no response until you challenge that lack of response half a week after the issue was brought up in the first place??? Ya – buy from someone else.

Hey Tom,

I am confused, in your emails the pods did great! You sent multiple long emails and even on our phone call on a Saturday stated how well the pods did and look. You had questions on phyto and those were answered then, you wanted specific questions answered and I asked for a video, which did not focus on the phyto but how to grow your pods, amphipods and then phyto. During our phone call there were specific questions I had for you which were not answered in that video.

Our phone number is listed and you can always call to get an answer, I don't screen phone calls. LIke your review your emails are all over the place.

Moving forward there is a new consult module people can purchase to get the help you are after.

Skyler

c
christian

Great product !

A
Aaron Desatoff
Always great

I have never had any issues with anything I get.

D
Daniel Dwire Sr
Pods of the abyss

They were awesome. Trying to breed them

S
Scot Hayford
Good stuff

It’s growth is get and my take likes it.

K
Kara Falkenbach

Tigriopus californicus

Hey Kara,

Thanks for the feedback, we have sent you an email.

Skyler

H
Henry

Everything arrived well due to the great packaging.

l
l.

Great product and service.

G
Garrett Stone
Easy as could be

Skyler comes through once again. I ordered single strain pods so I could start my own cultures. They arrived healthy and dense. Made my own culturing containers and they took off. I've harvested 3 - 8oz bottles in the last two days and I don't think I put a dent in their population...at all.

B
Britney Schofield
Top quality copepods!

Always top quality live food, my seahorses love to hunt for them. Reef legends is my go to for copepods and phyto

R
RICHARD KERN
Second Generation Is Flourishing

The original adults were healthy apparently since there are now many more next generation animals which consume algae voraciously.

M
Matt Macri
Reef legends has great prices and great shipping

Quality actually aquacultured... meaning grown in and bred in sterile environment not with fish or other inverts.... you get more then you pay for .. other places send you a container with little tiny specks of dust that move around reflection send you a bottle that has 10 times the amount and you can actually see them without having to hold them up to the window quick response time if you need to contact them for any reason the answer the phone and we'll make sure that you know exactly what you're getting and to make sure that you're getting exactly what you want and what you need sometimes there's a difference this is my second time ordering and not my last I just happen to fall upon this side by googling copapods because I got sick of algae burn I mean barn. Lol .. thank you Reef legends!!

Matt Buffalo NY

  • 5 stars: 13 (72%)
  • 4 stars: 1 (6%)
  • 3 stars: 0 (0%)
  • 2 stars: 2 (11%)
  • 1 star: 2 (11%)
P
Peter Vellinga
Tiggers were great. Phyto not so much

Best tiggers I’ve ever gotten, but ordered Phyto for culturing to feed them. First batch died in 24 hours. Skyler replaced. Second batch died in 48 hours. Finally found some locally which is growing like gang busters. Had to feed the tiggers to the tank as I had no Phyto to culture so had to rebuy those locally also. So in general a waste of $150. Would have given a 1 star but Skyler did send the replacement Phyto, just bummed it was no good either. Clearly not my issue as local Phyto is going like gang busters now and just bought new tiggers locally to culture

Hi Peter, thank you for sharing your experience. We're glad the tigs met your expectations, but we're sorry about the issues with the Phyto. We appreciate your understanding and are glad Skyler was able to assist. Your feedback helps us improve, and we're here if you need further support. Thanks for being a valued customer!

K
Kervin Salinas
Excellent product!

Really good size of coppepods.
Started a culture and is looking great!

J
James Jukes
Pods Galore

2nd time ordering from these guys and every batch have been great! The price, packaging and speed of delivery will not disappoint

N
Nathan Richardson
“STACKED”

Very pleasant experience from the communication to the ordering, to the products in hand, five star service at its best. Additionally, some of the most generous bottles of pods I have ever seen, to say that they were stacked would be kind of an understatement. Definitely give them a shot and order today!!!!

R
Roger E
Problems

Ordered 4 things. Tig, 2 rhrodo, plastic bags.
Did not receive bags
Both rhodo green and clumped up on arrival.
Sent pics asked for help. No response
Sent second email asking for help. No response
Then I get this email asking for a review. I don’t normally leave bad reviews but apparently I found a shady dealer in our hobby.

B
BRYANTS CORAL HUB

Tigriopus californicus

w
weber
Buy from someone else

Vendor leaves a lot to be desired. needs serious work on customer service skills. don't bother as other vendors sell the same stuff and have much better response when you have issues. Not worth the votes of my dollars anymore that's for sure.

Time line of my interactions with him:
Friday: afternoon – got the delivery promptly unpacked it.
Saturday: morning I sent emails about the phyto I had order was all dead and clumped at the bottom of the jar and fluid was clear, accidentally sent twice and which I goofed up so I called the number. He said what I ordered could not be cultured and that required overnight air delivery, I think. So apparently, I order the stuff despite it being single strain phyto it was for feeding and not culturing and I had it sent wrong anyhow. Ok, fine – if I screwed up then I’ll order the right stuff…
Sunday: I get a email with just a send videos here instead address . Video sent that morning.
Monday: no response from him -sent email asking what should I order
Tuesday: nothing
Wednesday (mind you this started with phone and email on staturday) I asked if he still wanted to do business as my questions about what to order were still unanswered. I get a bitchy response saying how busy he was and if I wanted answers I could pay 150.00hr or wait until maybe Sunday when he would have time. Complained I had “complex emails”, I mean complex clarification of what I should specifically order and spend more money with him – how dare I ask such a question and expect a response until a week later if he found time and got around to it right?
I sent email because his cell phone was cutting in and out and had trouble hearing him. This is fine and cell signals can be a problem for anyone so no biggy? I had just spent over 100.00 and had an issues and was trying to send an email asking questions about WHAT TO ORDER from him.
I ask 3 questions 1- what should I order? Asking what to spend money on with him again – how dare I, right?? 2- He mentioned an air pump in my initial phone call and I thought he said he might sell them so 2nd question was “what pump did you say and how can I order it from you?” Again, how dare I ask for yet more information on how to spend more money with him. And 3rd question was simply “what microscope do you recommend”, because he mentioned in the initial phone a microscope and asked what the samples looked like under it that he had sent. Apparently this constitutes difficult and demanding emails to answers as was his response to one of my reviews. Sorry, but no – these are simple questions about which a customer is asking what more he should order from you. If that is a problem, if you cannot tell a customer who wants to give you more money, what to order, then maybe you shouldn’t run a business in sales.
I own that I might have ordered the “wrong” single strain phyto to culture and compounded that with 2 day not overnight delivery. But to go back to the vendor and ask what more to spend with him, after having issues, and then getting no response until you challenge that lack of response half a week after the issue was brought up in the first place??? Ya – buy from someone else.

Hey Tom,

I am confused, in your emails the pods did great! You sent multiple long emails and even on our phone call on a Saturday stated how well the pods did and look. You had questions on phyto and those were answered then, you wanted specific questions answered and I asked for a video, which did not focus on the phyto but how to grow your pods, amphipods and then phyto. During our phone call there were specific questions I had for you which were not answered in that video.

Our phone number is listed and you can always call to get an answer, I don't screen phone calls. LIke your review your emails are all over the place.

Moving forward there is a new consult module people can purchase to get the help you are after.

Skyler

c
christian

Great product !

A
Aaron Desatoff
Always great

I have never had any issues with anything I get.

D
Daniel Dwire Sr
Pods of the abyss

They were awesome. Trying to breed them

S
Scot Hayford
Good stuff

It’s growth is get and my take likes it.

K
Kara Falkenbach

Tigriopus californicus

Hey Kara,

Thanks for the feedback, we have sent you an email.

Skyler

H
Henry

Everything arrived well due to the great packaging.

l
l.

Great product and service.

G
Garrett Stone
Easy as could be

Skyler comes through once again. I ordered single strain pods so I could start my own cultures. They arrived healthy and dense. Made my own culturing containers and they took off. I've harvested 3 - 8oz bottles in the last two days and I don't think I put a dent in their population...at all.

B
Britney Schofield
Top quality copepods!

Always top quality live food, my seahorses love to hunt for them. Reef legends is my go to for copepods and phyto

R
RICHARD KERN
Second Generation Is Flourishing

The original adults were healthy apparently since there are now many more next generation animals which consume algae voraciously.

M
Matt Macri
Reef legends has great prices and great shipping

Quality actually aquacultured... meaning grown in and bred in sterile environment not with fish or other inverts.... you get more then you pay for .. other places send you a container with little tiny specks of dust that move around reflection send you a bottle that has 10 times the amount and you can actually see them without having to hold them up to the window quick response time if you need to contact them for any reason the answer the phone and we'll make sure that you know exactly what you're getting and to make sure that you're getting exactly what you want and what you need sometimes there's a difference this is my second time ordering and not my last I just happen to fall upon this side by googling copapods because I got sick of algae burn I mean barn. Lol .. thank you Reef legends!!

Matt Buffalo NY