AlgaeBarn Poseidon's Feast :: Live Marine Copepods - 3000+ Tisbe & Tigriopus Pods for Mandarin & Finicky Fish (16oz)

Came alive and well looks like a good variety of adult and juvenile from what the naked eye can see. Box was insulated, with added loose paper. Not the worst method of shipping, however, I personally think it's a little under stuffed to prevent things from being shaken. However, my jar wasn't glass so there is a less likeliness of it breaking. Plus, they're was a little fishy surprise, which personally, I thought was pretty hilarious. We will see how they do going forward & if they'll actually properly colonize.

Wow the package the animals it all looks up to high standards and the treat was the most surprising I will be returning kéep up the good work

Great company . Package always arrives in time and lots of live copepods.

We recently purchased a dragonet, and quickly realized he needed copepods to munch on as Ruby Reds are notoriously picky eaters. These guys sent the copepods out FAST, well insulated and with cooling packs, and even included stickers and Swedish fish candy!! This is a dedicated company and I can not WAIT to order from them again! Now looking into doing more shipments to put copepods in our other saltwater tanks. Our little guy has loved "hunting" all over the live rocks for the little critters! Thank you for being such an amazing company!!!

The jar was still almost full of the product. However the lid was broken and the cardboard box was wet.

I wrote a review about Algae Barn a few months ago but wanted to write a more detailed review for anyone concerned with your Mandarin purchase. If you are like me you purchased a Mandarin thinking your pod population would sustain your new fish friend(I have a 29 Biocube, year old, that had been fallow for months due to an Ich issue- the rocks looked like they were moving there was so many pods), Nope. Again, if you are like me you panicked wanting what would be best and found out that your local fish store sells a small bottle for $20. The small bottle will sustain a Mandarin for at most 2-3 days. I spent $100 the first two weeks. My Mandarin was bone thin and I didn't know what to do. I began purchasing Algae Barn pods a few months ago and begun purchasing every two weeks. I have easily purchased 10 + bags of pods from Algae Barn. That said I feel like I am qualified to give a review and the tips I have found- Both from trial and error as well as MACNA. 1. I have always received pods within a week of ordering. They stated otherwise but my shipments have always shown up WAY ahead of time. 2. When the bag arrives you can see the critters moving everywhere- more on this at other points That said when I first received pods I did things that looking back didn't make sense. I added half the bag at a time. I forgot to turn off pump. I instantly put the pods in fridge then tossed them into the tank. I went to MACNA (super cool reefing/fish show that happened to be in San Diego where I live). I met with the Algae Barn reps who were the nicest most encouraging people I met throughout the event. I told them about my plight and they talked to me about best ways and also asked me if I was "feeding" the pods. Nope, never thought of it. They sell a product called Ocean Majic which they recommend dosing if you don't have fuge (I don't) and trying to sustain a Mandarin. I purchased and began dosing the tank. I saw a difference but my Mandarin was still a bit thin. When I was at my Local Fish Store I told them about my situation and they gave me a ball of seaweed. They told me to inject the pods and food into it so the pods could be more protected. I was dubious but did it. AMAZING results!!! New tips: 3. When pods arrive I do not chill them further rather wait until end of night 4. After lights are dim I turn off the pump and "inject" pods into the seaweed ball in the back of my tank as well as Ocean Majic 5. Every day I inject more food into the seaweed ball! My Mandarin goes to the seaweed ball throughout the day and feeds from it as well as the wall behind it. She is slowly plumping up and is at over 6 months in my tank. One caveat is she has finally committed to a frozen food she will pick at during the night feeding. This feeding would not sustain her since it is just once a day. I can't thank Algae Barn enough for their dedication to helping reefers. Now that my Mandarin is eating and my "ball" is making more pods I am ordering every 3 weeks or so. With her beginning to eat frozen my goal is once per month. Keeping a Mandarin is not easy and I wish I would have known prior to bringing her into my tank. That said, it can be done and Algae Barn is the right resource!

Received a jar of stinky water. Could not see any copodes but I thought maybe they were too small to see so I have waited now 10 Days and no sign of any copodes

The shipment took longer than expected, and it seemed to go out right after I tried to cancel, which was frustrating. However, once it arrived, the quality was excellent—there were plenty of healthy copepods in the package. Despite the delay, the product itself was solid and delivered as advertised.