{"product_id":"dinkins-aquatic-gardens-live-marine-amphipods","title":"Dinkins Aquatic Gardens Live Marine Amphipods","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"background:#E0F7FA;border-left:4px solid #006064;padding:10px 14px;margin:0 0 14px;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIn-store pickup only.\u003c\/strong\u003e These are live amphipods that we keep cool and hand to you fresh at pickup, so they reach your tank alive and ready to establish.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eDinkins Aquatic Gardens Live Marine Amphipods are a hardy, self-sustaining cleanup crew and natural live food for reef and saltwater aquariums. Each order contains roughly 75 amphipods, packed with one or more reef-safe nylon sponges for them to burrow into during transport. Larger and more visible than copepods, amphipods patrol your rock, sand, and sump around the clock.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuild a complete living micro-fauna population by pairing them with our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/products\/dinkins-aquatic-gardens-copepods-reef-snacklebox\"\u003eDinkins Copepods Reef Snacklebox\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/products\/dinkins-aquatic-gardens-live-phytoplankton-six-species-blend\"\u003elive phytoplankton\u003c\/a\u003e, or browse all our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/collections\/salt-water\"\u003esaltwater livestock and reef supplies\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 style=\"margin:14px 0 4px;font-size:1.05em;font-weight:600;line-height:1.25;border-left:4px solid #006064;padding-left:8px;\"\u003eWhat Amphipods Do\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmphipods are voracious detritivores. They graze on uneaten food, fish waste, detritus, and film algae, reaching into rock crevices and deep sand that your snails, crabs, and urchins cannot. Because they breed readily in a mature tank or refugium, an established population keeps working and reproducing long after you add it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConsume detritus, waste, and nuisance film algae\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReach tight spots other cleanup crews miss\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA prized live food for mandarins, wrasses, and seahorses\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBreed in the tank and refugium for an ongoing supply\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3 style=\"margin:14px 0 4px;font-size:1.05em;font-weight:600;line-height:1.25;border-left:4px solid #006064;padding-left:8px;\"\u003eHow to Add Them\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the best establishment, add amphipods after lights-out so they can spread and hide before fish are active. Pour the jar contents, sponge included, straight into your sump or refugium, or into the display if you have plenty of rockwork. Give them a few weeks with minimal predation to build numbers before heavy grazers start hunting them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 style=\"margin:14px 0 4px;font-size:1.05em;font-weight:600;line-height:1.25;border-left:4px solid #006064;padding-left:8px;\"\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ctable style=\"border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;margin:6px 0;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #B2EBF2;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrand\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #B2EBF2;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003eDinkins Aquatic Gardens\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #B2EBF2;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #B2EBF2;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003eLive marine amphipods\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #B2EBF2;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eApprox. count\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #B2EBF2;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e~75 per order\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #B2EBF2;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIncludes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #B2EBF2;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003eOne or more reef-safe nylon sponges\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #B2EBF2;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWater type\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #B2EBF2;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003eSaltwater \/ reef\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #B2EBF2;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReef safe\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #B2EBF2;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #B2EBF2;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAvailability\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #B2EBF2;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003eIn-store pickup only\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003ch3 style=\"margin:14px 0 4px;font-size:1.05em;font-weight:600;line-height:1.25;border-left:4px solid #006064;padding-left:8px;\"\u003eRecommended Pairings\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/products\/dinkins-aquatic-gardens-copepods-reef-snacklebox\"\u003eDinkins Copepods Reef Snacklebox\u003c\/a\u003e adds copepods alongside amphipods for a full size range of live food.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/products\/dinkins-aquatic-gardens-live-phytoplankton-six-species-blend\"\u003eDinkins Live Phytoplankton, Six-Species Blend\u003c\/a\u003e feeds pods at the base of the food chain so populations grow.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/products\/adaptive-reef-copepod-habitat-sump-refugium-shelter\"\u003eCopepod Refugium Habitat\u003c\/a\u003e gives pods a predator-free space to breed and multiply.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3 style=\"margin:14px 0 4px;font-size:1.05em;font-weight:600;line-height:1.25;border-left:4px solid #006064;padding-left:8px;\"\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow many amphipods will I get?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRoughly 75 per order. Exact counts vary a little since these are hand-packed live cultures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWill my fish eat them all?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eActive pod hunters like mandarins and wrasses can. Seeding a refugium or sump first gives amphipods a protected place to breed so the population sustains itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAre they reef safe?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes, completely. Amphipods only consume detritus, waste, and algae, never healthy corals or livestock.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is the sponge for?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmphipods are benthic and like to cling to surfaces, so the reef-safe nylon sponge gives them somewhere to burrow and lowers stress in transit. Drop it in your sump and the pods will migrate out on their own.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dinkins Aquatic Gardens","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48930568241371,"sku":null,"price":49.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0767\/5209\/3403\/files\/image_be66dd2f-2b62-4e54-861f-ec5852b84aa1.png?v=1782925635","url":"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/products\/dinkins-aquatic-gardens-live-marine-amphipods","provider":"Squeaky's Aquatics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}