Help needed for Culturing Rotifers for clownfish fry (1 Viewer)

[mwilliams62]

I have made three batches all small quanties. Will the S-Type be okay for the fry? When will you be leaving? And where can we meet at?

 

[mike13oy]

S-type is kinda small but should be fine.
Leaving next Friday early so u need to pick it up on Thursday.
Sorry CANT MEET UP. U have to coming to my house. Please bring buckets.

 

[tektite]

I have plenty of L if you want to come get some more from me.

 

[mwilliams62]

Okay. I did not think mine had crashed I thought they might have just slowed down since the water temp keeps going down...
Send me directions to get to your place via PM. We can probably come tonight if that is good for you?

 

[mike13oy]

L works better then S when raising clownfish fry so i suggest u get some from Cat. U are still welcome to come and get all my S next week.

 

[mwilliams62]

I have plenty of L if you want to come get some more from me.

That would be great can we come by this evening after I get off from work? Should arrive about the same time as we did last time we came by.

 

[tektite]

Sure, just bring a bucket

 

[mwilliams62]

Okay will do thanks.

 

[mike13oy]

Wonder if u have pre-mix(mixed for more then 2days) water at 0.015 yet because rotifers dont like new mixed(less then 1day) water.
I always use water that has been mixed long then 2-3days to culture my rotifers and have great cultures. I have tired new mixed water(1day old) and had a few crashed.

 

[mwilliams62]

I don't recall how long it had been mixing for probably 24hrs maybe.... But the water that I have now has been mixing since Friday night or Saturday morning because I went and got more freshwater on Saturday & Sunday. One brute can for freshwater & one big barrel for saltwater mixing.

 

[mwilliams62]

I was reading somewhere's that the rotifer water needs to be the same as the tank water that the fry was in if it is not and you put them into that water with the fry the rotifers will go into shock and die. Is this not correct???? Because the tank water is 1.024 that the eggs are in.

 

[mike13oy]

You can bring your tank water down to around 0.019 and rotifers should be fine.
What i do right now is use half tank water and half new water and the salinity is around 0.019. I raise my babies around that salinity without any problem..

Reasons why i raise my babies at low salinity. My growout salinity is at 0.016

1. keep diseases away(many marine diseases cant live at that salinity)
2. save u salt because u have to do lots of waterchange.

 

[mwilliams62]

Well I took two samples of my cultures that I have going and Cat confirmed that the culture is good and very dense.
Thank you guys for all your help.