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[Jaypilot]

Ok Im building my shopping list for my clowns that have recently laid eggs. I plan on letting my clowns lay eggs one more time and then I will start buying the stuff needed for them...

I have read a lot of books over the course of the year and have ready thousands of threads on breeding so I thought I knew what I needed. But here is my problem, I know I need rotifer but when I started looking at rotifer there is type L and type S. So my question is which one do I get. I was also able to find rotifer eggs but it seems like most places are selling live rotifer, so whats better?

Second question is I know the rotifer need to be enriched, but when I start looking for microalgae there are a bunch of different types of microalgae, so what type of enrichment are you guys using?

Thanks in advance.

 

[mike13oy]

1... You can use either one and type L is bigger then type S. Many people who breed clownfish use type L.
Its best to get live rotifers then eggs. Eggs take forever to culture. Been there and done it.
2... Rotigrow plus to feed ur rotifers.

 

[Jaypilot]

1... You can use either one and type L is bigger then type S. Many people who breed clownfish use type L.
Its best to get live rotifers then eggs. Eggs take forever to culture. Been there and done it.
2... Rotigrow plus to feed ur rotifers.

Do you use any type of ammonia buffer or anything like that along with the Rotigrow? I noticed the RGcomplete seems to be an all in one concentrate. Is this something new and do you have any experience with that?

 

[mike13oy]

Rotigrow plus and the Cloram-x(ammonia buffer) for rotifers
I never use RGcomplete so no comment. U can try it out and let us know.
Matt Pedersen told me in the past that people use RGcomplete to tint their fry tank water. I use rotigrow plus and cloramaX for fry tank.

 

[mwilliams62]

The RG Complete is suppose to be both the Rotigrow Plus & Cloram-X premixed is this not correct because that is what they have stated on their website - Reed Nutrition?

 

[tektite]

The rotigrow complete is much less concentrated than the rotigrow plus, you'll burn through it a lot faster than just using rotigrow plus. Also, you don't have to use cloram-x in your rotifers, I never have and have no problems at all maintaining high concentration cultures with weekly water changes or even keeping low concentration cultures going for 1-2+ months with no water changes at all.

 

[dwnbydasea]

What are you using for your Larva tanks? You may want to consider the cloram-x if your tinting your larva tank water and are not using a flow through system, but as tektite said you wont need it in your rot culture.
I think the verdict is still out on the Rgcomplete. I have been talking with reed about a couple of issues I have been having. Once I get more info back I will give a report.