rotifer culture

OK rotifers,

have done rotifers before and they are very easy, basically the same as brine shrimp https://southeastqueenslandm.aforumfree.com/t1779-brine-shrimp-culture#7333

You need to add your starter culture to salt water (i did as part of my water change), food and an air bubbler.

food in this case photoplankton https://southeastqueenslandm.aforumfree.com/t1780-photoplankton-culture#7334

ok so you add food when ever the water starts to turn clear and you harvest when you can. you can harvest a number of ways but i take the bubbler out for a few mins, then syphon through a rotifer sieve ]http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/181034526993?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

Now this is by far not the best most efficient way of culturing rotifer or anything else, but it works for me and suits me in terms of maintenance ect.

there are two important things to make note of:
1) you should never put the rotifer culture water in your aquarium as its very high in bad stuff (trates, trites ect).
2) make sure you never contaminate your photoplankton culture with brine shrimp or rotifers as they will eat all of your culture. for that reason ensure you use buckets ect exclusively for the photoplankton.

If anyone would like a starter culture just let me know and i am happy to bring a culture for you to the meeting. Which was part of the agreement from Dr Snell.

Great info - thanks

In time I would love to get some- I will let you know....

hi shane i would like to give it a go .
so can you bring it long at next meeting.
thanks danny.

sure thing Danny,

i will bring along some cultures, did you want to try all three ? photoplankton, brine and rotifer?

I would like some aswell thanks mate.
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shane i would like to try all three
thanks danny.