How Much Rottifers To Add To The Breeding Tank?

[PHIL GUY]

I HAVE A 10G BREEING TANK..HOW MANY ROTS IN GALLONS OR LITERS TO ADD EVERY DAY TO THE NEWLY HATCHED FRY? AND IS IT A GOOD IDEA TO USE A COFFEE FILTER TO STRAIN THE ROTTIFERS BE4 ADDING TO BREEDING TANK DUE TO WASTE FROM ROTS?

THANKS FOR ANY HELP

[2tanksrunnin]

Hi, I can't help you here with your question BUT maybe you could help me ... can you tell me where you were able to purchase rottifers? I was needing them, as my clowns were laying eggs like crazy and I looked everywhere with no luck in finding these rottirers.

[PHIL GUY]

MY LFS HERE HAS THEM ALL READY.THE OWNER OF THE STORE IS RAISING CLOWS AT HIS HOUSE AND RAISES THE ROTS IN THE STORE. I JUST BOUGHT IT IN A BAG, JUST LIKE LIVE BRIM..ONE BAG MAKES A BIG CULTURE IN NO TIME..I ADDED ONE BAG IN A 10G WITH AIR STONE AND ADD DT'S EVERY DAY.I HAVE TO DO A WATER CHANGE EVERYDAY SO THEY DONT CRASH(DIE)..THEY MULTIPLY LIKE CRAZY

THERES A SITE YOU CAN ORDER THEM, BUT YOU HAVE TO GROW THEM FROM SCRATCH WITH LIGHTING..IM SURE SOMEONE CAN HELP YOU ON HERE..JUST START A NEW THREAD WITH CAPS SAYING"WHERE CAN I BUY ROTTIFERS FROM"..YOULL GET AN ANSWER IN NO TIME ..PLACE THE ADD IN THE BREEDING SECTION



CANY ANYONE TELL ME HOW MANY ROTS TO ADD TO THE BREEDING TANK EVERY DAY?

[zero186]

there is a online site which all my LFS recommend to me and i myself am in your boat 2tanksrunnin my clowns lay eggs and i need to get some but really havent had time i might tonight and if you want to you know the online site here it is

http://www.inlandaquatics.com/

[zero186]

and for your how much question i would just run a test and feed until they stop and i am not sure about coffee filters but it seems like that would help remove them from dirty water.

[jph]

Originally Posted by 2tanksrunnin

Hi, I can't help you here with your question BUT maybe you could help me ... can you tell me where you were able to purchase rottifers? I was needing them, as my clowns were laying eggs like crazy and I looked everywhere with no luck in finding these rottirers.

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/Produc...27&N=2004+6120


J.

[evansbr]

how much to add will depend on how many babies you have, also on how dense your rot culture is. I get my rot starter cultures from Florida Aqua farms or Reed Mariculture. get a 53 micron screen and get the rots out of their tank water before feeding to the larval fish. I grow rots in 5 gallon tanks with rigid airline tubing. no heaters just room temp. I feed the nanno from Reed.

[shred5]

Originally Posted by 2tanksrunnin

Hi, I can't help you here with your question BUT maybe you could help me ... can you tell me where you were able to purchase rottifers? I was needing them, as my clowns were laying eggs like crazy and I looked everywhere with no luck in finding these rottirers.

Rotifers can be bought from reeds http://www.reed-store.com/
also you can buy food for rotifers there...

You would need a seive from florida aqua farms to harvest the rotifers... You can also buy rotifer cyst from them if you want to raise the rotifers that way... https://3kserver7.com/~frank/secure/agora.cgi




Dave