Live Food

Bemo · 03-28-2006, 01:38 PM

Today I got my order from Florida Aqua Farms. I had ordered their starter pack and the 2 sided culture system. I was curious to see how many of you out there grow your own macroalgae or zooplankton, also where you go for supplies.

Bemo · 03-28-2006, 07:36 PM

I find it hard to believe that no one grows their own food, so I am going to bump this back up to the top.

ski1297 · 03-28-2006, 07:54 PM

I grow macroalgae but not for food but just to grow it and as a filter.

know-it-all · 03-28-2006, 08:13 PM

I've found the volume needed to raise live food like brine shrimp is not worth the hassle

pods and stuff like that grow in my fuge, but I don't really try to raise them

VWD · 03-28-2006, 08:34 PM

I grow macro for pods and to feed my triggers. I also grow brine shrimp and do have green water for Future Rotifers . Alot of work, I can see why alot of people don't do it.

Caoineag · 03-28-2006, 08:39 PM

I have an algae biotope so that I have enough food for my lawnmower blenny, a future mandarin and maybe a onespot foxface. So I guess you could call that culturing macros and pods for my critters. I also have a fuge thats over half the size of main tank to act as a backup to the main.

Best source I have found for macros is really alive live rock. If a coral has survived on it, then every kind of algae can grow on it and probably hitched a ride.

As to the pods, never had to buy them, they always were plentiful enough on their own.

rayjay · 03-29-2006, 09:24 AM

I raise brine shrimp and mysids.
RAISING BRINE SHRIMP TO ADULT

Little Luey · 03-29-2006, 10:20 AM

It is just more practical/conviniant to by frozen.