sugartooth
Reef bully
Just wondering if L strain is for freshwater and S strain is for salt?
I wanted to feed both for "variety".
Should I just stick with S strain?
I wanted to feed both for "variety".
Should I just stick with S strain?
Can you feed L strain Rotifers?
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Both are brackish, "L" is by far the most common, and the only type typically found commercially. There's some "s" strains floating around, but they're usually traded. I've run across and have cultures of a few "s", some were supposed to be "ss" but they weren't 
L=Large
S=small
ss=super small
HTH
L=Large
S=small
ss=super small
HTH
Rod Buehler
New member
Ive never played with SS rotifers, and now I only play with the L strain. IIRC the L strain is a little longer and thinner than the S strain, but the S strain is a fat (wide) little thing, so the size isnt all that much of a difference. The L strain is easy to come by, whereas the s and SS are a little more difficult. Gresham and the folks at Reeds know quite a bit about rotifers, so hopefully he will correct me if I am wrong
Most hobbyists wont mind sharing their rotifers with you so you can get a culture going. That way, if theirs ever crashes, they can hopefully get some back from you . Keeping rotifers fed is the hard part. I beleive that most use the frozen paste from Reeds mariculture to feed the rotifers with good success. I use a live phyto , and thayt can become either time consuming, or costly.
BTW, what are you feeding rotifers too?
Most hobbyists wont mind sharing their rotifers with you so you can get a culture going. That way, if theirs ever crashes, they can hopefully get some back from you . Keeping rotifers fed is the hard part. I beleive that most use the frozen paste from Reeds mariculture to feed the rotifers with good success. I use a live phyto , and thayt can become either time consuming, or costly.
BTW, what are you feeding rotifers too?
sugartooth
Reef bully
I had S strain for a few months, waiting for baby seahorses.
When the babies didn't arrive on time, I would just harvest some and put it in my reef tanks.
I always wondered about L strain, and was under the impression that they were for freshwater fish only.
Thanks for the clarification!
I was keeping S strain and feeding the Nannochlorapsis (sp!) paste. THis time around, I was thinking of getting the L strain and adding Pavlova (oh goodness with my spelling) paste in the mix?
Anyway, I have to start from scratch because I think everything of mine crashed during a move into a new house.
I was negligent in feeding and water changes.
Maybe I should have the L strain anyway for baby seahorses?
How big exactly are they? Will a 53 micron strainer be fine for both?
Also, I don't really know what I'm doing. I just pretty slammed everything together and it was working until now.
Please feel free to advice on husbandry for better rotifer cultures!
When the babies didn't arrive on time, I would just harvest some and put it in my reef tanks.
I always wondered about L strain, and was under the impression that they were for freshwater fish only.
Thanks for the clarification!
I was keeping S strain and feeding the Nannochlorapsis (sp!) paste. THis time around, I was thinking of getting the L strain and adding Pavlova (oh goodness with my spelling) paste in the mix?
Anyway, I have to start from scratch because I think everything of mine crashed during a move into a new house.
I was negligent in feeding and water changes.
Maybe I should have the L strain anyway for baby seahorses?
How big exactly are they? Will a 53 micron strainer be fine for both?
Also, I don't really know what I'm doing. I just pretty slammed everything together and it was working until now.
Please feel free to advice on husbandry for better rotifer cultures!
sugartooth
Reef bully
"...Now this is how it started...."
Still love it to this very day! Got any mixes you would like to trade? Oh boy, that is really going to show my age.....
No tape player anymore Mine are all on tape, and in very poor condition. Guess that shows my age as well, or rather how long ago I was involved in that scene
Rod pretty much hit the nail on the head (as I would expect him to ), I don't have much to add to his post
53ul would be fine for "L"strain, but if you wanted to truly take advantage of "S", I'd use 30ul or so.
"L" should be fine for seahorses, that's what most use for them. Unless your doing the mini sea horses that is, but I don't recall many doing those, if any, at this time.
"L" is industry standard for marine fish in both food and MO aquaculture.
Mine are all on tape, and in very poor condition. Guess that shows my age as well, or rather how long ago I was involved in that scene Rod pretty much hit the nail on the head (as I would expect him to
), I don't have much to add to his post 53ul would be fine for "L"strain, but if you wanted to truly take advantage of "S", I'd use 30ul or so.
"L" should be fine for seahorses, that's what most use for them. Unless your doing the mini sea horses that is, but I don't recall many doing those, if any, at this time.
"L" is industry standard for marine fish in both food and MO aquaculture.
sugartooth
Reef bully
Okay, I better go ahead and get the L strain.
Can you recommend a place to get 30 micron filters? I have only seen the 53 and 120. I have those two.
Thanks again!
Can you recommend a place to get 30 micron filters? I have only seen the 53 and 120. I have those two.
Thanks again!
sugartooth
Reef bully
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