Culturing Zooplankton

[jpierson77]

Considering starting a zooplankton culture for coral food, anyone here doing it? how are you doing it and where did you get your starter culture?

 

[acroman]

what kind of zooplankton? rotifers, copepods, amphipods, fish larvae?
Rotifers are really easy, you just need a container, air, and food. i found that cultures using live food last longer and are cleaner and healthier than those that use Roti-rich, or dead algae.

 

[Rungeg]

Start a phyto culture and feed that to your roti culture.

 

[jpierson77]

Yes i am looking to culture rotifers, the phyto and rotifer cultures might be a good idea. TO start a phyto culture would i start with dt's? And where is a good place to get a starter of rotifers?

 

[mrichardson]

Are there any good links that you guys could provide with information on how to culture these?

Thanks

 

[Stoney Mahony]

I would buy the plankton culture manual from florida aqua farms. Covers everything that you need to know for plankton, artemia, and rotifer culture.

 

[GreshamH]

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