Leftover Rotifers

[muttley000]

As I get ready to culture rotifers to feed clown fry I am wondering what to do with the leftovers. Can I put too many of them into my 29 reef? Will my PJ cardinals eat them in my 100 gallon softy tub? I know SPS will eat them but how about Toadstool Leather, Frogspawn, and Zoas?

 

[j.p. harrington]

i fell as if the LPS would eat them readily

 

[jinks]

I think even larger pods might eat them but don't quote me onthis

 

[muttley000]

Thanks for the replies. It took me a while longer to get things set up and going so I am just now starting the rotifers.

 

[Mpfaff77]

Yes rotifers and phytoplankton can be amphipod and copedod food. I would think just put extra in display tank. I don't think can add too much. I tried breeding rotifers and phyto and would dump some in tank daily.

Do you find rotifers hard to culture? I felt like they needed super clean tank and daily maintenance. My clowns stopped spawning so I stopped rotifers.

 

[muttley000]

Do you find rotifers hard to culture? I felt like they needed super clean tank and daily maintenance. My clowns stopped spawning so I stopped rotifers.

Sorry, just saw this! I don't find them hard, but you do need to keep things clean or they crash. I try to change 50 percent of the water each week when harvesting them.