Microfood culture: phytoplanktons, Rotifers, ciliates, Artemia, and copepods

[aomont]

Seemed to be a nice trip Luis ! Have never been there yet...

Kathy, Luis is right ! Everything you need to know about the text is in the abstract, altough there are some nice references there.

Spawner, it would be great to find that brazilian guy on copepod culture. I´m just getting started on live food production, have found a way to get phytoplankton and L rotifers starter cultures here in Rio de Janeiro.
Copepods are really interesting and, although the species that need them are still far from what I can deall with, I´d like to take a shot too.
Should I PM you ?

Anderson.

 

[Kathy55g]

Did I say something?

 

[aomont]

I think me and Luis saw your comment on the other thread.
Too many copepod info these days...
Anderson.

 

[aomont]

These are some Yahoo discussion lists:

Rotifers - http://dir.groups.yahoo.com/group/rotifers/
Copepods - http://dir.groups.yahoo.com/group/copepods/

Anderson.

 

[spawner]

Copepod list has been more or less dead for some years. Shame really.

 

[jake levi]

Plicitillis is most commonly used for salt water larvae, probably what most vendors have.

 

[jake levi]

I've been reading those links on culturing, good stuff,

I note the suggestion of rearing without light, which is something I have bothered about, so, my question , does it make an appreciable difference ? My rearing tanks are on the rack under a flour. , just to help phyto along in the tank.

 

[jake levi]

I've been going through our sponsors list,

amnot finding any sources for calanoid copepods, nor pure phtoplankton sources, other then one or two, specifically iso, nanno seems available,

I havent looked at the NGOs, cant afford them, Woods Hole etc, there is a biological supply in Rochester NY, and Carolina Biological but are there any hobbyist oriented sources ?

 

[GreshamH]

You may have to ask, rather then look at their sites Scratch that, you have to ask at one place at least, it's not on thier site. What are you looking for, in pure phyto cultures that is?

 

[jake levi]

I was looking for Iso, probably others, I expect will wind up with 3-4. I found that algagen has most of them.

 

[aomont]

Just to keep some threads linked to this stick, here are some going around now.

Substitute rotifers for clowns

rotifers feedings

Greenwater Techniques vs. Selcon Enrichment of Rotifers for larval rearing

Anderson.

 

[jake levi]

So who has calanoid copepod culures to sell/swap ?

 

[IrisundUdo]

Hello, some here now Moina salina? Moina salina is good to breed Seahorses an other larvae

 

[IrisundUdo]

and more

 

[GreshamH]

Nice please post more about your set-up, I'd love to hear about this (from looking at that last pic )

 

[aomont]

How small is this species ?
Anderson.

 

[IrisundUdo]

Hello i feed the Cultur with Spriulina Flakes, omega one marin Flakes, DT Phytoplankton Premium, Nanochloris Salina. The best way is, when are bentic copepods with moina in the same Tank.
The Size from adult are 3 -4 mm and the female are bigger then the male. I Cultur the moina at 35% salinity

 

[redcray]

resting eggs?

resting eggs?

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8380314#post8380314 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by IrisundUdo
Hello i feed the Cultur with Spriulina Flakes, omega one marin Flakes, DT Phytoplankton Premium, Nanochloris Salina. The best way is, when are bentic copepods with moina in the same Tank.
The Size from adult are 3 -4 mm and the female are bigger then the male. I Cultur the moina at 35% salinity

Iris,
Does Moina salina produce resting eggs? And can they be co-cultured with Tigger Pods (Tigriopus californicus)?

 

[IrisundUdo]

Hello Matt, i dont now if they produce resting eggs i never look at this. I cant test moina with Tiger Pods we dont have these copepods in Germany

 

[GreshamH]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8389967#post8389967 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by IrisundUdo
we dont have these copepods in Germany

That can be arranged. PM me and we'll go from there