no rotifers (fuge bugs?)

[sabalough]

I have no rotifers and have a large batch of occ. clown eggs that are going to hatch tonight.

I may be able to get some rotifers sunday if the lfs has any.

I have a 75 galon fuge full of tinny pods and other critters. If I draw watter out and run it through a bs net and then my rotifer screen I get a lot critters on the screen. what are my chances that these will be good enough to start with.

Steve,

 

[sabalough]

I pulled a 5 gal bucket full of cheto out of the fuge and rinsed it with 15 gal of tank water. I then poured the rinse water through a bbs screen then through my rotifer screen. This condenced the critters/snow down to a drinking glass. I let the "snow" settle and poured the critters into my hatch tank.

I saved a droper full of the concetrate to look at under the microscope. I'm not good at id-ing things but there is a lot of diferent "bugs" in this stuff. hopefully it is suitable as a first food.

we will se

 

[billsreef]

With enough bugs of the right size, you've got a very good chance

 

[rkelman]

Good luck! Keep us posted!

 

[sabalough]

There is one lone fry at this point (7days) not a great sucess but this is my first baby clown ever so I am happy.

I was able to get rotifers however they were from a crashing culture at the lfs. So there were not mainy rotifers to feed the fry early on.
However my cultures are now set up and doing well. The parent figh laid a new nest so I will try again.
Steve,

 

[rkelman]

I would consider 1 survivor a success at this point. Good work. Good luck with the next one!