mwp
In Memoriam
I now have SS Strain rotifers! FINALLY! THEY ARE FREAKIN' TINY! I think I may have just obtained the magic bullet for the GBG, Leptacanthus and Mandarin larvae!
If any private marine breeder in the Chicago area would like to get set up with them over the next couple months once the cultures get going, PM me. I realize how hard these are to find (took me 6 months)...I'd normally divulge my sources but not sure if these guys WANT the publicity, so I'll just say thanks again to two anonymous parties who helped out (if they'd like to come on board the thread and take a bow, by all means guys, you deserve it).
I'm NOT looking to make money on this (if I had only picked up Rotifers my starter cultures were around $80 with shipping, it's ALL in the shipping, the person who sold them to me was VERY generous to help out). I really don't have the time to ship stuff much, so if you're in driving distance of Chicago and want a small starter culture once mine are established PM me and we'll work out the details...all I ask in return is that if my cultures crash you help me get back on my feet and that if you pass them along you don't SELL THEM but freely give them to folks in need (pay it forward, right?) and the new recipients should follow the same rules...they are not for sale, only to be freely given.
It'll be good to have these around in the hands of some experienced rotifer folk in the area. I may give order of preference to folks who have more immediate need (i.e. if you're only breeding clownfish you're at the back of the line if someone else is breeding things like watchmans or the planktonic cardinalfish).
This offer only stands until I decide otherwise, and only as extra rotifers become available. I DO put a lot of time into my cultures and have invested a lot, so down the line I may have to sell starter cultures of the various live foods I work with locally to help support my hobby...but for now, free starter cultures of SS - Strain in the Chicago area, as they are available.
FWIW,
Matt
If any private marine breeder in the Chicago area would like to get set up with them over the next couple months once the cultures get going, PM me. I realize how hard these are to find (took me 6 months)...I'd normally divulge my sources but not sure if these guys WANT the publicity, so I'll just say thanks again to two anonymous parties who helped out (if they'd like to come on board the thread and take a bow, by all means guys, you deserve it).
I'm NOT looking to make money on this (if I had only picked up Rotifers my starter cultures were around $80 with shipping, it's ALL in the shipping, the person who sold them to me was VERY generous to help out). I really don't have the time to ship stuff much, so if you're in driving distance of Chicago and want a small starter culture once mine are established PM me and we'll work out the details...all I ask in return is that if my cultures crash you help me get back on my feet and that if you pass them along you don't SELL THEM but freely give them to folks in need (pay it forward, right?) and the new recipients should follow the same rules...they are not for sale, only to be freely given.
It'll be good to have these around in the hands of some experienced rotifer folk in the area. I may give order of preference to folks who have more immediate need (i.e. if you're only breeding clownfish you're at the back of the line if someone else is breeding things like watchmans or the planktonic cardinalfish).
This offer only stands until I decide otherwise, and only as extra rotifers become available. I DO put a lot of time into my cultures and have invested a lot, so down the line I may have to sell starter cultures of the various live foods I work with locally to help support my hobby...but for now, free starter cultures of SS - Strain in the Chicago area, as they are available.
FWIW,
Matt
I wouldn't fear hurting the people that gave them to you, rotifer cultures crash quite often as most have found 
Put me on the list if such a list emerges 
but founf this:
