Archive for April, 2010
Earth Day 2010
Earth Day 2010 This year marks the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, a day set aside to observe, recognize and respect the importance of the natural world. Those of us who enjoy the saltwater aquarium hobby, by our very nature, may already be inclined to respect the ocean and her bounty, but there is still an [...]
Rotifer Batch Cultures
Rotifer Batch Cultures Culturing rotifers with a batch culture technique is akin to a manufacturing process. Instead of focusing on creating a stable environment to keep a relatively low-density culture thriving over a long period of time, the objective of a batch-produced culture is to maximize the yield of the culture over a short period [...]
Rotifer Cultures: Continuous Rotifer Culture and Production
Rotifer Cultures: Continuous Rotifer Culture and Production There are two popular methods of culturing rotifers—continuous culturing and batch culturing. Each method has its own pros and cons, but the next two posts should help you decide which method is right for you. The focus of this article is to describe the process of continuously [...]
Equipment Needed to Culture Saltwater Rotifers
The first step to culturing saltwater rotifers at home is to obtain a starter culture. If you can’t find a hobbyist (or breeder) growing rotifers locally, you can find them online—just type ‘rotifer cultures’ or ‘live rotifers’ into the GOOGLE search bar on the bottom left margin of this page, and you’ll find a number of [...]
Culturing Saltwater Rotifers–Introduction
Over the next several posts, I plan to lay out a rough framework for how I culture live rotifers. I feed the rotifers (and phytoplankton) to my display tank every few days–and I also will use them as a first food if I am lucky enough to have my clowns spawn again. Culturing rotifers is [...]
