bige Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 How long do the Rotifers last? I guess you'll be ready if baby's are born. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Cob Posted November 13, 2012 Author Share Posted November 13, 2012 How long do the Rotifers last? I guess you'll be ready if baby's are born. Hey Bige, not exactly sure what you are asking. I believe a strong live culture of rotifers can last a few days in the fridge..or a couple weeks to the point that some will still be alive to get another culture going. In the culture bucket they begin to starve 2-4 hours after they run out of food which also disrupts their reproduction cycle. I have been feeding them 4ml of rotigrow every 24 hours along with a 10-20% water change daily. They can last indefinitely if you keep them fed, clean water and harvest daily. The clownfish larvae need to be fed a dense culture of live rotifers because they can only see what's in front of them. I think it will be awhile until I have babies but I wanted to atleast practice with the rotifer culture so that I feel comfortable with what I'm doing. I do not think I will keep the culture going once I run out of the thawed rotigrow in the fridge just because I feel like I'm wasting the product. I have been feeding the tanks, coral and fish with the live rotis every day and that seems to be very benefitial but I'd like a little break, lol. I think the rotigrow could last up to 4-6months at around 4ml doses daily. Not bad at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bige Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 That's what I was asking. I don't have any experience with Rotifers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Cob Posted November 13, 2012 Author Share Posted November 13, 2012 That's what I was asking. I don't have any experience with Rotifers. Cool, figured I would just ramble about them and hope that I answer your question at some point.. lol Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwilliams Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 Appreciate you keeping up with this thread, bud! Hope it all comes into fruition soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Cob Posted November 16, 2012 Author Share Posted November 16, 2012 thx, cool of you to say that' I'm very surprised that this pair is already nesting, they've only been together for a week or so. The female tore into the male the first day and that was over the very next day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SChrisEV Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 That's awesome, I look forward to seeing the progress! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mlaw Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 that is just so **** cool. I made my wife come in and watch the video. (she doesn't care about aquariums or fish in the slightest, she just humors me) and her response was "awwwww young fishy love!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Cob Posted November 17, 2012 Author Share Posted November 17, 2012 That's awesome, I look forward to seeing the progress! Thank you! that is just so **** cool. I made my wife come in and watch the video. (she doesn't care about aquariums or fish in the slightest, she just humors me) and her response was "awwwww young fishy love!" Haha.. I was thinking the other day about how I got started in this hobby... And I remembered that it was due to my wife. When we were dating she had a little 10g neon tetra tank.. I loved staring at that tank. Here are some rotifer shots.. Sent from my HTC VIVID using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Cob Posted November 17, 2012 Author Share Posted November 17, 2012 That's awesome, I look forward to seeing the progress! Thank you, it is so funny to me how simple posts like this can make everything worth posting. Lol. Appreciate the post. Sent from my HTC VIVID using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Cob Posted November 18, 2012 Author Share Posted November 18, 2012 Rotifer vid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bige Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 That's awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Cob Posted November 18, 2012 Author Share Posted November 18, 2012 THX! Just started setting up a new tank that I picked up in a trade..tank stand and light. This is a 40g breeder tank and will be for clownfish growout. In order to simplify this tank and not have to worry about another full on system with a fuge sump etc.. it will be treated as a macro tank. DSB in the back right corner and loaded with different macros and a hang on back skimmer..heater and koralia. That's it. I have one more system to set up and that's the 40g breeder divided acrylic tank. I have everything I need for it just waiting on the stand that I picked up on store credit with TT. I had them build it 40" tall to give the pairs some privacy from my 4 shorties (kids) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeK Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 Awesome!!! love reading your post. I used to breed cichlids for 15 years and now I am hooked on Ocellaris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Cob Posted November 22, 2012 Author Share Posted November 22, 2012 thx Mike, I really appreciate the comment. I thought cichlids were the best...then I discovered saltwater.. you know how that goes. Picked up the stand for the sectioned breeder tank today. Allan over at Texas Tropical did a really nice job on it. 40" tall.. and another item on store credit..lol. You should see my corals.. they are all frags now. I haven't decided if I will add another divider to the right side yet. I have one more that I picked up from regal plastics but still thinking about if I want the swim room for growout or divided for another 2 pairs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Cob Posted November 28, 2012 Author Share Posted November 28, 2012 I picked up another snowflake female in trade today. I will pair her with a black ice male that I have. Both have very nice blues and should make a nice pair. The new Snowflake female Black Ice male Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SChrisEV Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 That snowflake looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Cob Posted November 28, 2012 Author Share Posted November 28, 2012 thx, I really can't wait to get the breeder stalls completed so I can take some better shots of all the fish. The new snowflake has some nice blue markings on it. The black ice does as well but you just can't tell in these pics, maybe a little if you look at the lines between the bars. The blue shows up in the white. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faron Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 Hows this coming along? Very nice looking specimens! I seen you chopped up some nem's as well. nice avatar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Cob Posted December 2, 2012 Author Share Posted December 2, 2012 Hey Faron...thx for checking in man. I got the system wet today but still waiting for a sump. Also just got the last section in. This system really needs to get going soon... I have 6 pairs right now slammed in 2 nanos. In the end I will have two of these breeder systems. The 2nd one is in the garage while I try to decide if I want to keep it as 2 sections or mod for 4. Sent from my HTC VIVID using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Cob Posted December 3, 2012 Author Share Posted December 3, 2012 New breeder pair: Black Ice A. ocellaris X Black Ice A. ocellaris This pair is pretty big too : ) Sent from my HTC VIVID using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Cob Posted December 4, 2012 Author Share Posted December 4, 2012 Just been staring at fish waiting for equipment to get here so I can finish both breeder systems. Had a sump come in yesterday but it was cracked...bummer but a new is already on its way..and with expedited shipping. A few pics of the black ice male and female and then the snowflake and Darwin which make black ice. Sent from my HTC VIVID using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bige Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 Looks good. Plus you have like 10 nems for when all the clowns are born. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 Setup looks great! Can't wait to see all those baby clowns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Cob Posted December 5, 2012 Author Share Posted December 5, 2012 Gettin crazy... Snow Onyx pair Snow Onyx x grade A Picasso Snowflake x black ice A little two month old baby to practice with : ) Check out all of my rigged containers lol Sent from my HTC VIVID using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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