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01/25/2020, 02:44 AM | #1 |
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How fast do rotifers swim?
I am starting a rotifer colony for the first time. I ordered live rotifers to get it going.
I seem to have many small slower moving critters in there, but then I also have larger ones, about the size of pods, much faster swimming ones in there. My question is ... Are they just adults or is the colony contaminated? |
02/01/2020, 10:39 AM | #2 |
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Ok, so I have done some catching of things in my culture and then microscope work.
I thought I had several things "smaller than rotifer" and "larger than rotifer". It turns out that I found only one other thing in the culture in different stages of development. I identified it as Tigriopus japonicus - copepod. Now I am still worried having those in my rotifer only culture. Is that a problem? |
02/01/2020, 10:56 AM | #3 |
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Found the answer about contamination of cultures ...
https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article.../61_4_623/_pdf |
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