Microfood culture: phytoplanktons, Rotifers, ciliates, Artemia, and copepods - Page 7

aomont · 09/18/2006, 12:14 AM

Just to keep some threads linked to this stick, here are some going around now.

Substitute rotifers for clowns

rotifers feedings

Greenwater Techniques vs. Selcon Enrichment of Rotifers for larval rearing

Anderson.

jake levi · 10/15/2006, 05:23 AM

So who has calanoid copepod culures to sell/swap ?

IrisundUdo · 10/19/2006, 03:25 PM

Hello, some here now Moina salina? Moina salina is good to breed Seahorses an other larvae

IrisundUdo · 10/19/2006, 03:32 PM

and more

GreshamH · 10/19/2006, 05:17 PM

Nice

please post more about your set-up, I'd love to hear about this (from looking at that last pic

)

aomont · 10/19/2006, 08:45 PM

How small is this species ?
Anderson.

IrisundUdo · 10/20/2006, 12:31 PM

Hello

i feed the Cultur with Spriulina Flakes, omega one marin Flakes, DT Phytoplankton Premium, Nanochloris Salina. The best way is, when are bentic copepods with moina in the same Tank.
The Size from adult are 3 -4 mm and the female are bigger then the male. I Cultur the moina at 35% salinity

redcray · 10/21/2006, 07:19 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by IrisundUdo
Hello i feed the Cultur with Spriulina Flakes, omega one marin Flakes, DT Phytoplankton Premium, Nanochloris Salina. The best way is, when are bentic copepods with moina in the same Tank.
The Size from adult are 3 -4 mm and the female are bigger then the male. I Cultur the moina at 35% salinity

Iris,
Does Moina salina produce resting eggs? And can they be co-cultured with Tigger Pods (Tigriopus californicus)?

IrisundUdo · 10/22/2006, 04:25 AM

Hello Matt, i dont now if they produce resting eggs i never look at this. I cant test moina with Tiger Pods we dont have these copepods in Germany

GreshamH · 10/23/2006, 10:34 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by IrisundUdo
we dont have these copepods in Germany

That can be arranged. PM me and we'll go from there

IrisundUdo · 10/23/2006, 11:04 AM

Your PM Box is full

GreshamH · 10/23/2006, 11:30 AM

shoot, sorry

try now

Phyto · 10/23/2006, 11:37 AM

killer thread!

spawner · 10/23/2006, 01:39 PM

You know of all the people in the world, Germans are by far the most advanced on harp copepod taxonomy. Figured you would have plenty of sources for them around.

Drake1 · 12/02/2006, 11:23 AM

i was planning on culturing DT's and feeding it to my fuge/main tank. I am curious if this gives you algae blooms in the tank since that what it is. sorry if this is the wrong forum but this is the only real thread on cultures
thanks jeff

aomont · 01/30/2007, 11:20 AM

Is it possible to culture mysis successfully on dry food ? Is it cheaper or artemia nauplii is still the best way to go ?

Anderson.

IslandCrow · 01/30/2007, 11:15 PM

I don't think you can culture DT's. It's actually a blend of three different types of phyto (Nano, Iso and Tetra I believe). The way I understand it, people were doing just that, so they changed their formula to keep people from using theirs as a starter culture to make their own. That last may just be an urban legend, though.

Luis A M · 01/31/2007, 09:50 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by aomont
Is it possible to culture mysis successfully on dry food ? Is it cheaper or artemia nauplii is still the best way to go ?

Anderson.

I donÂ´t think so,though IÂ´ve never tried

Travis L. Stevens · 01/31/2007, 10:00 AM

No, it is multiple phytoplankton. One will outcompete the others until you have a single strain. Dt's contains Nannochloropsis oculata, Phaeodactylum tricornutum, and Chlorella. I have a fellow COMAS member that ended up with (most likely) the P. tricornutum

Kmiec123 · 01/31/2007, 03:19 PM

He's askin' about mysis not Phytoplankton, where did the DT's come from?

I myself never tried.

Travis L. Stevens · 01/31/2007, 03:30 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Kmiec123
He's askin' about mysis not Phytoplankton, where did the DT's come from? I myself never tried.

My reply was to this statement

Quote:

Originally posted by IslandCrow
I don't think you can culture DT's. It's actually a blend of three different types of phyto (Nano, Iso and Tetra I believe). The way I understand it, people were doing just that, so they changed their formula to keep people from using theirs as a starter culture to make their own. That last may just be an urban legend, though.

Luis A M just snuck in a post before I got to post mine, or I would have quoted IslandCrow

Kmiec123 · 01/31/2007, 03:32 PM

oooo' I c.

ok

aomont · 02/01/2007, 10:08 PM

Thaks Luis,
Have read an article where it was tried but was unsuccessfull. But itÂ´s not recent though...
Anderson.

daddyyankee · 04/13/2007, 07:00 AM

I'm still a newbie. I don't know if this was already answered, but how can you tell if you currently have copepods in a tank?

Travis L. Stevens · 04/13/2007, 08:06 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by daddyyankee
I'm still a newbie. I don't know if this was already answered, but how can you tell if you currently have copepods in a tank?

You look for them at night with a red lense flashlight

Most likely if you have live rock in your tank, then you have copepods.

09/18/2006, 12:14 AM	#151
aomont Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Posts: 410	Just to keep some threads linked to this stick, here are some going around now. Substitute rotifers for clowns rotifers feedings Greenwater Techniques vs. Selcon Enrichment of Rotifers for larval rearing Anderson. __________________ "Posso não saber de nada mas suspeito de muita coisa..."

10/15/2006, 05:23 AM	#152
jake levi Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: North Central Michigan Posts: 543	So who has calanoid copepod culures to sell/swap ? __________________ Jake We are all in this together Current Tank Info: reef tanks oriented towards pairs of reef fish

10/19/2006, 03:25 PM	#153
IrisundUdo Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 15	Hello, some here now Moina salina? Moina salina is good to breed Seahorses an other larvae __________________ Gruss Udo und Iris

10/19/2006, 03:32 PM	#154
IrisundUdo Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 15	and more __________________ Gruss Udo und Iris

10/19/2006, 05:17 PM	#155
GreshamH Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: SF Bay Area, CA Posts: 9,474	Nice please post more about your set-up, I'd love to hear about this (from looking at that last pic ) __________________ Gresham _______________________________ Feeding your reef...one polyp at a time

10/19/2006, 08:45 PM	#156
aomont Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Posts: 410	How small is this species ? Anderson. __________________ "Posso não saber de nada mas suspeito de muita coisa..."

10/20/2006, 12:31 PM	#157
IrisundUdo Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 15	Hello i feed the Cultur with Spriulina Flakes, omega one marin Flakes, DT Phytoplankton Premium, Nanochloris Salina. The best way is, when are bentic copepods with moina in the same Tank. The Size from adult are 3 -4 mm and the female are bigger then the male. I Cultur the moina at 35% salinity __________________ Gruss Udo und Iris

10/22/2006, 04:25 AM	#159
IrisundUdo Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 15	Hello Matt, i dont now if they produce resting eggs i never look at this. I cant test moina with Tiger Pods we dont have these copepods in Germany __________________ Gruss Udo und Iris

10/23/2006, 11:04 AM	#161
IrisundUdo Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 15	Your PM Box is full __________________ Gruss Udo und Iris

10/23/2006, 11:30 AM	#162
GreshamH Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: SF Bay Area, CA Posts: 9,474	shoot, sorry try now __________________ Gresham _______________________________ Feeding your reef...one polyp at a time

10/23/2006, 11:37 AM	#163
Phyto Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: STL area Posts: 281	killer thread!

10/23/2006, 01:39 PM	#164
spawner Reefer Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: FL EAST COAST Posts: 517	You know of all the people in the world, Germans are by far the most advanced on harp copepod taxonomy. Figured you would have plenty of sources for them around. __________________ Andy "If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?" Albert Einstein

12/02/2006, 11:23 AM	#165
Drake1 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: lakeville,mn Posts: 530	i was planning on culturing DT's and feeding it to my fuge/main tank. I am curious if this gives you algae blooms in the tank since that what it is. sorry if this is the wrong forum but this is the only real thread on cultures thanks jeff

01/30/2007, 11:20 AM	#166
aomont Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Posts: 410	Is it possible to culture mysis successfully on dry food ? Is it cheaper or artemia nauplii is still the best way to go ? Anderson. __________________ "Posso não saber de nada mas suspeito de muita coisa..."

01/30/2007, 11:15 PM	#167
IslandCrow Reef Monkey Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Rockledge, Fl Posts: 5,759	I don't think you can culture DT's. It's actually a blend of three different types of phyto (Nano, Iso and Tetra I believe). The way I understand it, people were doing just that, so they changed their formula to keep people from using theirs as a starter culture to make their own. That last may just be an urban legend, though. __________________ All opinions in the above message should be taken with 35 ppt salt. -Mike C. Current Tank Info: I have a reef screen saver on my phone, does that count?

01/31/2007, 10:00 AM	#169
Travis L. Stevens Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Perry, OK Posts: 13,946	No, it is multiple phytoplankton. One will outcompete the others until you have a single strain. Dt's contains Nannochloropsis oculata, Phaeodactylum tricornutum, and Chlorella. I have a fellow COMAS member that ended up with (most likely) the P. tricornutum __________________ Travis Stevens Current Tank Info: Restarting 28g Bowfront

01/31/2007, 03:19 PM	#170
Kmiec123 Actual CMAS Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: NW Side Chicago Posts: 2,743 Blog Entries: 1	He's askin' about mysis not Phytoplankton, where did the DT's come from? I myself never tried. __________________ Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground. Current Tank Info: All-Glass 120 Gal #12348 W/ Dual overflow 48x24x24. Dual 400w MH with VHO atintic. Rod's sump design with old Euro reef skimmer Wife's tank 55 Gal w/cylone Bio-filter #cy194 w/ Sendra 3500 on Skimmer. Korella's for flow.

01/31/2007, 03:32 PM	#172
Kmiec123 Actual CMAS Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: NW Side Chicago Posts: 2,743 Blog Entries: 1	oooo' I c. ok __________________ Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground. Current Tank Info: All-Glass 120 Gal #12348 W/ Dual overflow 48x24x24. Dual 400w MH with VHO atintic. Rod's sump design with old Euro reef skimmer Wife's tank 55 Gal w/cylone Bio-filter #cy194 w/ Sendra 3500 on Skimmer. Korella's for flow.

02/01/2007, 10:08 PM	#173
aomont Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Posts: 410	Thaks Luis, Have read an article where it was tried but was unsuccessfull. But itÂ´s not recent though... Anderson. __________________ "Posso não saber de nada mas suspeito de muita coisa..."

04/13/2007, 07:00 AM	#174
daddyyankee Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 40	copepods ? I'm still a newbie. I don't know if this was already answered, but how can you tell if you currently have copepods in a tank?