Eatfrenchfries Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 So my moina macrocopa cultures are doing much better than expected. Easier to setup than brine shrimp and they move similiar to copepods. No aeration, just water changes if that. A water flea that can live in brackish conditions let's it live for hours in saltwater. Gutloaded with marine phyto to bring up the nutritional content. I have a few containers with stagnant RODI water. First I harvest. Then I feed phytoplankton (Nannochloropsis/Tetraselmis) diluted to half strength with RODI once every other day.....if that. A substitute food would be yeast + sugar fermentation (few drops will suffice) + spirulna (needs to be stirred to keep in suspension). PNSB and PSB can be used as well but sparingly. If the culture crashes. Just dry it out completely. Collect the grunge and start again. The moina will come back from it. I hope to promote more reefers to do live feeding. Currently offering white worm and moina cultures for free. Location: Raleigh Hills 20230726_193450.mp4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandVib3s Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 53 minutes ago, Eatfrenchfries said: So my moina macrocopa cultures are doing much better than expected. Easier to setup than brine shrimp and they move similiar to copepods. No aeration, just water changes if that. A water flea that can live in brackish conditions let's it live for hours in saltwater. Gutloaded with marine phyto to bring up the nutritional content. I have a few containers with stagnant RODI water. First I harvest. Then I feed phytoplankton (Nannochloropsis/Tetraselmis) diluted to half strength with RODI once every other day.....if that. A substitute food would be yeast + sugar fermentation (few drops will suffice) + spirulna (needs to be stirred to keep in suspension). PNSB and PSB can be used as well but sparingly. If the culture crashes. Just dry it out completely. Collect the grunge and start again. The moina will come back from it. I hope to promote more reefers to do live feeding. Currently offering white worm and moina cultures for free. Location: Raleigh Hills 20230726_193450.mp4 Can I use these instead of rotifers for clown babies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eatfrenchfries Posted July 28, 2023 Author Share Posted July 28, 2023 @islandVib3s Negative. Moina are too large for your clown fry the first couple months. Your best bet is still L-type rotifers unless you can culture your own Isochrysis daily for Parvocalanus pods. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
half-astronaut Posted August 2, 2023 Share Posted August 2, 2023 I’m interested in both cultures and have been collecting syringes and IV tubing for you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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