Do sps eat live Rotifers?

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I’ve been thinking of culturing live Phytoplankton Along with live Rotifers? I read that most sps don’t benifit from phytoplankton but I cant find much info on wether or not they benifit from live Rotifers. Do sps eat Rotifers? I’m just wondering what people think and Is it worth the effort ??
 

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I’ve been thinking of culturing live Phytoplankton Along with live Rotifers? I read that most sps don’t benifit from phytoplankton but I cant find much info on wether or not they benifit from live Rotifers. Do sps eat Rotifers? I’m just wondering what people think and Is it worth the effort ??
I would think they do, but I'm not sure. @Tomoko Schum may be able to help answer that if they are around.
 

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My sps never looked better than when I used to add rots to the tank. I had clown babies at the time, so rots were plentiful. I will not culture them for sps only, too much hassle. Get nanno3600 from reedmariculture not to waste even more time on phyto.
 

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Even if they capture them, are you sure that the energy to capture is not more than what they get? There is a lot of debate about all of this.
 

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I do not think they capture them. I spent some time looking :). I do believe that live rots contribute to greater biodiversity one way or the other.
 

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