Paper coffee filter to strain rotifers?

[ThePurple12]

Can I use paper coffee filters to strain rotifers to feed my new clownfish fry? I see no problem with this, but just double checking.

 

[Lasse]

Use the no chlorine bleached filters (or unbleached filters) and it should not be a problem - IMO

Sincerely Lasse

 

[KrisReef]

I agree with @Lasse.
One other caution, these filters are not reusable; the coffee tastes horrible, ime.

(Good luck with the babies!) :)

 

[ThRoewer]

A paper coffee filter works if you are in a pinch, but a permanent coffee filter like this one might be better.
However, if you plan to breed more batches of clownfish, I would suggest investing in a strainer meant for straining out rotifers and pod nauplii l like Reed Mariculture's zooplankton harvest sieve

 

[vetteguy53081]

Ingenious thought but be careful what you use as saltwater reacts with most everything

 

[ThRoewer]

Ingenious thought but be careful what you use as saltwater reacts with most everything

I used paper coffee filters and plankton nets in the 80s to strain rotifers, simply because I couldn't find a proper strainer (no internet back then!). They definitely work.
I was thrilled when I discovered at a local home goods store the permanent coffee filters which were the closest to a proper strainer I could find for decades.
But these days you can do better and get a purpose-built rotifer strainer.

 

[ThePurple12]

A paper coffee filter works if you are in a pinch, but a permanent coffee filter like this one might be better.
However, if you plan to breed more batches of clownfish, I would suggest investing in a strainer meant for straining out rotifers and pod nauplii l like Reed Mariculture's zooplankton harvest sieve

I actually have that one exactly! Thanks.