Supplement to Rotifers for larvae

[mcmc1717]

I have a batch of Clarkii eggs that are about to hatch, I ordered rotifers right after my broodstock laid them. However, the cold weather has delayed their shipment and I am not supposed to get them until the day the eggs are expected to hatch. I need to know if copepods will work as food for the larvae since my LFS sells them.

 

[rushbattle]

I have a batch of Clarkii eggs that are about to hatch, I ordered rotifers right after my broodstock laid them. However, the cold weather has delayed their shipment and I am not supposed to get them until the day the eggs are expected to hatch. I need to know if copepods will work as food for the larvae since my LFS sells them.

Link to the copepods they have? All copepods are much better than rotifers nutritionally as well as most being more suitable overall for rearing (warmwater marine teleost) larvae. But if it is only the adults they will likely be much too big for the larvae to eat. They need to be the correct size or the larvae can't eat them, too small doesn't work and too large as well.

 

[mcmc1717]

They are tiger pods

 

[rushbattle]

They are tiger pods

Reef Nutrition Tigger Pods? I think those are only adults. You would have to culture them seperately with phyto for a month or so before there were any small copepods in the correct size range to filter out and feed.

 

[mcmc1717]

hmmmm... okay

 

[Blue Lip]

Tiger pods are too big. I use parvo and tisbe along with rotifers.

 

[JerseyClowns]

I have a batch of Clarkii eggs that are about to hatch, I ordered rotifers right after my broodstock laid them. However, the cold weather has delayed their shipment and I am not supposed to get them until the day the eggs are expected to hatch. I need to know if copepods will work as food for the larvae since my LFS sells them.

You could try Otohime A if you, but I've never had great results with using it alone.