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Old 09-22-2012, 04:38 PM
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from: FAO Manual on the Production and Use of Live Food for Aquaculture
http://www.fao.org/docrep/003/W3732E/W3732E00.HTM

culturing algae (phytoplankton) needs care as cultures are prone to crashing. Cultures crash due to contamination with other organisms, inappropriate conditions, age/crowding.

TO manage crashes, culture phytoplankton from small containers in continuous production, upgrading to larger containers (but restarting smaller seed cultures along the way).

algae culture set up:


Use the phytoplankton to sustain rotifer cultures, it's what they eat, and it's what gives them nutritional value for larval fish.
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