Listen to EmilyB, there will be many more clutches for you to grow out. I know its hard, and EmilyB will attest I'm sure to the same feeling when you first start seeing the clutches "you want to do it now"
That being said, unless you get your first culture of rotifers from
www.instant-algae.com or some similar company you will be unable to use your first batch of rotifers to feed your newly hatched babies. The densities are far to weak and you need them to start reproducing. Ask Chad, his culture is very stable but it does take a few weeks.
As for the rock movement, if thats what they are laying on, that's what you need to move. In my experience its very difficult to get them to hatch on a tile or flower pot after they have started to lay regularly, so introduce something now.
As for growing phyto, those great setup's you see with the 5 - two litre pop bottles are great but its a PITA, contamination, crashes, etc. You can get a 60 mL nannochlorpsis that would last you about 3 months. Check with
www.instant-algae.com for some of the details on rotifer cultures as well.
All the best.
Wendell
02-13-2004, 02:11 AM
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