Best Products or Breakthroughs for 2009

[Morgman]

That is an easy one for me, it is Wow what an amazing product. This algae blend is an absolute godsend. It makes raising rots much easier with less work. I'd rather be working with larvae then trying to get my rots in peak condition. My rots number have doubled even tripled with the same work as before. Next time you need to order algae try giving Rotigrow Plus a try. You will not be disappointed. Happy New Year MOFIBs.












--Morgan

["Umm, fish?"]

I second that. A great product.

["Umm, fish?"]

I thought of a few more that made my year:

Nutramar Ova: Instrumental in getting my harlequin filefish interested in frozen foods.

Liquid T-Iso starters: Way, way easier to start than from disks.

Oyster Feast: I'm buying this stuff by the quart now. Great food for corals and my Hippocampus comes took it as a first food.

[JimWelsh]

[rsman]

[David M]

Hmm... best thing that happened for me this year was divorce Related though, it means I have a LOT more time to dedicate to aquaculture

Oh and I second the hippocampus "first food" question, hard to imagine an obligate carnivore fry taking something that doesn't move as food I'm gonna assume you meant first "transitional" food ?

[Zooid]

["Umm, fish?"]

[JimWelsh]

I've got to say I can't clearly see them snicking in the video, but I'll take your word for it. Nice big Amphipod makes a cameo appearance! This is very interesting that you got them to take non-live food. I'll definitely be checking it out.

["Umm, fish?"]

Yeah, the amphipod is on the outside of the kreisel.

The problem with OF is that it is a light gray in their system, so it doesn't show up clearly like BBS does. Maybe add some food coloring or something. Here's a photo, though:

[Zooid]

["Umm, fish?"]

I do, but the problem is that OF is of a size distribution that some of it can be used by the bacteria as a direct food source. I had a talk with Gresham about it.

[jadeguppy]

Where do you guys buy the Reed Mariculture's Rotigrow Plus and Oyster feast? I see a link to information about Rotigrow, but can't find a site with an actual price. Do you think mandarine or firefish will take to oyster feast?

[Zooid]

We buy it from a local fish store that is a vendor for Reed. Just ask your store to order it in for you.

["Umm, fish?"]

Or, I think you can call Reed's directly. It's not on their website.

[KathyL]

For Roti-grow, call or email them. It's the same price as rotifer diet. I just got some yesterday. Interesting color. Why can't it be used for greenwater?

["Umm, fish?"]

The oils are great in the rot tanks but in larval tanks the oils can make a scum on the water surface.

[Zooid]

[D3monic]

I was forced to use OF with Mandarin larvae when my rot culture crashed. It seemed like it got a few by but the water was quickly polluted and I started having bacteria issues. This was with my old Kreisel design though so it may actually work if you have decent water excange.

["Umm, fish?"]

That was my deal, too. I got all these seahorse babies and hadn't gotten the rots going yet. I tried it with a larger mesh size for water exchange with the parent tank water. That was a mistake as the bacteria got in quicker. But it might be different with a dedicated larval system and cleaner water.

Gale: I think it might be a problem if the oils are not consumed fast enough and become rancid.