Kermit Posted November 1, 2004 Report Share Posted November 1, 2004 Hi is there anyone out there that can shuve me in the right direction????? I've got a couple of Polymuos Clowns that i want to start breeding next year and have been doing some studies on reering setups. So ok i'm pritty confident in how it all goes, but my biggest problem is locating some rotifers to start a culture. Please "O" please let there be someone out there that can help me.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lduncan Posted November 1, 2004 Report Share Posted November 1, 2004 Like with many things MAF issues. Some universities or aquaculture facilities may have access to cultures. I don't know of anyone on these boards who has tried, (or maybe they're not telling). Layton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasp Posted November 1, 2004 Report Share Posted November 1, 2004 If you drop a PM to Briananemone, I think he can put you in touch with a guy who is succesfully raising clowns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kermit Posted November 1, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2004 Tanks guys. Typical a, everythings twice as hard in NZ due to our aquaculture laws . I'll drop pm to Brinanemone, Cheers Wasp. Robert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianemone Posted November 1, 2004 Report Share Posted November 1, 2004 what type of clown is that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kermit Posted November 1, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2004 Polymous Clown (black with white strips) Have photo just got to attach it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianemone Posted November 2, 2004 Report Share Posted November 2, 2004 kermits clown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kermit Posted November 2, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2004 Cheers for that Brian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM Posted November 2, 2004 Report Share Posted November 2, 2004 Saddle back clown. Cool looking fish, they can get up to about 11-13cm There are place around NZ that have cultures. They use them mainly for seahorses and finfish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kermit Posted November 2, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2004 Gee's that big a. Every book i've looked at doesn't show them, but mind you can't say i've looked through that many books. Cheers Dude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pies Posted November 2, 2004 Report Share Posted November 2, 2004 Saddle back clown? I have seen many different saddle back clowns, and they all have a 'saddle back' patteren insted of a stripe, hence the name Pie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianemone Posted November 3, 2004 Report Share Posted November 3, 2004 saddle back of the black variety http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showt ... did=305127 good link for clowns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquagold Posted April 1, 2005 Report Share Posted April 1, 2005 Mahurangi Tech in Auckland can get you some cultures or try Cawthron Inst. If not PM and I can try from here. Good luck. Clownfishes by Joyce D. Wilkerson is a good starting book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chikan Posted April 2, 2005 Report Share Posted April 2, 2005 I know that the Bay Of Plenty Polytech In Tauranga has rotifer culture and also parent and sister algal cultures. Cawthorn Institue also has them as well, with niwa possibly might be able to help you out from one of their aquaculture facilties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquagold Posted April 2, 2005 Report Share Posted April 2, 2005 Niwa can be little closed shop. Make sure you have a good algal culture with good Oil levels, this will give you good value rotifers. Once you get it sorted it would be good to have these publicly available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chikan Posted April 3, 2005 Report Share Posted April 3, 2005 It helps also if you can feed the rotifers phytoplankton and hufas to give them a good nutritional value. You have to be careful when feeding rotifers for rearing purposes if the rotifers are not of good quality you will definately see the consequences in the quality of the young and rate of growth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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