Phyto/Rotifer Help

[Reefer4ever]

So I am going to give it a go at culturing phytoplankton and rotifers. I am going to culture phytoplankton to feed my tank with a clam in it and to feed the rotifers. I do not think I am going to culture rotifers just yet, but I have a couple of smore clowns that are about 7.5 months old that I plan to breed. Can the clowns, the male being an inch long and the female being 1.5 inches, eat rotifers? Can any fish, no matter how big, eat rotifers?

I was thinking of using reef nutrition's phyto-feast live as a starter culture. What do y'all think? Would I be better off going with another brand or borrowing some phytoplankton from a MAAST member? Does anybody have some rotifers I can use to use as a starter culture once I get some phytoplankton up and running?

Thanks for any help and input!

[Europhyllia]

it might be easier to culture a single type of phyto rather than a mix (the way I understand it there could be some competition between the different kinds)
Nannochloropsis is an easy one and usually easily available

[Reefer4ever]

Where can I find it? Are there any stores in San Antonio that carry this product or do I have to order it online? It would be a lot more convenient to just borrow a sample culture from someone here in town or get nannochloropsis from a LFS rather than order online because I have not ordered anything online before.

[Reefer4ever]

BUMP

Anyone?

[Europhyllia]

I actually purchased mine from Ebay but I think Ace (hobogato) used to grow some too and give it away periodically - haven't seen him post about it in awhile though.
I don't have any anymore

[BSJF]

Florida Aqua Farms is a reliable source for cultures. Online.

[tiger_eyed1]

I just orderd the "Rotifer Starter Kit - Basic" from reeds. This weekend I plan to built my growout station in the garage for rotifers and phyto. If you can get the phyto going, we can swap a harvest or exchange via $.

[tiger_eyed1]

Going on 2 weeks of having my rotifer culture going. These little buggers really eat. I'm harvesting a gallon daily and feeding my tank. You have your phyto culture going yet? We can trade a harvest. I plan to split the culture this weekend in case one crashes.

[Reefer4ever]

Hey. I'm sorry. I've been meaning to start the culture, but I never got around to doing it. I'm going to try and start the culture this weekend. Maybe if my phytoplankton is doing well, then I might contact you next weekend? Also, what do you mean "trade a harvest"?

[tiger_eyed1]

I went by Alamo today. They are checking to see if they can order a single strain culture along with some rotifer diet. I'd rather support local if I can. Surprisingly every store that I have visited says that the demand for live phyto is very low here. We need to change that.