What is rotifer culture?

Rotifers are small (50-1000 µm) zooplankton that occur in freshwater, brackish, and marine environments. Rotifers feed on microalgae and are consumed by a wide variety of fish, shellfish, corals, and other organisms.

What is the most common habitat of rotifers?

freshwater habitats
Rotifers can be found across a wide variety of freshwater habitats, from large lakes and reservoirs, to small ponds, temporary puddles, birdbaths, and even the interstitial waters within sediment layers and films of water on mosses and liverworts.

What do rotifers need to survive?

The diet of rotifers most commonly consists of dead or decomposing organic materials, as well as unicellular algae and other phytoplankton that are primary producers in aquatic communities. Such feeding habits make some rotifers primary consumers.

Is Rotifera predator?

Rotifer predators include copepods, predatory rotifers (Asplanchna) and Chaoborus. The ability of these predators to regulate planktonic rotifer com- munities has been debated.

What is rotifer floss?

Rotifer Floss is a loose weave filter that allows water to easily pass through it, but has a high surface area which the detritus sticks to. Keeping the water and tank clean from detritus (rotifer waste) is critically important in maintaining healthy, stable cultures – especially in high density systems.

What kind of water do rotifers live in?

freshwater
Although common in freshwater on all continents, some species occur in salt water or brackish water, whereas others live in damp moss or lichens. Most are free-living; some are parasitic. Most live as individuals, but a few species form colonies. Most rotifers are only 0.1 to 0.5 mm (0.004 to 0.02 inch) long.

What is rotifer Corona?

The body wall consists of a thin cuticle. Tufts of cilia at the anterior end make up the corona, which is used for feeding and locomotion. Small organisms are extracted as food from water currents created by the ciliated corona.

Do rotifers reproduce in aquariums?

If enough Copepods and Rotifers are added to your aquarium and fed regular doses of Phytoplankton, they will reproduce and create a sustainable live food source for your Fish, Corals, and other Inverts.