Glad you enjoyed it! That's my goal for this series. There's a lot of videos out there but most of it is convoluted. I just want to make it approachable! Thanks for hanging out!
I love having rotifers on hand. I've been thawing my frozen food in rotifers! I found reef nutrition's instructions were to keep the rotifers going for fry and to keep max available. I've started harvesting 90% of my culture and gives me few days before I need to harvest again. But I'm still new, learning along with you!
Yeah, I think once you get the basics down it's a feel kinda thing. I'm just following instructions to a T right now. Just trying to learn as best I can so it's one less thing to worry about when the eggs happen. It's been very eye opening!
@@BahamaLlamaCoral yeah I wasn’t planning on breeding the clownfish at all but once they start laying eggs routinely my wife got super into the idea of raising baby clowns and I feel it will be a great learning experience for my daughter. I’ll keep you updated :)
This video couldn't have come at a better time! I'm starting up a cinnamon clown breeding tank and the whole rotifers have been the most confusing part.
Hope it's a little more clear for ya! I'll be honest, I'm probably gonna have to make 1 final wrap video with everything I've learned at the end of all this. Good luck with your cinnamons!
About to start my rotifer and triger pods culture so I remembered this video Remi did and only notice today that Bernie was there sitting in the tank at 0:50 LOL. Great video by the way.
I’ve been in the hobby for 4 years now and I’ve had all kinds of fish and coral, but clown breeding really seems to fascinate me. I just got a new pair of nearly naked clowns too. I hope they breed someday 😊
My tips Buy a food grade bucket from home depot the white one not the Orange one. Probably harmless but it's only 2 extra bucks. Also if you don't think it'll upset your corals to much slowly drop your salinity a little maybe 1.23
So does this make you a millionaire?? At least in rotifers? 😜 Also, so funny you sneaked in that Bernie meme at 0:51! 😂 Hopefully I'm not the only one who caught that haha
It would be difficult to keep them in the refugium. You can always supplement the tank but I don't think it would be an effective way to grow a culture.
@@BahamaLlamaCoral Ahh bummer, I'll be starting up my first reef in about a month or so. After it's been up and running for a year or two I'm gonna try my hand at breeding clowns myself, thanks for the series mate 👍
I dont expect you to respond given how many months you posted the video but how come the pump doesn’t put all of your culture into the HOB filter? Does the salinity need to be 1.03?
I kept the culture around 1.013ish. Rotifers are pretty resilient and can actually be kept at a variety of salinity levels. The HOB filter will not harm the culture and the floss that they offer has plenty of space for the rots to get through.
@@BahamaLlamaCoral thank you for taking the time to reply, it’s much appreciated and wasn’t expected. You have great content as always and hopefully I can start raising my clown babies too
Hey Remy, love your channel. If you're craving Thai food or sushi come check out Zen Thai in Crestwood. We've got a reef tank at the restaurant that has breeding clown fish. Im following this series and will attempt to raise my clown babies as well. Cheers!
@@rich81090 They are a bit too small for those guys. They'll still be beneficial for the overall reef tank but not a good primary food source for fish. Sucks because they are easy to culture!
What questions do you have? I did see a couple from a previous comment so I'll answer those. The idea is that you purchase a bag of rotifers and as long as you take care of the water, keep them fed & harvest them so they don't overpopulate the bucket you could have them in perpetuity. They will reproduce on their own if the environment is correct.
I was going to dislike this video even tho i liked it because you teased us with that secret. Then you showed that hottie Rachel and then made some sexy times jokes AND TOTALLY REDEEMED YOURSELF.
@@BahamaLlamaCoral no pieces to pick up, great video! Made me wanna culture rots to feed my reef. I dont have clowns on account they are demons, all power to those with leather hands tho.
So.. I seen a few rotifer culture videos....
This is the shortest and yet the most comprehensive one I've seen.
Good show...
Glad you enjoyed it! That's my goal for this series. There's a lot of videos out there but most of it is convoluted. I just want to make it approachable! Thanks for hanging out!
@@BahamaLlamaCoral Your content is speaking for itself so... Thank you!
Perfect man came at the perfect time gonna start mine tomorrow
Let me know how it goes!
I love having rotifers on hand. I've been thawing my frozen food in rotifers! I found reef nutrition's instructions were to keep the rotifers going for fry and to keep max available. I've started harvesting 90% of my culture and gives me few days before I need to harvest again. But I'm still new, learning along with you!
Yeah, I think once you get the basics down it's a feel kinda thing. I'm just following instructions to a T right now. Just trying to learn as best I can so it's one less thing to worry about when the eggs happen. It's been very eye opening!
Great work. Probably the best small guy reef channel on UA-cam!
Thank you!
This video couldn’t have come at a better time I got my clownfish breeder pack from reed mariculture two days ago lol! Awesome vid man thanks!
Lets GO!! Keep me posted on your clowns! There are a couple other reefers in our community doing this too.
@@BahamaLlamaCoral yeah I wasn’t planning on breeding the clownfish at all but once they start laying eggs routinely my wife got super into the idea of raising baby clowns and I feel it will be a great learning experience for my daughter. I’ll keep you updated :)
Great Video
This video couldn't have come at a better time! I'm starting up a cinnamon clown breeding tank and the whole rotifers have been the most confusing part.
Hope it's a little more clear for ya! I'll be honest, I'm probably gonna have to make 1 final wrap video with everything I've learned at the end of all this. Good luck with your cinnamons!
@@BahamaLlamaCoral What do you think the clownfish breeding process has cost?
Good luck with “the clutching” my good man - come on guys don’t leave us hanging too long!!
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Been waiting on this vid
About to start my rotifer and triger pods culture so I remembered this video Remi did and only notice today that Bernie was there sitting in the tank at 0:50 LOL. Great video by the way.
Cheers Remy loving the small update videos ! Looking forward to seeing more!!
Glad you like them! More to come!
Good luck on the rotifers! And yay! Corals at OSA again! 🎉🎉
Yes! Thank you!
Would you like a spawning pair? Cuts down on the waiting time....
I would love that! I'm not ready for another pair at the moment but might be interested in the near future.
8:17 is a very flattering shot of Remi
Thanks for the inadvertent (and kinda awkward) alexa trigger!
Love it!
What a great 📹 !!!!! Great content as always !!!!! 🥰🥰🥰🥰
Thanks Ben!
7:31
i dont need rotifers right now but I'll have this video pop up in my mind when i do.
I'm thinking I'lll need to do a wrap video at the end of this whole process to refine some of these noob mistakes.
I wondered about that HOB filter that you posted in IG. Now it makes sense.
It's a dream! It seems like the typical culture gets gunky, fast...this hasn't done that yet! I think the HOB is doing a great job.
Love the ending :)
Nice Bernie plug!
LOL - he slipped in from a previous video....oops!
Try bumping the temp up in the clowns tank a little bit, could get them to spawn
I keep forgetting to bump it - gonna do that today! Thank you!
I’ve been in the hobby for 4 years now and I’ve had all kinds of fish and coral, but clown breeding really seems to fascinate me. I just got a new pair of nearly naked clowns too. I hope they breed someday 😊
It's fascinating to me because it's possible at a hobbyist level with "minimal" gear. I love exploring these new (to me) facets of the hobby.
My tips
Buy a food grade bucket from home depot the white one not the Orange one. Probably harmless but it's only 2 extra bucks.
Also if you don't think it'll upset your corals to much slowly drop your salinity a little maybe 1.23
Very helpful video, I have always wanted to breed clownfish so this is great.
Hoping that each one of these vids will be useful in the future!
BABIES!!! Looking good! Now time for those clowns to get busy LOL
Lmao!!! Sexy time! I'm watching this at work, and the lady in my office is dying right now!
Did it trigger any Echo in the area? lol.
awesome video. i liked it. i have some large ocellaris less than a year old? maybe? how do i know when clownfishes are ready to mate & reproduce?
So does this make you a millionaire?? At least in rotifers? 😜
Also, so funny you sneaked in that Bernie meme at 0:51! 😂 Hopefully I'm not the only one who caught that haha
Yeah, he slipped in with that clip from a previous video...when that meme was relevant, lol. His 15 min is up. 😂
@@BahamaLlamaCoral ahh, but never let that meme die 🥲 it needs AT LEAST 15 years of fame 🤣
You made my Alexa play music for "sexy time" haha.
Sorry!!! 😬 😆
Same!! LOL!
Dude... intro music at his best
There you are! Thank you so much! I very much enjoyed this track too.
Saw your post on insta, came here.
Welcome! Thanks for stopping by!
Very cool video and lots of information. How long will the rotifers live in the bucket? Or indefinitely with proper care ad feeding?
The 20% harvest happens everyday so it's just a continuous loop.
Culturing live rotifers are good for reef tanks in general.
Definitely learning this!! I have a feeling my tanks have been enjoying the live rots.
Miiight be a dumb question but since you brought it up are rotifers something I could get to reproduce in my refugium?
It would be difficult to keep them in the refugium. You can always supplement the tank but I don't think it would be an effective way to grow a culture.
@@BahamaLlamaCoral Ahh bummer, I'll be starting up my first reef in about a month or so. After it's been up and running for a year or two I'm gonna try my hand at breeding clowns myself, thanks for the series mate 👍
I dont expect you to respond given how many months you posted the video but how come the pump doesn’t put all of your culture into the HOB filter? Does the salinity need to be 1.03?
I kept the culture around 1.013ish. Rotifers are pretty resilient and can actually be kept at a variety of salinity levels. The HOB filter will not harm the culture and the floss that they offer has plenty of space for the rots to get through.
@@BahamaLlamaCoral thank you for taking the time to reply, it’s much appreciated and wasn’t expected. You have great content as always and hopefully I can start raising my clown babies too
My clowns laid eggs when I increased the feeding when I was dealing with dinos. Maybe the increased daily calories might help 🤷🏻♀️
I am going to give them a lunch too...and raise the temp a bit. Get them fat and happy. 😃
@@BahamaLlamaCoral surely it will encourage them!! 😅😁
I accidentally started a rotifer culture in the back yard with old tank water . In cold weather too.
Maybe phytoplankton culture, not a rotifer culture
@@EpicNinjas100 was ID as rotifers under magnification 👍🏻
Remy, are u using spawn aid? That helps according to Robert King’s clownfish
Didn't know that existed! Thank you - researching now.
Thanks for making these videos I’ve never seen this and would be a good thing to learn for the future and thanks for shearing this
My pleasure!
With success, what will you do with all those clownfish?
Hopefully you'll grab a pair! Honestly, if I have a ton I'll probably disperse in our community here in St. Louis. Maybe sell to LFS?
Where did you Get the pump
Reef Nutrition
Can I do that for freshwater too?
I think so. I don't know about this particular species but there are freshwater rots.
Would you be willing to ship a weeping willow frag to Nashville if I pay for it all
I truly just don't have any available. Of the 4 frags I made a couple weeks ago...they are all spoken for.
Bahama Llama Coral dang will you be making any frags soon if so could I get one of those
I bred 1000s clowns for 5 yrs. Feel free to contact me w any questions. Doesn’t look like much has changed other than the bucket filters.
I have so many questions always. lol. Can you be on call? 😂
@@BahamaLlamaCoral sure! But I’m out of clown game, and now focusing on zoas.
How much did all this cost? (I mean the rotifer cultures and everything)
About $100ish.
Hey Remy, love your channel. If you're craving Thai food or sushi come check out Zen Thai in Crestwood. We've got a reef tank at the restaurant that has breeding clown fish. Im following this series and will attempt to raise my clown babies as well. Cheers!
We will have to check it out! Pad Thai Chicken is my go-to!
the bag of rotifers. how long they last. how often do you have to buy a bag of them how long does ur bucket full last ????
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Lol you turned on my Alexa at the end of your video
Did she play sexytime music? 😆
She played something it was like 3:30 am and my wife thought I turned it on and yelled at me she said I was crazy And I was going to wake the kids up
@@brittybaby Crap!! Sorry... 😐
What size micron sieve should I use to filter the algae out but let’s rotifers through? I’d like to filter algae out and then collect rotifers.
Good question. I'm running into that now. I'll let you know if I find out.
why not set them in the sunlight so the algae grows ?
Auntie Remy? lmao
Auntie just rolls off the tongue better. 😂
Would these be beneficial just for your tank even if your not breeding?
Yes! When I harvested each day, the rotifers would go into all my tanks!
@@BahamaLlamaCoralare they too small for mandarins and copper bands?
@@rich81090 They are a bit too small for those guys. They'll still be beneficial for the overall reef tank but not a good primary food source for fish. Sucks because they are easy to culture!
informative. but too many unanswered questions
What questions do you have? I did see a couple from a previous comment so I'll answer those. The idea is that you purchase a bag of rotifers and as long as you take care of the water, keep them fed & harvest them so they don't overpopulate the bucket you could have them in perpetuity. They will reproduce on their own if the environment is correct.
What micron is the sieve?
41 - It's good for catching rotifers but I kinda want a larger sieve to filter out the other sediments when doing a water change.
Heater?
None. Water temp is around 70.
Why is your salinity 1.013 ? Thanks
Rotifers need a lower salinity. You can ramp them up over time.
1 millions rice grains or pasta? haha
DANG IT! Didn't think about that! Good point my friend, good point!
Damn I'm early
Early bird gets the rotifer. 😂
…Did anybody else’s Alexa start playing sexy time music??
First
GOT IT!
I was going to dislike this video even tho i liked it because you teased us with that secret. Then you showed that hottie Rachel and then made some sexy times jokes AND TOTALLY REDEEMED YOURSELF.
LOL. Sorry about that! I will always try and pick up the pieces toward the end of every video 😆
@@BahamaLlamaCoral no pieces to pick up, great video! Made me wanna culture rots to feed my reef. I dont have clowns on account they are demons, all power to those with leather hands tho.
@@chaseaaronthomasify I've heard they can be vicious - I've never been bit by mine but I think it's only a matter of time.
My Alexa played something completely different. When you said that?...