Culture Journal, Species: Oithona colcarva

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JimWelsh
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Culture Journal, Species: Oithona colcarva - Monday, June 3, 2013 2:43 AM
Culturing Journal DataSheet
This first post should be updated regularly to include new information as events take place or changes are made to your system

General
Species:  Oithona colcarva
Species description:  Tiny marine cyclopoid copepod
Culture source (link if possible):  Kind gift from Eric Cassiano, and his colleagues at Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory
If algae, CCMP # (Optional):  N/A
http://ccmp.bigelow.edu/
Culture Establishment Date:  6/1/2013
Continuation Date: 

Culturing Vessel Details
Salinity:  Arrived at 35 PPT (1.026 SG)
Temperature:   Upper 70s F
pH:  Not measured

Vessel description: 1000 mL Erlenmeyer flasks, at first.
Lighting description:  N/A  Ambient fish room light.
Lighting cycle:  N/A  Ambient fish room cycle.
Aeration description:  Very light.  One bubble per second or so, from a rigid airline.

Methodologies
Split methodology:

Culture medium description: 
ASW at 35 PPT.

Cell count:
Unknown.

Reference links:   http://risingtideconserva...aquaculture-lab_7.html


Additional Information
Notes: 
This copepod arrived in a co-culture together with a rotifer in the genus Colurella.  The Oithona were shipped as nauplii.  I will attempt to isolate a culture of the Oithona once they have grown to adult size, in approximately a week or so.


KathyL
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Re:Culture Journal, Species: Oithona colcarva - Tuesday, July 1, 2014 7:18 PM
Jim, do you have any of this culture left?
check out Kathy's Clowns, llc website:
http://kathysclowns.com
Captive bred clownfish and more
(Wholesale to the trade.)