- Rotifers are small (100-300 micron) zooplankton that exist in freshwater, brackish, and marine environments.
- Rotifers feed on microalgae and are consumed by a wide variety of fish, shellfish, corals, and other filter feeding organism.
- Rotifers are used extensively in aquaculture and aquariums because of their super high reproductive rates (doubling or better every 24 hours).
- Under optimal conditions a rotifer culture will double in volume every day.
- The life span of a marine rotifer is 7 to 12 days.
- They have very high metabolisms and empty their guts and need to eat every 4 hours.
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