The freshwater rotifer, B. calyciflorus is an ideal live food
for the first few days culture of most fish larvae because
of its numerous characteristics; small size, slow morbidity
and easy catchability by the larvae. It is also imported to
enrich this rotifer for all round best performance in the
larva. The culture of the freshwater rotifer, B. calyciflorus
can be maintained continuously in a ‘feed back’ culture
system. Many articles have been written on the
usefulness of rotifers for the raising of fish fry and how
one can expect to raise a high percentage of the
spawned fishes and end up with quality specimens from
feeding rotifers. Rotifers are also used as a conditioning
food to induce adult fish to spawn