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Large Daphnia-Scud-Ditritus-Cyclops-Planaria. FS

Item #1331146806

Current Auction Time: Thu May 2 01:12:05 2024

		Final:	$36.00		First Bid	$35.00
		Time left	00:00		# of Bids	1 (bid history)
		Started	Mar 5 2012 - 01:00:06 PM		Location	Veneta OR 97487 United States
		Ended	Mar 7 2012 - 01:00:06 PM Auction Closed
		Seller	Fishyy (199/203)
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		High Bidder	Batch (37/37)
		Payment	Money Orders/Cashiers Check, PayPal
		Shipping	Will Ship to United States Only Seller Pays Shipping, See Item Description

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Description

DAPHNIA & CRITTER-SOUP
There are two primary cultures I use�this one and white worms. White worms I use for breeding and this one for general uses. My primary objective is harvesting mostly daphnia, but over the years of culturing daphnia I�ve had a few organisms make their way into my daphnia cultures that also get fed to my fish. I scoop out a net full of food once or twice a week and dump that into my tanks. Yes, I only feed my fish once or twice a week because all these critters live in the tank until eaten, and even clean the tank until eaten. Some of these also make great fry food by being on the smaller side, or multiplying in your fry tank where the fry eat the baby fish food.


Auction This auction comes in a small and large size with this being the large. You receive roughly 1000 daphnia sifted through a net to remove old daphnia, a dozen scuds, the other organisms that are in my tank, sprigs of aquatic plant, and snails. It�s hard to ensure I see some of the critters such as planaria, but I make sure to take water from near the surface and glass to ensure I grab those critters. Even if you don�t see them they are likely in the bag as microscopic young or eggs.

If you are new to daphnia, or had a hard time starting an indoor culture, I suggest the smaller size. Dumping thousands of stressed daphnia into a fish-tank isn�t a great way to start an indoor culture. Starting an indoor culture simply takes giving your tank water and culture several weeks to find its happy place.

Guarantee Live delivery of all cultures is guaranteed. If you are unsuccessful at starting the culture, within one month, I will replace it if you pay shipping.

Payment & Shipping Paypal: imreallybetween@yahoo.com
Shipping included in auction price. Shipped USPS Priority(small box). Heat packs aren�t used so be home to receive the package for safest delivery. A ship date is provided so you�ll have a good idea when the package will arrive at your home(2 to 3 days).



CULTURING

I�m going to discuss culturing �daphnia� as that�s what I�m most after, and the rest are simply a bonus.

Daphnia have a reputation as being difficult but that is primarily due to one reason. Daphnia are extremely touchy about substances like chlorine that come from our tap water. Only use water from an existing fish tank that needs a water change. Let the nasty stuff from a water change settle to the bottom and pour off the rest into your daphnia tank. Tap water is okay but it needs to be aged two to four weeks. Tap water also contains little food for the daphnia, so starting a culture in old fish tank water safer.

Simply start with a modest amount of daphnia into a tank with old tank water. Allow the daphnia, snails, and water chemistry find their happy place for a few weeks.

A 10 gallon tank or larger: It would contain a heater set to an average temperature. It would have a layer or two of gravel.

Objects to cling on: The scuds need something to cling to. I use live plants and driftwood. I�ve never used plastic plants but would assume they work just as good. I include a plant sprig with the auction.

Pond snails: Snails are optional, but they are useful because their poop contains bacteria for the daphnia, they eat particles of food too large for the daphnia, and help in removing dead daphnia and scuds. The snails I use don�t bother live plants.

A pump: This is optional, but is useful in keeping scum off the surface. The surface scum reduces the air exchange between the water and air. If your water doesn�t get scummy there is no need to use it. You want air coming out of an airstone very softly as too vigorously will kill the daphnia. I don�t use a pump, and if I see some surface scum I pull it off by dropping a paper-towel onto the surface and removing.

A light: This is optional and only used if you are using live plants. I�d recommend the light even if not using live plants to promote algae growth for a more balanced water chemistry.

Maintenance: A culture needs the bottom vacuumed every month or two. Vacuum it like a regular fish tank. Use water from an existing tank you did a water change on. Let the yucky stuff settle to the bottom and pour off the water into your culture.

Feeding: These daphnia magna are larger and can be fed a variety of foods that the smaller varieties can�t as they are filter feeders. Even if they can�t eat some of the larger particles the scuds and snails make short work of the leftovers. You can feed them green water, vegetable baby foods, brewers yeast, wheat flour, bran, old fishtank water. For the scuds I add a daily pinch of flake food. When starting a culture be careful as it�s easy to overfeed it.

Haresting: Run a fish net through your culture and dip that mass directly into your fish tank. It doesn�t matter how much you feed as both daphnia and scuds will happily-live in the fish tank until unhappily-eaten.

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Bid History:

Bidders		Bid Time		Bid		Comments
Batch (37/37)		Mar 7 2012 - 12:31:53 PM		$36.00

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