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Russian Red daphnia 1400

Item #1396208888

Current Auction Time: Thu May 16 12:30:16 2024

		Final:	$8.00 (reserve price met)		First Bid	$8.00
		Time left	00:00		# of Bids	1 (bid history)
		Started	Mar 23 2014 - 02:48:09 PM		Location	Riverton UT 84065 United States
		Ended	Mar 30 2014 - 02:48:08 PM Auction Closed
		Seller	Swordtails1 (443/447)
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		High Bidder	Rachel1 (90/90)
		Payment	Money Orders/Cashiers Check, See Item Description, PayPal
		Shipping	Will Ship to Continental United States Only Buyer Pays Actual Shipping Cost, See Item Description

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Description

You are bidding on fourteen hundred (1400) Planktonic crustaceans (Daphnia magna??). Daphnia culture (magna ??) along with green water and rice flour and instructions. The daphnia will number at least 1400 and will be shipped by Priority mail for $13.00 This is a culture I have had for over 2 years and I was told it is from an original culture taken from the Moscow Zoo aligator pond in the 60's. It has some adaptations to survive in adverse water conditions in the hobby all those years. They like but do not require the green water and will do just fine on the whole rice flour. On established cultures I feed a little crushed flake food each day (available in bulk from us). They will also do well on yeast. I typically have an airline bubbling and some snails with no heater. A functioning culture has detrius decaying and apparantly producing bacteria and infusoria for the new-borns. They can live down to freezing -- but at reduced vigor. Shipping temperatures are not a problem as long as it is under 90F. Daphnia are small, planktonic crustaceans, between 0.2 and 5 mm in length. Daphnia are members of the order Cladocera, and are one of the several small aquatic crustaceans commonly called water fleas. The pictures of the are of the strain we sell . The Russian Reds are usually red in color and my previous investigations into Brine Shrimp indicates that the red color is indicative of an increased amount of hemoglobin. I was told -- but don't ask me to prove it -- that these guys have been distributed through the hobby since the 1960's when they were originally collected from the aligator pond at the Moscow Zoo -- thus the name. Perhaps this strain is like the legendary Yeti or the real life Sherpas of the Himalayas -- naturally selected or adapted for a low-oxygen environment -- I wonder how a Sherpa would do in a marathon race?? If you type into a browser: 'daphnia on dime' or 'daphnia on bowl' you should be able to view videos of our daphnia. The water of some of my established cultures appears reddish. In interviews of some of my friends that have crashed the cultures the common denominator is a boom before the crash -- keep some low-level safety cultures going for insurance -- don't have all of your culture risked in boom culturing for more food. Feeding daily rather than in mass feedings every week or few days is less risky. The green water is not required but helps get a culture going. Black dots in the daphia are eggs which indicates that the conditions are adverse -- they normally reproduce asexually (all females). Shipping Info We usually ship out on Monday and Tuesday. Shipping cost is $13.00, priority mail (medium flat-rate box). Live arrival guaranteed only with Express mail, FedX next day or air cargo (Southwest). For non-alive-arrival claims a picture of the fish in the unopened bag within 72 hours is required (remember that the guarantee is for Express mail, FedX next day or air cargo only). None of the shipping companies has meaningful insurance -- only the shipping cost will be reimbursed on a successful claim -- if you try to push the issue the likely result will be that they will flag your destination area to not receive shipped animals. Most people want Priority Mail which is not guaranteed for live arrival or for a delivery time but is usually successful without heat packs when your local temperatures remain between 60F and 90F for 72 hours after the date we agree to mail them -- so pay attention to your local weather. In the case of daphnia/moina/plants the only issues are to avoid freezing and cooking -- so don't worry about shipping temp in the winter as long as they are not left outside. For any questions, to negotiate shipping, and other quantities or combinations, email Rhonda at whatever email address Ebay sets up for this ad. All fish and live food are sold as is, you will receive 2 bags of daphnia and 1 bag of green water.

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Bid History:

Bidders		Bid Time		Bid		Comments
Rachel1 (90/90)		Mar 23 2014 - 05:32:52 PM		$8.00

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