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Daphnia & Copepod, cycled culture, guaranteed

Item #1483138203

Current Auction Time: Sat May 18 01:23:12 2024

		Final:	$26.00		First Bid	$25.00
		Time left	00:00		# of Bids	1 (bid history)
		Started	Dec 28 2016 - 04:50:03 PM		Location	Veneta OR 87982 United States
		Ended	Dec 30 2016 - 04:50:03 PM Auction Closed
		Seller	Food (356/360)
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		High Bidder	Vadish (763/764)
		Payment	Money Orders/Cashiers Check, PayPal
		Shipping	Will Ship to United States Only Seller Pays Shipping,

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Description

This is a�2 liter soda bottle�that has been running for several weeks prior to shipment - a cycled mini culture.� This isn't an auction for thousands of daphnia, but a 'cycled' culture.� It sounds good starting with thousands.� However,�did you know at high densities, such as placing thousands in a bag for shipment, they�revert from having live young to laying eggs?��Also, is it wise to place thousands of unimmunized humans into a sealed bag for several days?� For a pond, thousands�are great, but for an aquarium/bucket culture, start with something healthy and productive.� Actually, it matters little how many you start with, as daphnia multiply so quickly, by the time the new culture cycles its harvestable.��My point - start with something healthy & productive.
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This is daphnia pulex, the most common daphnia in the world. �They are large enough to feed an adult angelfish.� I culture pulex as they are the most reliable and prolific.� I like pulex as they do well at high densities, much better than daphnia magna. This mini-culture will also contain copepods, which don't require any attention.
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�Transitioning daphnia to different water�is a time when you risk loosing them.� When you receive the culture,� pull out a few daphnia, place in your�water, and see if they transition over 24 hours.� If they don't�transition you still have this mini-culture to continue�harvesting from, and if they do�use this mini culture as your backup.�
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When you receive�the�culture�all you need to do is put a florescent light on it, and its the light energy that feeds algae & bacteria the daphnia feed upon.��This mini-culture will happily live for�years, serving as your first dose of daphnia, and then as a backup. �


Please view my daphnia culturing video on my Facebook page.� It is a bit 'all over the place', but it shows what you are receiving, and offers a few pointers.��I have kept daphnia for years, and cultured many different ways.��How do I recommend you start a culture?� What would I do?
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Being a 10 gallon is common, and a decent sized small culture, lets start with it.� Take these steps:
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1)��Fill the tank with the water from a healthy tank that hasn't had a medication in a very long time, and hasn't had a water change�in several weeks.
2)��Siphon the bottom of the healthy tank, and collect enough mulm to lightly powder the culture tank bottom.
3)� Add a few pond snails.�
4)��Add a live plant.� I find frogbit, salvania, anacaris, and duckweed�are good varieties.�
5)� Create a small mound of natural gravel.��
6)� Add an airstone with a faint stream of bubbles.
7)� Add a�strong�florescent light for at least 18 hours.
8)� Keep between 60 and 75 degrees.� My cultures are on the lower side in the winter, and higher in summer months.�
9)� If you use nicely aged water you can add daphnia immediately.� If tap water was recently added, depending where you live,�let�cycle for�up to a couple weeks before adding daphnia.�
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If you are new to daphnia don't heat or feed the culture until you have some success.� The florescent light provides energy to the culture, so it doesn't need to be fed.�
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This is an easy�strain I culture both outside and in my garage under florescent light.� I have had�a two liter bottle, as my backup, going for�one year.� It sits in a�garage window that receives�filtered morning�light.�
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My Paypal email is the same used on Aquabid.
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My culture page:� White Worm Man:� https://www.facebook.com/White-Worm-Man-158732174581574/
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DOA: I will replace culture once at no charge.�

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Bid History:

Bidders		Bid Time		Bid		Comments
Vadish (763/764)		Dec 30 2016 - 10:06:55 AM		$26.00		BUY IT NOW

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