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RUSSIAN RED DAPHNIA Outdoor bucket cultured.

Item #1543732209

Current Auction Time: Fri May 10 00:51:18 2024

		Final:	$13.00		First Bid	$13.00
		Time left	00:00		# of Bids	1 (bid history)
		Started	Nov 30 2018 - 12:30:14 AM		Location	Veneta OR 87982 United States
		Ended	Dec 2 2018 - 12:30:09 AM Auction Closed
		Seller	Food (354/358)
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		High Bidder	Nicoleah (6/6)
		Payment	Money Orders/Cashiers Check, PayPal
		Shipping	Will Ship to United States Only Buyer Pays Fixed Amount,

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Description

PRICE & PAYMENT:

$13(culture) + $8(shipping)= $21 total.
Make payment with Paypal at: ryanthehut@gmail.com
Please don't request an invoice unless vital to you.


AUCTION:

100 Russian reds from outdoor, unheated, 20 gallon tubs. This is a large daphnia the size of a small pea. Even though larger than other species of daphnia it is just as easy to culture.

Daphnia ship well year round. Cultures can be started into the 40's.

FYI: You can keep what I send you as a functioning & productive culture. Being I ship priority mail, without a weight restriction, I send 2 liters of culture water. I also feed it prior to shipment. So if you retain most of the water, it will support a dozen or two daphnia for several weeks, without needing to be fed. Simply net out most of the daphnia, place them into a small quantity of the water I sent, and transition to their new home. Keep the water that remains, along with a dozen daphnia, and place under strong fluorescent light or on a windowsill. If your primary cultures fail to take you can keep picking daphnia from your mini culture.

FYI: I can include additional daphnia upon request. However, unless you are stocking a pond that has predators in it, you only need a couple daphnia per gallon to get started. The amount I send is enough to start dozens of cultures. Extra daphnia during shipping diminishes the seeding capability of the water and causes them to do an increasingly amount of damage to themselves.

The image is a culture identical the one these daphnia these come from.


IMPORTANT CULTURING ASPECTS

There are hundreds of species of freshwater daphnia and few people truly know what species they have. Many strains, even when labeled with the same name, are likely significantly different. One daphnia may prefer hard water while another prefers softer water. For best results match up water chemistry and culturing method with the source. Below are details important for a successful startup.

Water: My water is middle of the road in hardness and pH.

Temperature: Outdoor culture temperatures fluctuates with the weather. Check my local forecast(zip: 97487) and match up when our temperatures are similar. Outdoor temperatures don't need to be exact because the culture temperatures fluctuate naturally, but getting in that range is the aim.

Lighting: Place your culture where it receives a lot of diffused sunlight. Keep in mind, the more direct sunlight it receives, the hotter the water gets, and the faster it warms. Bright light is good, but not when it overly impacts the culture.

Feeding: I feed primarily boiled fish tank mulm, cucumber, green water, banana peel, and bugs.

FYI: Some foods straight feed the daphnia, others decay and emit bacteria, and many do both. Tossing a fly into your culture may sound crazy, but if you consider the bacteria it emits as it decays, its a great source of food.


HOW TO START A CULTURE

Daphnia are notorious for total crashes while transitioning to new water. Once you have them established in your water they are much more resilient. I highly recommend, in addition to your main culture, you start a few tiny cultures - each with water from a different source. If your primary doesn't take one of the small cultures should.

FYI: I find it easier to start a small culture than something large. When I obtain a new strain, in addition to my primary culture, I start several cultures in one gallon milk jugs with the top cut off. Those can be placed under fluorescent light, or a place it where it receives bright diffused light. Use this to your advantage by starting off with as many cultures possible, each with water from a different source, and one of them should take.

​ Outdoor cultures require only a bucket, water, and food. ​To start an outdoor culture fill up your container, add a layer of aquarium mulm, and place your bucket where it receives bright indirect light. If you started with aquarium water it should age about two weeks, and if using tap water age up to one month. A small piece of cucumber and strip of banana peel is also helpful.​

FYI: What is mulm? It's the organic debris that collects on the bottom of a tank. In an aquarium it's unwanted because it causes bacteria related issues, but in a daphnia culture that bacteria is food.

FYI: There are many things you can feed to daphnia - most of it works. I like to feed basic foods as the cultures are more stable. Keep in mind, when people start to make feeding daphnia sound like a science, a cucumber slice is just as effective.

FYI: ​It only takes a few daphnia to start a daphnia culture. One dozen for any outdoor culture is plenty. If you add more you set up nitrate issues. Being daphnia are so productive, if you add additional, they create population booms. As those first generations grow, they grow faster than the bacteria can keep up. ​


GUARANTEE:

If DOA I will send a replacement at no cost. If DOA message me and I will get another in the mail.

Distance isn't a factor in shipping - as they will be on a plane. The time a package is vulnerable is when its out for delivery to your home. If the package is exposed to the elements it's likely to perish. It's critical the box not be left in your mailbox. Have somebody home that is prepared to greet your mail carrier.


FACEBOOK PAGE: WHITE WORM MAN

I keep a Facebook page dedicated to culturing. Check in the Photos & Notes section for my pictures & articles. Start at the pinned post.

Facebook page:
White Worm Man
Link: https://www.facebook.com/WhiteWormMan/

I also sell aquarium themed t-shirts. Check my other auctions or the pinned post on my Facebook page.

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Bid History:

Bidders		Bid Time		Bid		Comments
Nicoleah (6/6)		Nov 30 2018 - 02:22:53 PM		$13.00		BUY IT NOW

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