The Easiest Live Food for Picky Nano Fish and Fry: Daphnia
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 มิ.ย. 2024
- We present to you today the mighty "Daphnia". The micro wonder invert that can do it all. Clean water, filter feed, easily breed, and are a proven viable food source for picky eaters in the aquatic world. Check out our deep dive into the tiny world of Daphnia!
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0:00 Intro
0:28 What are Daphnia
0:56 How Daphnia Feed (Part-1)
1:25 Feeding the Fish
2:48 Tank Recommendations
4:24 Filtration
5:13 Water Changes
6:55 Lighting
7:40 How Daphnia Feed (Part-2)
9:04 Outro (Recap)
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Let me know what you thought about the video down below! Huge shout out to our new videographer Frank! He is a beast! Back to Daphnia. If you are looking for a start culture, we offer them here: flipaquatics.com/products/daphnia-culture-live-food-for-nano-fish
great informational video
Hey Guys Great video! I found this vid very helpful cuz i might start a culture myself!
Thanks so much for that. I'm glad it helped and I hope you are able to breed some Daphnia at home :)
I put plants in my daphnia tank and a sponge filter on low settings. That way, i dont really have to worry about water changes. I have the daphnia for about a month and haven't had any issues.
Brilliant video thanks for all the info .
The video quality is great , loved the clarity and the different angles x
Thanks so much for that! Frank is our new video editor and does an amazing job! Really appreciate him.
Nice video, guys. Very informative. Always get excited for a new Flip video. It’s one of the first channels I started following when I started tanks last year. Never had big issues with them. Credit where credit is due. Thank you very much for everything you have shared, Rob. It helped me out a lot!
Thanks so much Shrimp Daddy :D appreciate your name and comment and kind words haha
Great video, very informative! I'm thinking of starting to breed rams so this will come in handy. God bless you brother!
God bless you too my friend! I'm glad you enjoyed the video and hopefully were able to get something out of it.
This was an awesome video! More of these please!
More to come! Thanks for the comment!
Great information & Video. Appreciated it. Thank you Sir.👏👏👏👏👏
Thanks so much for the comment! We have more of these videos coming soon
At the 8:15 mark, you say to use 1 tablespoon of the mix in RO water but didn't mention how much RO water to mix it with, and what volume of tanks this will be used for. Eg 1 tablespoon of mix in 1 litre of water with this then spread out over 60 litres of cultures.
Hope that makes sense. I've only got a small starter culture so I don't want to put a "too strong" mix into my smaller tanks. Currently have my starter culture spread across a couple of glass jars til I grow enough to start using tanks.
Great info very helpful 👍
Thanks so much! This was a fun video to make and I think will help some people which is our goal!
CONGRATS ON THE 100K SUBS!!!
Woohoo! Thanks so much. I really appreciate that :)
Rob...Great Video. I have one question. You metioned no Filtration, and gave two reasons. One was self explanatory, in that the Daphnia would get sucked into the filter, but the other left me curious. You said the flow would bother them as well. Does that mean that a straight water mover (a.k.a. Wavemaker) is also inappropriate for a setup like this?
Great video! I have killed a few cultures that I bought from Carolina Scientific. You make it sound easy. I did the aged water, tried spring water, etc., but I kept failing. I think I'll try again, thanks to your video!
Definitely give it a try with ours. They are very hardy. I hope you have a ton of success.
Flip we craving more videos
We are on a good schedule now... fingers crossed lol
Where do you get the Daphnia from in the first place
Daphnia are a great food which I utilize. They are so cool to watch as they swim. One tip I found is not to keep them with scuds because they will get eaten.
Good tip! I agree 100% . They are great and fun to watch. I call them my kids to the employees lol I made it my goal to really get them breeding and doing well.
What’s the best temp for Daphnia?
Will they eat your plants like scuds?
Thank you! Are you using daphnia magna?
I'm not sure of the type. It may be but they don't get huge so I'm not 100% sure
How do I start a Daphnia colony in 1st place?
A container like the black ones we use in the video, aged tap water, a little crushed coral to hold the pH stable and then an air stone. Add daphnia and feed some dry yeast and you're good to go :)
I tried a 60 litre (~ 15 Gal) tank half filled with tank water (so no ammonia or nitrite, low levels of nitrate) and using Spirulina/yeast powder but my starter sample (750ml/25 Fl Oz jar) seemed to lose them each day to the point where I could barely find any.
Tank was outside under an awning that would get ambient light but only direct light for about an hour.
Should I move it where it will be in more direct light for most of the day where I know the water will become green?
I know you suggested light 24/7 to really maximize breeding but due to electricity costs, would be happier with just using daylight. I know breeding will not be as quick but as long as I don't keep losing them, I'd be happy.
Thanks
Where did you get them from? If you got them from us, send us an email and we can share our food formula with you because that is probably the limiting factor!
@@LupDiesel I'm in Australia. I bought them from a local enthusiast.
The major point in all of this is FEEDING THE DAPHNIA. No one ever really shows how cloudy the water should be. It's very frustrating.
He could pass for Bob s brother
The better looking one I presume :D
Has anyone created a frozen food that combines the vitamins and health needs in our pellets and flakes with brine or krilll or daphnia that make our fish go crazy?
I guess I could resort to using the coffee bean grinder and just mashing it all up togeather into a daily frozen food?
It gets taunting keeping their needs straight🤣- AM you get Northfin Cichlid Algae pellets, Northfin Cichlid color pellets and flakes. PMs you get Bug Bites tropical granules and bug bites cichlid formula and flakes.
Except then every 5th feeding you get frozen spirulina Brine Shrimp and Daphnia.
Then every 10th feeding you get frozen tubifex worms and krill
Am I missing anything they need 🤣🤣
I just raise scuds , feed flare food to the scuds , feed the scuds to the fish...
There are a few good brands out there for frozen foods and mixes. It's been a while since I've bought frozen foods but I know Rods was a brand that specialized in mixes.