Great video - well filmed and easy to follow. Yes - but currently about 80% of my live food is mosquito larvae all summer from 2 pots on back deck. I have had 2 white worm cultures for several months but one has crashed and the other is slow to produce so I don't feed from it often - haven't got that system down yet. I have a small blackworm culture that produces slow but steady and my fish love them. I have 2 daphnia cultures that I'm just starting to pull from - very fun! Oh and I have scuds too. Live food is a really fun part of the hobby for me.
You can find daphnia in practically any natural body of water. I found mine in a puddle on an ATV trail, all you need to do is collect a water sample from that spot and most likely you'll see daphnia. Also, if your main tank has greenwater, use it for your daphnia culture when you do a water change, it's already perfectly established water and it'll feed them beautifully!
Brought a bottle of water home from a local forest one day when I spotted my favorite plant- duckweed! I took 10 and decided if they die they die. Well its been almost 2 years and my duckweed collection has taken many ill advised turns but they prevail! But the real surprise was these little bugs that started swimming in my jar 😅 looked them up and they're a local daphnia! I now have them and some rogue bloodworms in my tank with a few snails 🖤
Brilliant video thank you, I have 4 tanks & feed mostly live food of all types it costs me a fortune every week I was thinking about breeding my own I have some Dafnia & also fresh yeast going to do a jar today 😊 thanks for the tips
this was such an informative video, ive just spent the past 30 mins trying to find information about changing the water of daphnia tanks but very few places have that info, really happy you even elaborated on the molting :) speaks to your experience and thoroughness. subscribed! thank you for sharing!
I have white worms, scud, snails, and daphnia for my pea puffers! But my daphnia just arent producing much, I think maybe a restart would be good. Thanks!
When you say you should rinse the water that the daphnia are in before giving them to fish, what do you mean? I understand that you want to avoid putting yeast in your tank, I’m just not sure how you avoid it. Thanks!
Something I do is wait to pull daphnias until water is clear from food being mostly eaten. Then I pull 25% of water along with daphnias through a coffee filter during a water change. Feed the daphnias to fish and add yeast with 25% water addition. I hope others reply for more ideas.
I take the Daphnia from this container with big pipette and then pour everything through dense sieve. This way you get Daphnia on your sieve and you can rinse it with clean water.
What happens if you put daphnia in a shrimp (neocaridina) only tank. Do the shrimp manage to catch them? I know the shrimp swim sometimes, but most of the time they graze and eat stuff that doesn't move.
@AquascapingCube I started mine 6 months ago.. the container is outside and only water change in 6 months has been when it's raining.. it's now winter here with overnight temperature lows in single digit centigrade... they are still thriving.. I'm feeding them yeast twice a week exactly how you showed it... I'm guessing different strains of daphnia may have slightly different requirements..
Do you culture any live foods at home? If yes - what kind?
I'll try with mosquito larvae.
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Great video - well filmed and easy to follow. Yes - but currently about 80% of my live food is mosquito larvae all summer from 2 pots on back deck. I have had 2 white worm cultures for several months but one has crashed and the other is slow to produce so I don't feed from it often - haven't got that system down yet. I have a small blackworm culture that produces slow but steady and my fish love them. I have 2 daphnia cultures that I'm just starting to pull from - very fun! Oh and I have scuds too. Live food is a really fun part of the hobby for me.
I grow sea monkeys
Using daphnia from past 3 years without crashing ❤
Wow, that is impressive! Good job!
I thought culturing live foods was going to be complicated but this video was very straightforward and easy. Thanks!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Most straightforward ✅
Thanks!
You can find daphnia in practically any natural body of water. I found mine in a puddle on an ATV trail, all you need to do is collect a water sample from that spot and most likely you'll see daphnia.
Also, if your main tank has greenwater, use it for your daphnia culture when you do a water change, it's already perfectly established water and it'll feed them beautifully!
Excellent video!
Thank you very much!
I want to grow daphnia as pets
Brought a bottle of water home from a local forest one day when I spotted my favorite plant- duckweed! I took 10 and decided if they die they die. Well its been almost 2 years and my duckweed collection has taken many ill advised turns but they prevail! But the real surprise was these little bugs that started swimming in my jar 😅 looked them up and they're a local daphnia! I now have them and some rogue bloodworms in my tank with a few snails 🖤
Haha, great story! Sounds like very natural and healthy ecosystem.
Thank you! I think I will try this :D 🤩
Great! 👍🏻 Have fun!
Brilliant video thank you, I have 4 tanks & feed mostly live food of all types it costs me a fortune every week I was thinking about breeding my own I have some Dafnia & also fresh yeast going to do a jar today 😊 thanks for the tips
Thank you! That is awesome, go for it!
Thanks for sharing this info. You make it sound so easy to do. I hope to try soon 😊 I usually buy now and again for treat for fish
No problem! I'm glad you liked it! Sure, just try this - it really is that easy :)
this was such an informative video, ive just spent the past 30 mins trying to find information about changing the water of daphnia tanks but very few places have that info, really happy you even elaborated on the molting :) speaks to your experience and thoroughness. subscribed! thank you for sharing!
Fantastic, thank you and welcome :) Glad it was helpful!
Very nice video. Thank you
Glad you liked it
Cool! It really looks easy…
It is! :D
Nice 👍🏻
Thank you! Cheers!
I have white worms, scud, snails, and daphnia for my pea puffers! But my daphnia just arent producing much, I think maybe a restart would be good. Thanks!
Wow, Sounds great! Thanks for sharing!
When you say you should rinse the water that the daphnia are in before giving them to fish, what do you mean? I understand that you want to avoid putting yeast in your tank, I’m just not sure how you avoid it. Thanks!
Something I do is wait to pull daphnias until water is clear from food being mostly eaten. Then I pull 25% of water along with daphnias through a coffee filter during a water change. Feed the daphnias to fish and add yeast with 25% water addition. I hope others reply for more ideas.
I take the Daphnia from this container with big pipette and then pour everything through dense sieve. This way you get Daphnia on your sieve and you can rinse it with clean water.
What happens if you put daphnia in a shrimp (neocaridina) only tank. Do the shrimp manage to catch them? I know the shrimp swim sometimes, but most of the time they graze and eat stuff that doesn't move.
No, that shouldn't be able catch them. Shrimp will eat dead daphnia and will definitely go for their molts, but that is it.
can you add spirulina powder?
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Can you re-fill water with tap water straight away ? or keep it overnight to get rid of chlorine before use?
Add conditioner
I keep mine outside in buckets under a tree year round. I don't feed them or do water changes.
Do they not need a filter for oxygen? There are no plants so don't they need a filter
Can i use fish food?
I don't really know. But I think it might pollute water to quickly. Yeast is just super cheap and easy to use.
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All my wild daphnia are dying. maybe it is too hot.
Yes, it's very possible. In high temperatures their reproductive capacity really goes down and entire colony might just die.
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Water changes aren't really required.. specially every 2 days..
Maybe, but I have much better results and stability with them. When I was testing with no water changes, my colony was half the size at best :/
@AquascapingCube I started mine 6 months ago.. the container is outside and only water change in 6 months has been when it's raining.. it's now winter here with overnight temperature lows in single digit centigrade... they are still thriving.. I'm feeding them yeast twice a week exactly how you showed it... I'm guessing different strains of daphnia may have slightly different requirements..
Yeah, actually, doing so removes some of the nutrients and planktonic creatures for the daphnia.