Re: NANFA-- Keeping wild daphina

Bill Flowers (bloomin_at_indy.net)
Thu, 17 Jul 2003 22:17:26 -0500

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The Daphnia that I have tend to "bloom" in the spring and slowly die
down in the summer. I am keeping them in 2 plastic barrels and feeding
one with number one baby food, usually carrots or sweet potatoes. The
orange coloring makes them stick out. Every winter these barrels freeze
solid and in the spring the Daphnia come back.
I may try what Moon suggested and add some miracle grow to one of the
cultures.

Bill

Thomas L. McLean wrote:

>Bill Flowers:
>
>I noted from your post that you have keep a batch of wild daphnia for a
>while. Mine all disappeared. Now all I have are mosquito larva. They work
>well but I would like to keep a bucket of daphnia.
>
>The bucket is plastic from Office Mart; 20 in D, 16 in H, 20 gal. The water
>is from the fiver and green. A white net is just visible at 6 in depth. At
>the moment I don't add or remove any thing except the larva. I have Dr.
>Hoff's book and am wondering if I should be adding micro-algae or
>fertilizer.
>
>What can you tell me?
>
>Thanks for your time
>
>Tom McLean
>Near Portland, OR
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