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cultivating daphnia indoors
how to start up a moina culture
moina is one of the smallest of the daphnia species , things to consider when kepping daphnia 1. type of container and volume of water , 2. type of lighting if needed, 3, type of filter or aeration if needed. 4. / types of food to feed, The method I use with great success Is to use 35 l. plastic drums easy to maintain and move about in the fish room when needed, I fill up drum / container with old fish tank water I add some powdered bakers yeast to water and mix into a liquid and pour into drum into water go slightly cloudy then add 30 to50 Daphnia after about 4 days of water will go clear then add more yeast and repeat approximately every 4 days it can take 3 or 4 weeks to get well established , I don't use any form of aeration after 3 or 4 weeks water will start to smell so need to do water changes my daphnia receive natural daylight through window water temperature 68f which seem to suit them well,
Daphnia populations can crash at any time usually by overcrowding or overfeeding
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how to start up a moina culture
moina is one of the smallest of the daphnia species , things to consider when kepping daphnia 1. type of container and volume of water , 2. type of lighting if needed, 3, type of filter or aeration if needed. 4. / types of food to feed, The method I use with great success Is to use 35 l. plastic drums easy to maintain and move about in the fish room when needed, I fill up drum / container with old fish tank water I add some powdered bakers yeast to water and mix into a liquid and pour into drum into water go slightly cloudy then add 30 to50 Daphnia after about 4 days of water will go clear then add more yeast and repeat approximately every 4 days it can take 3 or 4 weeks to get well established , I don't use any form of aeration after 3 or 4 weeks water will start to smell so need to do water changes my daphnia receive natural daylight through window water temperature 68f which seem to suit them well,
Daphnia populations can crash at any time usually by overcrowding or overfeeding
