Water Fleas

[fish48]

The Water flea or Daphnia
is a very good live food for fish. it can be collected throughout the year.however in the winter months there will be a short of supply.
I find the best time to collect it is from march to September.

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This is one of the places where I collect daphnia. by the end of June this pool of water will dry up

all you need to collect Daphnia is a fine mesh net and a bucket.

In the summer months when there are plenty of Daphnia I freeze some of it and feed to fish when in short of supply.

 

[plecostomus-mad]

is that the same stuff you find in like a water butt? i have a neighbor who has several ponds and water butts, from spring to summer there are these little things moving about, like larvae?

mark

 

[fish48]

yes its the same daphnia very in colour from gray red or green
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yes its the same daphnia very in colour from gray red or green
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[plecostomus-mad]

is it safe to feed aquarium fish if found in a pond or water butt?

 

[fish48]

is it safe to feed aquarium fish if found in a pond or water butt?

water butt yes from a pond with fish its best not

 

[plecostomus-mad]

ok thanks

 

[fish48]

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i colect from duck ponds and fish phonds or any where thers daphnia.
i dont recommend you to get them from fish ponds i have been colleten daphnia meny years
with no problems apart from a odd bug beetle worm

 

[fish48]

what you may have in your water butt may be mosquito larvae.
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[fish48]

other live foods that can be collected with daphnia
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cyclops



glass worms

 

[plecostomus-mad]

are any of the above not for aquarium fish? any harmful?

 

[fish48]

and blood worms are all good foods

 

[fish48]

are any of the above not for aquarium fish? any harmful?

when collecten live food you are taking a small risk its the water thet can be harmful.

 

[fish48]

some live foods thet are 1oo% safe

micro worm good for fry



white worms

 

[fish48]

grindal worms/ these are half the size of white worms



earthworms can be chopped up in to small pieces

all these foods are easy to culture.