RE: [Killietalk] moina, Japanese daphnia

[Chris <cgraseck at optonline_net>]

Maybe I was a bit too negative in my previous post George, but do you
think you could get away without bbs if you didn't have the
*Ceriodaphnia*.  I've done *Rivulus cylindraceus* and *Rivulus agilae*
on size sorted Grindel worms alone, but I think they would have grown
more quickly if their bellies were kept full of bbs.  There are
certainly workarounds with respect to using bbs but I don't think there
is anything that I would really call better. There has been a lot of
talk about how difficult it is to hatch bbs.  As many others have
stated, I think it's a matter of being in the habit of harvesting and
resetting cultures.  It is work but it really doesn't take that long.
Having that cup full of orange bbs to feed all of your tanks with is
worth the effort for me.

Cheers,
Chris
Rye NY 

-----Original Message-----
From: killietalk-bounces+cgraseck=optonline_net at aka.org
[mailto:killietalk-bounces+cgraseck=optonline_net at aka.org] On Behalf Of
George W. Davis
Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 9:59 AM
To: killifish discussion list
Subject: Re: [Killietalk] moina, Japanese daphnia

    I raise magna, pulex, moina, and ceriodaphnia in cut off 2 liter
bottles.
They are mainly fed on green water from a tank with gold fish to keep
things green.  The pulex and moina are the most prolific for me, while
the cerio are a struggle to get a good culture.  I have had the pulex
going
for 6 or 7 years, the magna for 4 years, and the moina for three.  I
think
the key to success is having many cultures, as they do crash.  Easily
restarted from other cultures.
    I have not used BBS for years, still have the cans in the freezer.
The
smallest fry get green water and cerio.  The moina cultures generally
have
tiny little critters in them as well.  Lately I have been keeping
snails in the
fry containers, and have been feeding microworms.  Figure the snails
will
eat any dead worms, though my worms stay alive for days in water.
    Yes Bro. Paul, it is being done.

                                                            George

Wilmington, DE







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