Re: [Killietalk] Daphnia food

[George Slusarczuk <yurko at warwick_net>]

Hello Ed,

I feed freeze-dried baker's yeast, suspended in water, with good 
results. Keep excess in the refrigerator.
You probably just fed too much yeast — a light haze is all you need. 
Too much and the Daphnia all die.

Spirulina powder (from Jehmco, 800-521-6258) blended in water and added 
to just a hint of a green tinge, also works fine, as well as does 
paprika powder. I currently feed a mixture of yeast and spirulina, with 
an occasional sprinkling of paprika powder on the surface.

Subdivide your going culture and experiment.

Best,

George


On Jan 5, 2006, at 7:08 PM, BrandtEdL at aol_com wrote:

> Hi all, I received a daphnia pulex culture as a holiday gift.  There  
> were 3
> bags and I put them into different tanks.  #1 - no air, plants and  
> yeast for
> food; died.  #2 - fed to fish.  #3 - in a 5 1/2 gal tank  doing well 
> with a
> sponge filter and algae flakes - doing well.
>
> I realize there was something on this site as to alternate foods to 
> keep  the
> daphnia going without the use of green water ( which I have none ).   
> Any
> suggestions.
>
> Ed Brandt   (P.S. - this time I'll save a hard copy of any  
> information I can
> get. )
>
> Thank you, All
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