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Re: Daphnia, yeast, and stuff

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Subject: Re: Daphnia, yeast, and stuff
From: "David W. Ranney" <dranney at alvord_k12.ca.us>
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1998 08:51:32 -0700
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John,

How big of a container to you keep your daphnia in?

-Dave

>How's this for dead?  I was told that LFS recommends using sweet patato
>baby food as a daphnia food source, so I ran out and got some strained
>sweet potato baby food.  I mix a spooful in about 4-5 times its volume of
>water, stir, and pour into my daphnia culture until it's slightly orange.
>I have an air stone in the culture, so things are kept in suspension.  The
>daphnia love it.  Only problem is, the daphnia turn orange and if I
>slightly overdo the food, they disappear!  Of course, they reappear as the
>food is eaten.  Next, I'm going to try strained peas.

-David Ranney
-dranney at alvord_k12.ca.us
-Science Teacher, Technology Coordinator
-Wells Intermediate School
-(909) 351-9241

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