Shetland James
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I've started to breed/culture Daphnia, and I'm looking for some advice.
I got 3 live feed pouches from my local supplier and put them in a spare fishbowl I had lying around with some tank water, some tap water and of course the water they came in. The water is usually cloudy a] because I'm feeding them yeast mix and b] because I haven't really figured out the best way to clean a bowl with Daphnia in it. So far 2 have eggs on their backs, so about 7-8 eggs from what I can make out.
I keep a light on them from about 8 when I get up to 11 when I go to bed, I've heard that more light can help them grow faster.
Anyone got any advice? (keep in mind that I live in the bloody Shetland Islands and at this time of year getting Sunlight is ridiculously hard! )
I got 3 live feed pouches from my local supplier and put them in a spare fishbowl I had lying around with some tank water, some tap water and of course the water they came in. The water is usually cloudy a] because I'm feeding them yeast mix and b] because I haven't really figured out the best way to clean a bowl with Daphnia in it. So far 2 have eggs on their backs, so about 7-8 eggs from what I can make out.
I keep a light on them from about 8 when I get up to 11 when I go to bed, I've heard that more light can help them grow faster.
Anyone got any advice? (keep in mind that I live in the bloody Shetland Islands and at this time of year getting Sunlight is ridiculously hard! )