melrick1 Posted July 19, 2008 Report Share Posted July 19, 2008 we have a about 200 baby golden axolotls that have hatched and their yoak sacks are going quick. i bought a bag of daphnia and was wandering how to breed them so i dont have to travel to get some. i have put some in green water outside and put some milk in to culture the bacteria (that they eat so im told). does anyone have any other sudgestions that have worked realy well for them? thanks guys!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron-Betta Posted July 19, 2008 Report Share Posted July 19, 2008 http://www.daphnia.webplatez.com/index.html Have a read on that link, hopefully it'll steer you in the right direction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supasi Posted July 19, 2008 Report Share Posted July 19, 2008 I got mine in an old fishtank outside. They dont breed as readily at this time of year unless they have plenty of food. Mine get feed green water, which i grow in another tank that is inside with the lights on 24hrs a day. Also if you are short of green water, they can be fed yeast. Take about 1 cup of water and add half a teaspoon of yeast. stir until it makes a cloudy mixture, then gently pour into tank or container holding daphnia. You only want to add enough so that you can only just see the botton of the tank. feed again once water clears. My fish love them HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melrick1 Posted July 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2008 hey thanks guys thats realy helpful!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted July 20, 2008 Report Share Posted July 20, 2008 Dried blood is good too if you know a source Another alternative is dried sheep poo. I know some people use grass clippings. I never fed mine in a bath outside. They just grew by themselves. I occasionally threw in some dried yeast but didn't notice much difference in numbers. I seem to remember someone suggesting baby food worked well - especially one with kumara in it. I bought some but never got around to trying it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted July 20, 2008 Report Share Posted July 20, 2008 I found they went nuts on boiled spinach too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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