Sophia Posted October 26, 2012 Report Share Posted October 26, 2012 I hatched a few rafts this way but they didn't live long or prosper oooooh a mouthful.... if you can prove who the parents are you should claim a breeding certificate and he has to keep them alive for 30 days too :sml2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted October 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2012 I hatched a few rafts this way but they didn't live long or prosper Eeek I hope these ones go well! Already done their first water change :nilly: and he has to keep them alive for 30 days too :sml2: Nope they'll be gone well before then :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted October 27, 2012 Report Share Posted October 27, 2012 got at least 3 different kinds of ostracod in there now, very exciting :happy2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted October 27, 2012 Report Share Posted October 27, 2012 how do you tell??? do you microscope them???? sounds interesting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted October 28, 2012 Report Share Posted October 28, 2012 You can see them easily. Some are 1mm big, the bigger ones are about 2-3mm. I'm definitely meaning ostracods, not copepods. Copepods are very tiny. These ones are like tiny water beetles zooming around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted October 28, 2012 Report Share Posted October 28, 2012 cool any chance of a pic without it looking like murkey water??? and here for your entertainment.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted October 28, 2012 Report Share Posted October 28, 2012 I've tried taking photos but the light reflects off the surface and you can't see anything but me peering in with a camera. They look just like that photo but teeny and teenier. Like zooming grass seeds. If I catch them when fishing for fish food I always put them back because they are too cool to be eaten and some are too big for my little fishes' mouths. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted July 5, 2013 Report Share Posted July 5, 2013 My bugtopia pond suffered the indignity of having all the plants put into plastic bags and then moving house recently. While moving the plastic inner part of the edge cracked so I took the opportunity to get a new plastic box. It's been settling in for about 3 weeks. Over winter all my bugs had died, not sure if it was just the cold or because there was a lot of blanket weed at the old place. There is still some on the plants I put back in, so I must leave a note to myself to clean it off. But what I really posted this for was to say yayyy the daphnia is alive again. We saw one on Saturday and now there are a few more. Very exciting news for minifish... :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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