HummingBird Posted July 21, 2006 Report Share Posted July 21, 2006 First of all, can I just say hi again to those of you who remember me and hello for the first time to those who don't. I used to frequent these forums quite a bit but I started studying this year and had to cut down on the number of tanks I had & the amount of time I spent on these forums. But the good(?) news is that I'm back, if only intermittantly. I'm down to only one tank now, a 3ft with a bunch of a swordtails and bristlenose. Quite a reduction from my peak of 7 tanks. But my reason for posting is, as you may have guessed from the title, that I'd like some Daphnia. Through neglect the population that I used to have died a few months ago and although frozen bloodworms are great, the fish don't seem to get as excited over them as they do Daphnia and a little more variation in food never hurt anyways. So if you've got some Daphnia I could have, or pay for (?) and preferably you're in the Auckland area (I've never tried shipping daphnia but would be willing to give it a go at my cost if you're game) instant message me, or reply here and I'll be eternally grateful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted July 21, 2006 Report Share Posted July 21, 2006 Welcome back Eric. Alan 104 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted July 21, 2006 Report Share Posted July 21, 2006 Welcome back Eric. Sorry I can't help you with the daphnia as I am a bit far away and they don't travel well. Also, it is winter and my daphnia population has died off (I know this cos the water in the container has gone bright green ). More will come back when the weather warms up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke* Posted July 22, 2006 Report Share Posted July 22, 2006 I'm really looking forward to Summer aye when the daphnia populations will explode. My LFS told me they do better in Winter because more 02 in the water, well the 2ft tank outside looked dead and understandably with temps below zero, not sure how the white cloud mountain minnows would have gone if I left them outside like the LFS suggested would be fine either. Miraculously today I pumped that tank out and netted the contents, I was thrilled to find heaps of very small baby daphnia! Brought inside with me and the fan heater now we'll see what happens. Then maybe I'll have enough to sell to HummingBird. Caryl - they will come back because in cold, low 02, or over populated conditions they reproduce sexually (as opposed to asexually which is normal) and lay eggs. So that must've been what happened with mine, then when it rained the eggs hatched. Clever - like brine shrimp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HummingBird Posted July 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2006 Cool to hear that you've still got some Luke, if you don't like the idea of having rotting stuff inside you can feed them yeast (after you've activated it with sugar/warm water etc). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberfin Posted July 24, 2006 Report Share Posted July 24, 2006 Quite a reduction from my peak of 7 tanks. Know that you are in our thoughts and prayers during this tragic time of loss. I can't help on the Daphnia question, sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimsum Posted July 26, 2006 Report Share Posted July 26, 2006 I have daphnia, but I'm in Wellington. The little guys grow/reproduce at what looks like 1/4 the rate of summer. Gave them some green water but after a week still green, guess they're gone into a less active, less hungry state Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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