[GSAS-Member] daphnia feeding regimes?

[<haika@drizzle.com>]

I have several Daphnia cultures that I've been maintaining for almost a
year. These were wild-collected critters given to me by a co-worker who
harvested them from a vernal pond in Magnusen Park. One of them had
started to wind down so I'd been giving it green water from my goldfish
pond. I had read a bit on some website (following a circuitous path of
links) that recommended using sweet potato baby food. So, I tried it. Took
a finger swipe of baby food mush, swirled it in water to make a yummy
orange mess (and suspend as much of the stuff in the water as possible),
and dumped it in with the Daphnia. I've been doing this for about 4 days
now....and I swear the Daphnia population has doubled! I've used Spirulina
tabs soaked and smooshed in water as food in the past. But I've never had
such a big rebound. Coincidence? What do you all use to feed your Daphnia
cultures?

Betty Goetz


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