Mugwump's Fish World
THE POND-THE FRESHWATER PLACE => Ponds, Pools and their habitants => Topic started by: BillT on September 17, 2014, 06:31:36 PM
You easterners have been going on about how its getting cold for a while.
It may finally be cooling down out here.
My Moina tub behind the garage was at 65˚F today.
(http://i1322.photobucket.com/albums/u576/BillTre/Moinasite_zpsa06bfb2b.jpg) (http://s1322.photobucket.com/user/BillTre/media/Moinasite_zpsa06bfb2b.jpg.html)
I am still getting good yeild, but I kinda expect it to drop off soon.
(http://i1322.photobucket.com/albums/u576/BillTre/harvest_zps56ae5262.jpg) (http://s1322.photobucket.com/user/BillTre/media/harvest_zps56ae5262.jpg.html)
(http://i1322.photobucket.com/albums/u576/BillTre/jarofMoina_zps40ad5723.jpg) (http://s1322.photobucket.com/user/BillTre/media/jarofMoina_zps40ad5723.jpg.html)
Wow, big cultures there........are you feeding the whole lab??
I'm impressed. I've never done well with daphnia. I'm jealous.
That's a lotta moina!
How do you raise them?
These are Moina I normally raise in much smaller amounts inside. They are smaller than Daphnia, grow at higher densities and like higher temperatures (the tubs are black and in the sun).
After seeing what Dennis was doing with his turtle culture method, I decided to put them outside in some tubs I had.
Raising them is simple:
They get auto-water changes, there is a 1 G jar of lavarock with an airlift tube for biofiltration, and the mesh on top keeps out small flying insects, the metal screen protects the mesh from the raccoons. They get fed a mix of flour from different sources, spirulia and yeast.
Almost all my fish get these guys right now.