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a daphnia ?

Started by Guest_CATfishTONY_* , Dec 28 2008 12:22 AM

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#1 Guest_CATfishTONY_*

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Posted 28 December 2008 - 12:22 AM

i feed live daphnia to my fish is it possible some of them did'nt get eaten by my fish?
could they have gotten into the filler system past the pump and now live in the sponge/carbon tank and breed?
or are they just good at hiding in the tank and made it?

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#2 Guest_drewish_*

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Posted 28 December 2008 - 01:47 AM

If they have a food source, daphnia reproduce rapidly. Do you know what species you have?

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#3 Guest_CATfishTONY_*

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Posted 28 December 2008 - 02:21 AM

If they have a food source, daphnia reproduce rapidly. Do you know what species you have?

Daphnia pulex i think,well thats what i was told.

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#4 Guest_gzeiger_*

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Posted 28 December 2008 - 09:09 AM

I've heard of them reproducing in canister filters, but haven't seen it myself.

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#5 Guest_mikez_*

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Posted 28 December 2008 - 10:10 AM

Over the years I've had all kinds of critters show up living in my canister filters. I've had rainwater killie fry, crayfish, green crabs, snails and scud among others. The snails and scud both established large reproducing populations.

Edited by mikez, 28 December 2008 - 10:11 AM.

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#6 Guest_CATfishTONY_*

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Posted 28 December 2008 - 10:55 AM

Over the years I've had all kinds of critters show up living in my canister filters. I've had rainwater killie fry, crayfish, green crabs, snails and scud among others. The snails and scud both established large reproducing populations.

so this does happen.maybe this is another reason my tank is cleaner these past few weeks.
and life finds a way to survive

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#7 Guest_Newt_*

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Posted 28 December 2008 - 02:04 PM

I just removed the fish from my big tank and drained it to a very shallow level in preparation for some renovations. Suddenly the tank is bursting with scuds, daphnia, copepods, planaria, and detritus worms which had all made themselves scarce when the fish were present. The detritus worms in particular were a surprise, as I'd never seen them in the tank before and they now form a dense carpet over the bottom of the tank. These guys were apparently all hiding in the substrate, not the filters, but it amounts to the same thing: a food-rich safe haven where they can live and breed.