Has anyone ever started a Daphnia culture using ephippia vs free swimming daphnia? The Dapnia population at a nearby lagoon is collapsing leaving behind only large floating mats of ephippia.
Daphnia ephippia
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, Mar 28 2010 09:32 AM
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Posted 28 March 2010 - 01:58 PM
That definitely sounds like something I would snatch up, regardless of anyone's experience. If you have the opportunity, I would try it, even if only for educational purposes."...large floating mats of ephippia."
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Posted 28 March 2010 - 06:26 PM
Are the ephippia themselves of any potential use as food?
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Posted 28 March 2010 - 07:29 PM
Are the ephippia themselves of any potential use as food?
Im not sure. They dont seem very palatable to me I think they would be hard to digest.
It would be nice to find some use for them as they are extremely abbundant. I collected and dried some of the ephippia to be stored. Im hoping they will be like Artemia cysts, in terms of shelf life and ease of culture. I am going to tr and hatch some using defferent methods to test what works.
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Posted 28 March 2010 - 08:20 PM
Please let us know if you have any luck/learn anything interesting!Im not sure. They dont seem very palatable to me I think they would be hard to digest.
It would be nice to find some use for them as they are extremely abbundant. I collected and dried some of the ephippia to be stored. Im hoping they will be like Artemia cysts, in terms of shelf life and ease of culture. I am going to tr and hatch some using defferent methods to test what works.
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Posted 18 May 2010 - 07:27 PM
Here is a site that actually sells them with hatching instructions.
http://www.alibaba.c...ting_Eggs_.html
Hope this helps.
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http://www.alibaba.c...ting_Eggs_.html
Hope this helps.
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Posted 19 May 2010 - 06:40 AM
Good stuff! by all means do it up and let us know.
I've been thinking of trying some sand from the low spots in an intermittent puddle which gets daphnia when full.
Tempted to try fairy shrimp too but with all the pools I visit, I only know two that have reliable populations. That just makes them seem too rare to F with. Not to mention there is actually a protected species which could be found mixed in. They are cool critters though.
I've been thinking of trying some sand from the low spots in an intermittent puddle which gets daphnia when full.
Tempted to try fairy shrimp too but with all the pools I visit, I only know two that have reliable populations. That just makes them seem too rare to F with. Not to mention there is actually a protected species which could be found mixed in. They are cool critters though.
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Posted 07 July 2010 - 11:02 AM
Yes I have done so. For better hatching rates, place the ephippia in the back of your fridge for 4-8 weeks to simulate winter. Then hatch with rain or distilled water, NOT tap water!
It helps if the rain water you use is filled with free floating algae already.
Ken, the Alibaba site links mostly to non-US suppliers. I was looking there for ephippia and most were from China or Asia somewhere. Not exactly places with a reputation for quality.
It helps if the rain water you use is filled with free floating algae already.
Ken, the Alibaba site links mostly to non-US suppliers. I was looking there for ephippia and most were from China or Asia somewhere. Not exactly places with a reputation for quality.
Edited by bulrush, 07 July 2010 - 11:03 AM.
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