Water flea farm production
#1 Guest_basssmaster_*
Posted 25 March 2009 - 05:10 PM
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Not every one has these resources but if you do this is a sample of what you can get a beautiful bag of water fleas (Daphnia). Our production system is a one acre hog lagoon with ample inputs (puu). These water fleas are the best live food when available.
#2 Guest_Gambusia_*
Posted 25 March 2009 - 07:54 PM
#3 Guest_Moontanman_*
Posted 30 March 2009 - 06:53 PM
#4 Guest_PhilipKukulski_*
Posted 31 March 2009 - 05:47 AM
<clip> These water fleas are the best live food when available.
Just a caution:
Daphnia may act as a laxative if fed heavily.
There is some debate about this on the web,
but my fish nutrition expert says so.
#5 Guest_Irate Mormon_*
Posted 01 April 2009 - 06:51 PM
#6 Guest_Moontanman_*
Posted 01 April 2009 - 07:36 PM
#7 Guest_apistomaster_*
Posted 02 April 2009 - 01:25 PM
Too bad they won't let me keep a pig with a pond in town.
I never have been diligent enough about the upkeep of Daphnia cultures to keep them going but I do fine at raising mosquito larvae.
I do collect Daphnia whenever I can.
#8 Guest_gzeiger_*
Posted 09 May 2009 - 05:46 AM
#9 Guest_centrarchid_*
Posted 09 May 2009 - 08:34 AM
I set out a big tub of water last week but I've so far failed at raising mosquito larvae. Not a single egg case yet
Try adding to tub a cracked chicken egg or something dead.
#10 Guest_gzeiger_*
Posted 09 May 2009 - 07:43 PM
#11 Guest_centrarchid_*
Posted 10 May 2009 - 08:15 AM
I added a fistful of dead leaves. A rotting egg isn't something I want next to the back door. I've never had this problem before. Do the adults really look for food sources in the water before laying eggs?
In my experience the egg bearing females do scrutenize potential oviposition sites. Body of water size and flow, predators, competitors and likley many other factors influence how many egg rafts show up and what species are represented.
My egg baits did not smell and greatly increqase the number of wrigglers I get per 5-gal bucket. The low abundance may in part be do to the long cool winter and cool wet spring which may be slowing down buildup of mosquito populationsm at least in my area.
#12 Guest_Doug_Dame_*
Posted 10 May 2009 - 10:28 PM
a PhD in mosquito control told me the easiest thing to do was to put four or five pieces of dry dog food (like Kibbles) in a 5-gal bucket. That brings on a crowd of bacteria etc, which makes it attractive to mosquitoes. Of course, he know I have dogs. Cat food probably would do the same. It's worked pretty well for me. I said "Thanks Dad!"I added a fistful of dead leaves. A rotting egg isn't something I want next to the back door. I've never had this problem before. Do the adults really look for food sources in the water before laying eggs?
Depending on where you live, it can be helpful to know the schedule of the local mosquito control truck. Or keep the wiggler buckets in the garage after they're started.
And once the first wiggler morphs into a pupae (bullhead aka "bouncing comma"), you have about 24 hours before critters start going airborne. But if you've kept mosquitoes before you possibly had already figured that out.
HTH
#13 Guest_Uland_*
Posted 14 May 2009 - 07:17 PM
Can I use BT dunks to control mosquitoes without damaging the daphnia population?
Will the daphnia in time compete so well, the mosquitoes will not be an issue?
Any tips on controlling the mosquitoes?
#14 Guest_Newt_*
Posted 14 May 2009 - 08:42 PM
#15 Guest_centrarchid_*
Posted 14 May 2009 - 09:12 PM
I recently set up a pool for daphnia. Before seeding I tossed in a handfull of fresh grass clippings and waited a week. I see there are a few adult daphnia and a great many itty-bitty daphnia. I also see a healthy population of mosquito larvae and have some concerns about the mosquitoes.
Can I use BT dunks to control mosquitoes without damaging the daphnia population?
Will the daphnia in time compete so well, the mosquitoes will not be an issue?
Any tips on controlling the mosquitoes?
Add some vegetable oil to the water. Will sufficate mosquito wrigglers and tumblers by clogging siphons. Should hurt water fleas.
#16 Guest_Uland_*
Posted 14 May 2009 - 10:05 PM
#17 Guest_Irate Mormon_*
Posted 14 May 2009 - 11:40 PM
Should hurt water fleas.
Yes, it should!
#18 Guest_Moontanman_*
Posted 15 May 2009 - 09:39 PM
#19 Guest_centrarchid_*
Posted 15 May 2009 - 09:55 PM
Should say "Should NOT hurt water fleas". Sorry for not catching sooner.Add some vegetable oil to the water. Will sufficate mosquito wrigglers and tumblers by clogging siphons. Should hurt water fleas.
#20 Guest_donkeyman876_*
Posted 26 July 2009 - 05:07 PM
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