Breeding Daphnia

[jolyons]

I have 2 new liitle baby axies about 4 days old and i am feeding the daphnia, however does anyone know how i breed the daphnia so i dont have to keep buying it as they all keep dying after a day
thanks

 

[Jake]

If kept in good conditions, Daphnia should reproduce regularly. I keep a few tanks and tubs with old aquarium water and I add a couple Daphnia, and a little bit of axolotl poo, just until the water is slightly clouded, and they feed off the bacteria that grow off of it.

 

[Jennewt]

If the daphnia die in one DAY, you are doing something seriously wrong. Even poorly-kept daphnia should live for a few days. What kind of water do you put them in? What size (or water volume) is the container you keep them in?

This forum has a Live Foods section, with an entire subsection about daphnia. It is possible to keep them going for a long time, and you'll find some tips there. Also, there's a good article here:
http://www.caudata.org/daphnia/

 

[coendeurloo]

My first attempt some time ago failed miserably because I used fresh tap water. It could be the tapwater contained chlorine for which the daphnia are highly sensitive. The daphnia died relatively quick in that water too, 2 or 3 days at most.

I now have a pretty big tank outside in which a culture is going steady. I feed them green water from another tank in which I put some common plant fertilizer. I think Juraj explained this method in a topic somewhere here...