Daphnia magna

[axolotlfriend]

I've read about a few people not using brine shrimp at all and instead using daphnia. i know full grown daphnia is to big to feed newly hatched axies. but when you have a culture you are feeding your axies daphnia in all life stage, small babies and larger adults. so having said this can i use a daphnia magna culture to feed newly hatched axies ? will the baby daphnia be small enough for them. And how long can i feed them daphnia magna before they reject it and i need to feed them pellets.

thanks

 

[twistedfisher]

i heard of this as well after mine were already on daphnia and away from the BBS!

Man i wish i knew it before hand!

 

[axolotlfriend]

yea if i can i want to stay away from brine shrimp, it sounds like such a pain. daphnia seems like the way to go. i just hope daphnia magna are okay.

 

[Kaysie]

Daphnia pulex is better, but yes, freshly born magna are just small enough for new larvae to eat.

You can feed them daphnia probably until they're 1 - 1.5 inches. Then it's better to switch to something a little bigger.

A good alternative, if you have a steady source, is blackworms. They're aquatic, as nutritious as earthworms, and can be used for a variety of sizes.

 

[axolotlfriend]

:happy: thanks