"Sweetwater Zooplankton"

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erik

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Anybody else using this product? If you are not familiar with it-it is mostly Daphnia, but is kept refrigerated (not frozen or freeze dried). I originally bought it for some native fish that I keep in with my Siren, but I thought I would try it on some caudates.

Pleurodeles larvae: slight interest, but none even tried it.

Eurycea multiplicata larvae: once this stuff hit the water, they came 'running'. They snapped it up over the course of an hour or so. These must be the easiest small larvae to raise(thanks Nate).

I'm going to try the product on other caudates soon. The only problem I see with it is that some daphnia float, so you need to agitate the water a little to make them sink. I got this jar for 1.99 US,from drsfostersmith.com, but I think most other places sell it for 5-6.00 US.

Worth a try.
 
Hi Erik,
I've used it with mixed results here. The main drwback I had was that the jars would spoil quickly once they were opened.
Ed
 
Are they live daphnia? It sounds like this might be something good to keep around the house in case of a culture crashing or someone messes up a shipment of live food. Has anyone tried this stuff on baby axolotls?
 
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