Josh Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Hey AllI have had the weirdest thing happen in a tank tonight.I went to the fish room to feed the fish. I got around to my Bristlenose tank and the water was moving.. My bristlenose tank is a bit of a mess 200 odd bristlenose eating wood tends to make it a bit messy. I thought it was dirt so freaked a bit, I only did a water change yesterday, but after closer inspection, I have found out its Daphnia. I had to drag out the old microscope to be sure. These things are tiny at the moment, less then half a millimeter at a guess.In all my years keeping fish I have never seen this happen in my aquarium or any aquarium. I have never feed Daphnia to my fish and the tank was new when I set it up. The only thing I have added is some drift wood that has been sitting around the fishroom for at least 12 months and thats been in there for a monthSo I did a bit of research and it seem eggs can lay dormant for up to 20 years....It will come in handy as I have gotten a new spawn of Kribs and Have a black Calvus girl on eggs too.Has anyone else had this happen to their tanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intern1 Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Never happened to me but wish it did so I had some free food Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firthy13 Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Nice work. If you thorw an iceburg lettice leaf in the tank over night every second day or so it will give them something to eat. Possibly even get another generation out of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted April 29, 2013 Author Share Posted April 29, 2013 I will throw some in. It would be good to keep them going? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intern1 Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 What parameters and temp do these guys flourish at? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod54 Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 Good datahttp://www.aquariumlife.com.au/showthread.php/3476-Recipe-for-a-freshwater-Plankton-Culture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ged Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 Well worth the effort to keep them going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted May 1, 2013 Author Share Posted May 1, 2013 I guess I am lucky they are in my Bristlenose tank. Nothing to eat them in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankenstrat Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 They are filter feeders anyway do they will eat the microscopic particles in the water and should last forever in theory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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