Daphnia am i doing this right?

[katie11122]

How much yeast or green water to you feed them? I don't have many most of them were dead when I brought them home but a few were still alive. I have them kept in a 45 cm tank at the moment with an air pump and a heater set to 20 degrees C. I mixed up about a teaspoon of sugar and active yeast with warm water and let it expand for an hour. I then put about 2 teaspoons in the tank. I added a slice of potato too?!?! I read somewhere you should lol. I've used water from my fish tank which my axies live in. I really want them to start multiplying but how do I know if I'm doing it right or I'm killing them???? I also have some plants with algae on them in the tank.

 

[taapua]

Feed only enough to make the water slightly cloudy and don't feed again until the water is clear. Each culture is different, as the numbers grow you'll be feeding more. I don't add sugar to my yeast feeding solution. Daphnia tend not to do well when the water is too warm, and so I don't think that the heater is necessary. Hope this helps.

 

[katie11122]

Thank you so much for your advice!!! i was unsure of when next to feed but as you mentioned the water has just become clear again so it must be time to feed once again.