Daphnia and brine shrimp frozen

[Lusiwarrior]

Hi,
I would like to know, through your experience, how newts accept the daphnia and brine shrimp frozen? And by the way in which stage the more accepting, juveniles or adults?
thanks

 

[Coastal Groovin]

I never liked frozen brine shrimp they just seemed to fowl my water. I've never used frozen Daphnia the live ones are so easy to culture I never thought of buying frozen ones.

 

[Lusiwarrior]

Yes, I know that it is preferable to live food to frozen, no doubt! The point is that I currently do not have much availability to cultures. I have one of dendrobaena for 3 months and have not gotten anything, and I've lost a white worm. I have already tried to cultivate daphnia, because from what I read on several occasions their culture is quite easy as you say, maybe try soon. However for now the dhafina and frozen brine shrimp would just add one to my diet of newts, which are only to eat frozen bloodworms, earthworms and fly larvae live! That is why I asked for the acceptance of newts in relation to the aforementioned frozen food! Although they are not your preference'm already knowing that they accept more or less well!

 

[Coastal Groovin]

Either one would be fine to feed your newts. I can't tell you which will be more accepted by your newts this is going to depend on what each newt prefers. It already looks like you feed your newts a well balanced diet. So I wouldn't be worried

 

[SludgeMunkey]

I have never had much luck with frozen daphnia, save with axolotl larvae. Frozen brine shrimp seem to be readily accepted buy most aquatic caudates I have kept, but nothing beats live foods.
I usually end up using frozen brine shrimp and daphnia as additives to my homemade newt pellets.

 

[Lusiwarrior]

BillYannone but the diet of my newts can say that it is not the worst! I confess I wanted to know more about their acceptance by those foods because soon I will receive 4 juveniles, 2 of each species. I get fruitflys for them, but I think little. From our conversation I think the frozen artemia is a hypothesis, at least for testing. Thanks for your answers!

 

[Coastal Groovin]

What species are you getting?

 

[Lusiwarrior]

The species I have are Pachytriton labiatus, Cynops orientalis and C.cyanurus. And soon I will receive M.a.alpestris and T.shanjing! Why do you want to know?

 

[eljorgo]

Lusiwarrior, the daphnia will be accepted by the alpestris juvenils only. Shanjing juvies just eat live, terrestrial food.
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